Africa: Promoting Trade While Protecting Marine Species

Data highlights species at risk and helps manage trade demands Read more »

Africa: FAO Moves to Scale Up Response to Fall Armyworm As Pest Continues to Spread

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is increasing efforts aimed at bolstering the global response to Fall Armyworm (FAW), considered one of the top 10… Read more »

Africa: FAO Calls for Anticipatory Action in Support of Agriculture to Give Relief and Hope to Households in Crises

Director-General spoke at UN Central Emergency Response Fund annual pledging event Read more »

Africa: Leveraging Trade to End Hunger

FAO's Committee on Commodity Problems (CCP) today organized a special event to discuss the importance of food and agricultural trade for ending global hunger, seeking to identify… Read more »

Africa: International Platform for Digital Food and Agriculture Can Bring Huge Benefits to the Sector, High-Level Panel Says

Dialogue examines tremendous the potential but also the risks that digital innovations present for farmers and rural populations Read more »

Africa: How to Overcome Water Challenges in Agriculture

FAO's The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2020 takes a new look at water shortages and scarcity in the world Read more »

Rwanda: How a Visionary in Rwanda Is Growing Potatoes in the Air

Innovative aeroponic systems help tackle some traditional challenges for agriculture Read more »

Somalia: Mobile Money Transfers Give Somali Farmers a One-Up On the Climate

Cash+ helps farmers in Somalia through the lean season Read more »

Africa: Prices of Several Staples Up to Multi-Month Highs

FAO Food Price Index rises 2.1 percent in September, while new forecasts for global cereal output, utilization, stocks and trade all point to well-supplied markets Read more »

North Africa: Ministers From Near East and North Africa Commit to Strengthen Collaboration On Food and Agriculture

Ministerial declaration adopted by FAO Regional Conference endorses FAO's COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme and Hand-in-Hand Initiative to help transform food systems Read more »

Africa: FAO Report On Food and Agriculture Indicators Underscores Lack of Progress in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

FAO is rolling out innovative data tools to help countries track progress as COVID-19 pandemic poses new monitoring challenges Read more »

Africa: Global Food Prices Rise in July

Vegetable oils and dairy products drive up FAO Food Price Index while meat and rice prices decline Read more »

Africa: New Global Atlas On Using Advanced Technology to Monitor Fishing Activity

Fishing vessels with Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) increasing by 10 to 30 percent each year Read more »

Africa: FAO and Danone Team Up to Foster Sustainable Diets and Food Systems

Partnership to scale up sustainable food and agricultural practices and provide people with access to more diverse and healthier foods Read more »

Africa: The World Is Off-Track to Meet Most Food and Agriculture-Related Sustainable Development Goals

The world is off track to meet most of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets linked to hunger, food security and nutrition, according to a FAO report released today. Read more »

Africa: Global Food Import Bill Set to Decline Amid Abundant Supplies

FAO's Food Outlook points to new globally-relevant emerging patterns of trade, animal disease and crop production Read more »