30 June 2022
by Monir Ghaedi - Detsche Welle
Despite having vast amounts of arable land, nutritious indigenous crops and a booming...
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UN head declares ‘ocean emergency’ as global leaders gather in Lisbon
28 June 2022
by Karen McVeigh – The Guardian
António Guterres says the world must turn the tide of rising sea levels, ocean heating...
MoreAfghanistan: FAO appeals to urgently save rural livelihoods
16 September 2021
by FAO
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU...
MoreFAO report maps insights from and threats to Indigenous Peoples’ food Systems
28 June 2021
by FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Alliance of...
MoreFAO launches the UN’s International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021
16 December 2020
by FAO
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU...
MoreFood loss and waste ‘an ethical outrage’, UN chief says on International Day
29 September 2020
by UN News
Last year, the UN General Assembly designated 29 September as the International Day of Awareness...
MoreHow Peru’s potato museum could stave off world food crisis
2 December 2019
by Dan Collyns
With a climate changing faster than most crops can adapt and food security under threat around...
MoreSites in Iran, Morocco and Spain recognized as important for the world’s agricultural heritage
24 December 2018
by FAO
AÂ traditional saffron cultivation system in Iran, an argan-based agro-pastoral system in...
MoreFAO: Hunger increases in the world for the third consecutive year
13 September 2018
by FAO - ROLAC
For the third consecutive year, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)...
MoreLand grabbing: An urgent issue for indigenous peoples around the world
31 January 2018
by Francisco Luis Prieto
About 2.5 billion people around the globe, including 370 million indigenous people, depend on...
MoreAfrica Food Prize opens 2018 nominations
24 January 2018
by Felicia Omari Ochelle
The Africa Food Prize has announced the commencement of the search for the 2018 Africa Food...
MoreFAO conference ends with call for better nutrition, sustainable agriculture
10 May 2016
by Öykü Altuntaş
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Regional Conference for Europe concluded on...
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