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FAO is working to safeguard and support the role of bees and other pollinators and the communities that benefit from this through the Global Action on Pollination Services for Sustainable Agriculture
FAO marks World Bee Day with a focus on protecting diversity of bees and beekeeping systems Read More
Ramkali’s husband began appreciating her ability to help support their family, and her community saw how she was creating a fairer society for women and building the confidence of other women to join her
What one radio show and one strong woman can do? Read the story of Ramkali, challenging social norms in rural Nepal Read More
Published by Springer, Indian Agriculture Towards 2030 captures the outcomes of the deliberative process of a national dialogue by NITI Aayog and various the ministries of Government of India
NITI Aayog and FAO launch book titled Indian Agriculture Towards 2030 Read More
Russia and Ukraine play a substantial role in the global food production and supply. Russia is the world’s largest exporter of wheat and Ukraine is the fifth largest. FAO DG QU Dongyu writes on new scenarios and makes recommendations
New scenarios on global food security based on Russia-Ukraine war? FAO DG recommends way outs Read More
Over 2,500 delegates from 100+ countries are expected to convene online for the 2-day virtual conference aimed at fostering collaboration across the digital agriculture ecosystem to build resilient communities across the world
ICTforAg 2022: Global Conference on Digital Agriculture to be held on March 9-10 Read More
UN General Assembly designated 10 February as World Pulses Day after the success of the International Year of Pulses in 2016, which was implemented by FAO
World Pulses Day leverages the power of youth to transform agrifood systems Read More
The poverty index broadens existing methods for measuring rural poverty by taking a closer look at rural people’s capabilities: food security, the quality of their nutrition; their education, and living standards
FAO-Oxford University poverty index suggests improved methods of measuring rural poverty Read More
FAO’s preliminary estimates indicate that 60-70 percent of livestock-raising households have had their livestock affected in some way. The expected impact on fisheries is also a cause for concern
Tonga volcanic eruption: What do FAO estimates say on impact on agriculture and fisheries? Read More
Recent FAO-led research found that more than 90 per cent of the world’s 608 million farms are family farms, occupying around 70 to 80 per cent of farmland and producing 80 per cent of the world’s food in value terms
FAO launches new Technical Platform for Family Farming Read More
FAO Chief Veterinary Officer Keith Sumption talks about what should be done to avoid the wide use of antibiotics and other antimicrobials to help mitigate and contain the risks of antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance may soon surpass lifestyle diseases as the leading cause of death, warns FAO Read More