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“With strong political will and enabling policies, sufficient investment and innovative business models, this region can be an agent of changes needed – and continue to inspire the world,” FAO DG, Dr QU Dongyu writes…
Agents of Change – Making all countries in Asia and the Pacific more dynamic, healthier, wealthier and better Read More
The state of food systems worldwide in the countdown to 2030″, provides the first science-based monitoring to guide decision-makers as they seek wholesale transformation of the global agriculture and food systems
New research urges data-driven action for agriculture and food systems change Read More
Plant genetic resources are crucial to our diets and the Treaty’s role is to ensure these are safeguarded and accessible as part of innovative, sustainable and resilient agrifood systems solutions
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources to add more seed varieties to ‘food basket’ Read More
The biggest hidden costs are driven by unhealthy diets, high in ultra-processed foods, fats and sugars, leading to obesity and non-communicable diseases, and causing labour productivity losses
Hidden costs of global agrifood systems worth at least $10 trillion, FAO study reveals Read More
Funded by UNPBF, the project is implemented jointly by FAO and UNFPA and aimed at enhancing cross-border environmental and socio-economic cooperation between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan
FAO Initiative: Innovative artificial glacier helps mountain village in Kyrgyzstan meet water needs Read More
FAO is working with its members and partners to scale up biodiversity-friendly practices in crop and livestock production, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture
G20 Agriculture Ministers Meet: Agrifood systems must be part of solution to biodiversity and climate crises, says FAO DG Read More
Nandini Azad, President of the Indian Cooperative Network for Women (ICNW) presented her views on Agriculture and Nature at World Farmers’ Organization General Assembly in Rustenburg, South Africa
South Africa’s agri minister lauds ICNW’s Nandini Azad for empowering women farmers Read More
ADB is in discussions with potential partners—such as bilateral and multilateral sources, the private sector, and philanthropies, including the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet—to catalyse climate investments
ADB announces IF-CAP programme to accelerate billions in climate change financing Read More
The study explains that closing the gender gap in farm productivity in farm employment would increase global gross domestic product by nearly US$1 trillion and reduce the number of food-insecure people by 45 million
Women’s equality in agrifood systems could boost global economy by $1 Tn, reduce food insecurity by 45 Mn: FAO report Read More
Highlighting underperformance in agriculture sector, the Deputy Program Manager, CARICOM Secretariat, Milagro Matus said the true transformation of the rural economy and food system is not possible without the inclusion of women
Women farmers feel incredibly biased in all systems, says World Farmers’ Organisation Read More