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 »

Africa: Together, Public and Private Funding Can End Poverty and Hunger

Public funding alone is not enough to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and development and international financing institutions must collaborate more strategically… Read more »

Africa: #StopSoilPollution: 6 Reasons Why Soil Pollution Should Not Go Unnoticed

Soil is a finite resource, meaning its loss and degradation is not recoverable within a human lifespan. Soils affect the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe, our… Read more »

South Sudan: Harvest Season Provides Meagre Respite to South Sudan's Hunger Crisis

The current harvest season in South Sudan will not end the hunger crisis as conflict persists in most of the country and hyperinflation puts food out of reach for many, according… Read more »

Africa: FAO to G7 - Urgent Action Needed to Curb Malnutrition Globally

Addressing health ministers from the G7 nations, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today stressed the critical need to transform food systems to ensure healthy… Read more »

Africa: FAO Food Price Index Eases in October As Dairy Prices Decline

Global food prices dipped in October, led lower by dairy products, averaging 27 percent below its all-time high reached in early 2011. Read more »

Africa: A First Atlas On Rural Migration in Sub-Saharan Africa

2 November, Rome - A first atlas to offer a better understanding of complex rural migration patterns in sub-Saharan Africa has been published today. Read more »

Africa: FAO Highlights Importance of Food Security for the Upcoming WTO Conference

Global trade agreements, harmonized food safety standards and measures that benefit rather than harm poor family farmers in the developing world should be key objectives in the… Read more »

Africa: Conflicts Drag Down Food Security Amid Growing Global Food Output

- Robust harvests in Latin America and rebounding agricultural conditions in Southern Africa are on course to improve the global food supply situation, but ongoing civil conflicts… Read more »

Africa: Global Call for Zero Tolerance On Food Loss and Waste

FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva has joined in calls for a renewed global commitment to zero tolerance for food loss and waste. The call was made at a high-level… Read more »

Africa: FAO Links With Unilever to Reduce Food Loss and Waste

FAO is entering an innovative strategic partnership with Unilever aimed at helping countries in their efforts to reduce food loss and waste and tackle climate change, in the… Read more »

Africa: Giving New Life to Degraded Lands in Small Island Developing States

An FAO partnership with Google is helping collect and analyse land degradation data Read more »

Ethiopia: UN Food Agency Chiefs Begin Visit to Drought-Hit Ethiopia

Survival priorities are clear for livestock owner Mohamed: "I need to save my animals to sustain my life," he says, sitting outside his thatched home in Dolobat village in Somali… Read more »

Africa: Fishing to Live - Time for Action to Support and Protect Small-Scale Fisheries

Two-thirds of the caught fish that humans eat are taken by small-scale fishers, many using canoes carved from logs or stationary beach seine nets such as the rampani that dot… Read more »

Africa: FAO Welcomes UN Security Council Recognition of Conflict-Famine Link

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) welcomes the UN Security Council's recognition of conflict as a major cause of famine, and the call to enhance longer-term recovery… Read more »

East Africa: FAO Issues Alert Over Third Consecutive Failed Rainy Season, Worsening Hunger in East Africa

Number of people needing humanitarian assistance on the rise Read more »

Mozambique: Mozambique, World Bank, FAO Sign Agreement to Grow Forest Sector Reform

Multi-year project will contribute to Sustainable Development Goals Read more »

Africa: World Hunger On the Rise Again, Reversing Years of Progress

FAO Conference focuses on sustainable rural development as a response to conflict, climate change and migration Read more »

Africa: FAO Conference 40th Session - 9 Things to Know

1. The 40th Session of the FAO Conference will be held on 3-8 July, 2017. The Conference is the organization's highest governing body and sessions are held every two years. Read more »

South Sudan: Famine Ebbs, but Situation Still Desperate As Hunger Spreads

More than 6 million people now facing hunger driven largely by conflict Read more »

Africa: The African Union and FAO Seek to Boost Joint Efforts to End Hunger in Africa

Focus is on saving lives and livelihoods to sustain peace and tackle hunger Read more »