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Representatives from the UN agencies, government ministers from key fragile regions, donors, financial institutions, multilateral climate funds, and other partners gathered to outline measures to enhance climate action
UN agencies and COP presidencies mobilise for climate action and finance in fragile contexts ahead of COP29 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
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
APEDA is interacting with ICAR-Indian Institute of Millet Research and other stakeholders like National Institute Nutrition, CFTRI and FPOs for perspective planning of five years for promotion of millets and millet products
APEDA hosts buyer-seller meet to promote millet products Read More
International Platform for Digital Food and Agriculture was conceived in early 2019 when 74 Agriculture Ministers and high-level representatives from international organisations called on FAO to develop the idea
FAO’s International Platform for Digital Food and Agriculture to advance farming sector Read More
The UN General Assembly President stressed on key role of family farming to end hunger and achieve sustainable development
UN: Family farming to end hunger and achieve sustainable development Read More
European Union’s Development Commissioner Neven Mimica and FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva signed the funding agreements for three new programmes
EU provides €12 million to support global food security Read More
Family farmers represent nearly 800 million people and have long been agricultural entrepreneurs and innovators. They manage about 75 percent of the world’s agricultural land and produce about 80 percent of the world’s food
Innovation in agriculture vital to address future food challenges Read More
FAO calls for transformative change at 2nd International Agroecology Symposium in Rome
Agroecology can help change the world’s food production Read More