Africa: FAO Scales Up Fight Against Fall Armyworm

New Global Action Initiative will help curb the rapid spread of the invasive pest Read more »

Africa: FAO Director-General Introduces Innovation Agenda to Council

Member states meet to approve plans to better cater for the needs of vulnerable people Read more »

Africa: FAO Launches 2020 As the UN's International Year of Plant Health

Plants make up 80 percent of our food but are under constant and increasing threat from pests and diseases Read more »

Africa: Putting Mediterranean and Other Traditional Diets Back On the Consumer's Plate

Traditional healthy diets and dietary diversity should be protected and promoted to advance our efforts towards sustainable development 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: A Major Step Forward in Reducing Food Loss and Waste Is Critical to Achieve the SDGs

A new FAO report launched today by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization provides insights into how much food is lost - as well as where and why - at different stages of the… Read more »

Africa: FAO Food Price Index Holds Steady

Vegetable oils and meat quotations rise in September while those for dairy and sugar slip Read more »

Burundi: Activist From Burundi Receives Top Forestry Award

Collaborative Partnership on Forests honours Leonidas Nzigiyimpa for his outstanding contribution to improving forests and the lives of local communities Read more »

Africa: The Food Industry Needs to Do More to Support Heathy Foods

FAO's Director-General calls on food industry to transform production and supply and value chains Read more »

Africa: FAO Report Cites 41 Countries Needing External Assistance for Food

Dry weather and protracted conflicts are primary drivers Read more »

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 »