Africa: FAO Director-General Calls for Strong Measures to Combat Global Obesity Pandemic

FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today made his strongest appeal yet for tougher measures to combat the global obesity pandemic, urging the use of concrete fiscal… Read more »

East Africa: FAO Warns of Desert Locust Outbreaks in Yemen and the Horn of Africa

Locusts multiply and spread due to weather conditions causing damage to crops 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: Enhancing the Contribution of Family Farmers to Sustainable Development

Family farmers need enabling public policies and legal frameworks that will "allow them to adapt and flourish in today's changing environment" and maximize their contribution to… Read more »

Africa: Consensus, Partnerships and Teamwork Propel FAO to Future

Outgoing Director-General Graziano da Silva hails FAO's comparative advantage in tackling complex food system challenges Read more »

Africa: Launch of the UN's Decade of Family Farming to Unleash Family Farmers' Full Potential

FAO and IFAD Global Action Plan highlights family farmers as key drivers of sustainable development Read more »

Africa: World Food Prices Rise in April

Dairy and meat lead increase while cereals dip as FAO expects record global output in the year ahead 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 »

West Africa: Boosting Pastoralists' Resilience, Key to Achieving Peace in the Sahel

The Sahel remains affected by conflict, food insecurity, malnutrition, population displacement, natural disasters and epidemics and unless we address these crises from their roots,… Read more »

Africa: New Guidelines to Enhance Food Insecurity and Malnutrition Analysis Including in Areas With No Humanitarian Access

'Famine Likely': a new classification to boost warning Read more »

Mozambique: FAO Starts Distribution of Much-Needed Seeds and Tools in Cyclone-Ravaged Mozambique

Farmers in areas left devastated by Tropical Cyclone Idai in Mozambique have started to receive much-needed agricultural inputs thanks to a joint effort by the Food and Agriculture… Read more »

Africa: FAO Guide Outlines How to Protect Forests From Invasive Insects

Bugs such as the Winter moth and Asian Chestnut gall wasp are the bane of valuable trees and the people who rely on and benefit from them. Read more »

Africa: FAO Food Price Index Holds Steady

The FAO Food Price Index held broadly stable in March, as a jump in dairy prices was offset by drops in cereal, vegetable oil and sugar price quotations, according to a benchmark… Read more »

Africa: On International Day of Forests, FAO Announces New Forestry Education Initiatives

FAO marked the International Day of Forests today by announcing two new forestry education initiatives aimed at raising awareness among children and young people on the sustainable… Read more »

Africa: FAO and Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition to Scale Up Joint Efforts Targeting Healthy Diets

New partnership focuses on engaging with small and medium enterprises, making urban food systems more nutrition-sensitive Read more »

Africa: The FAO Food Price Index Rises Mostly On Higher Dairy Prices

Global food prices rose in February, with the FAO Food Price Index averaging 167.5 points, up 1.7 percent from January, in part driven up by sharp increases in dairy prices. Read more »

South Sudan: Increasing Number of People Face Severe Food Shortages in South Sudan

Nearly 7 million people expected to be in acute food insecurity at the height of lean season Read more »

Africa: Working Together for the Sustainable Mechanization of Farming in Africa

FAO and the African Conservation Tillage Network sign a collaboration agreement Read more »

Africa: FAO Food Price Index Rises in January

Early forecasts for cereal output in 2019 are positive Read more »

Africa: International Food Commodity Prices Hold Steady in December

Global food prices held broadly stable in December, with rising international cereal prices offsetting declining sugar and dairy quotations, the Food and Agriculture Organization… Read more »

Africa: FAO Food Price Index Declines in November

Globally traded food commodity prices declined in November, led by marked drops for palm oil and other vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture of the United Nations said today. Read more »

Africa: The Vatican Joins FAO to Denounce Labour Abuses in Fishing Industry

Illegal and inhumane practices in the world's fishing sector must be stamped out and replaced with sustainable ones to support the livelihoods of one of every 10 people on the… Read more »

Africa: Declining International Prices to Ease Food Import Burden for Poorest Countries

Declining international agricultural commodity prices should ease the bill the world's poorest countries pay for food imports, although the strengthening U.S. dollar poses "serious… Read more »

Africa: Food Prices Dip in October

International food commodity prices dipped in October, as falling dairy, meat and vegetable oils prices more than offset a surge in sugar prices, the United Nations said today. Read more »

Africa: FAO and the New Development Bank Plan to Join Forces in Boost for Efforts to Achieve 2030 Agenda

In the first partnership of its kind, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the New Development Bank (NDB) are set to increase their joint efforts… Read more »