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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
This year’s World Soil Day theme, “Soil and Water: A Source of Life,” holds particular relevance for drylands, where there is a deficit of both water and soil nutrients
World Soil Day 2023: ICRISAT launches ‘Technology on Wheels’ to bring science to farmers’ doorsteps 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
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Headquartered Committee on Food Security (CFS) held its 51st session and brainstormed on policy instruments in times of climate crisis and the role of UNDFF
Nandini Azad stresses family farming and reconstructing women’s roles in strategies at FAO-CFS meeting Read More
To achieve the goal of climate-smart agriculture, we must first ensure uniform and government-enforced standards across the warehousing sector, he said
Climate-smart warehousing is the cornerstone of climate-smart agriculture, says Chairman WDRA Read More
ICRISAT has signed the CGIAR Integration Framework Agreement (IFA), which was developed by the research centre boards and CGIAR leadership to confirm and clarify the path to a united One CGIAR
ICRISAT inks agreement with CGIAR to transform food, land and water systems in climate crisis Read More
The minister added that agricultural scientists should strive to infuse greater mechanisation in the agricultural production process and develop and popularise specialised farm implements for women in agriculture
Agricultural Science Congress: Rupala calls for innovations to foster sustainable agri-food systems 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