Wheat prices fell in July driven by large global supplies and prospects for abundant export availabilities from the Black Sea region. 4 August 2016, Rome – The international prices for major food commodities saw a modest decline in July, following five …
A child in South Sudan where conflict has dramatically worsened food insecurity. Joint FAO-WFP news release 29 July 2016, Rome - Protracted conflicts affecting 17 countries have driven millions of people into severe food insecurity and are hindering global …
Widespread crop failure has exarcerbated chronic malnutrition in the region. 28 July 2016, Rome - With only a few weeks before land preparation begins for the next main cropping season, some 23 million people in Southern Africa urgently need support to …
From left to right: Carlo Petrini founder of Slow Food, the FAO Director General José Graziano da Silva, the he Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Renzi, the Minister of Agriculture Maurizio Martina and the FAO Chief of Cabinet Mario Lubetkin. 21 July 2016, …
Maasai pastoralists, who participate in a farmer field school, are selling animals at a local market in Narok, Kenya. Indigenous peoples have a key role to play in addressing climate change. 21 July 2016, Rome - Governments must do much more to provide the …
The FAO-UNHCR handbook will help mitigate the impact of displaced people on forest resources. 21 July 2016, Rome - A FAO-UNHCR handbook offers a new tool for helping displaced people access fuel for cooking food while reducing environmental damage and …
Craftsmen at work in Kinshasa. 20 July 2016, Rome - When protecting forests, don't forget the trees. Forests have an acclaimed role as a carbon sink needed to tackle climate change. Less known is how their contribution can be scaled up even after a …
Larch trees in Mongolia's Altansumber forest. 19 July 2016, Rome - A new FAO report helps to fill a significant knowledge gap on the presence and extent of forests and trees in the world's drylands, where the food security and livelihoods of …
Displaced civilians leave the UN Mission in South Sudan base in UN House, after seeking refuge at the base in the wake of recent clashes in Juba, 12 July 2016 16 July 2016, Rome/Juba - Millions of people facing hunger in South Sudan will be driven to the …
For the first time since 2006, the H5N1 bird flu virus has been found in Cameroon, putting the number of countries in the region who have battled the virus at six. 13 July 2016, Rome - Countries across West and Central Africa are on alert as the highly …
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva and Norway’s Ambassador to FAO, Inge Nordang, at the signature event today. 7 July 2016, Rome – FAO and Norway have agreed to continue an already fruitful cooperation in the strategic areas of fisheries, the …
Kenyan fishermen on Lake Victoria use special nets to conserve dwindling fish stock. 7 July 2016, ROME-Global per capita fish consumption has risen to above 20 kilograms a year for the first time, thanks to stronger aquaculture supply and firm demand, …
Farmers in Ethiopia. The Horn of Africa is one of the areas hardest hit by El Niño. 6 July 2016, Rome - Combined efforts to prevent further human suffering, strengthen resilience and safeguard livelihoods in the wake of El Niño's devastating effects …
Amina Juma weeds her rice field in Tanzania. 4 July 2016, Rome - The recent period of high agricultural commodity prices is most likely over, say the OECD and FAO in their latest 10-year Outlook. But the two organisations warn of the need to be vigilant as …
Seeds distribution in Doro refugee camp, in Maban, South Sudan. The conflict has displaced hundreds of thousands of people Joint FAO-UNICEF-WFP News Release 29 June 2016, Juba - Up to 4.8 million people in South Sudan - well over one-third of the …
Comprising 187 countries and the European Union, the Codex Alimentarius Commission meets annually to examine food safety and quality standards and other recommendations for food. The United Nations food standards body Codex Alimentarius Commission is …
Pope Francis meets FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva 23 June 2016, Rome - Pope Francis in a meeting today with FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva praised the agency's efforts to address migration in the Mediterranean region as well …
With irrigation use becoming more widespread in the Caribbean, countries’ fresh-water supplies will become increasingly important. 22 June 2016, Barbados - Climate change is expected to increase the intensity and frequency of droughts in the Caribbean, so …
At least 7 million people across Yemen are living under Emergency levels of food insecurity. A further 7.1 million people are in a state of Crisis, according to the latest assessment. Joint FAO-WFP news release 21 June 2016, Rome/Sana'a - Vast swathes …
Everyday life scenes of a pastoralist family - women collect water in Tera, Bajirga, Niger. 17 June 2016, Rome - Improved land management strategies and technologies being used across sub-Saharan Africa are helping protect the environment, boost …
