Doro refugee camp, in Maban, South Sudan. 19 September 2016, New York-Bolstering the opportunities that allow rural people in developing countries to remain at home is a critical component of any plan to tackle the contemporary migration crisis, FAO …
US Secretary of State John Kerry with leaders at Our Ocean 2016. Washington, 16 September 2016 - An international conference on how to achieve healthy and sustainable oceans has welcomed the growing support for a ground-breaking FAO-brokered international …
Port state measures stop illicitly harvested fish from ever reaching markets. Washington, 15 September 2016 - The recent entry into force of a ground-breaking international accord on illegal fishing is a welcome development but it now requires "strong …
The new agreement ensures that only legal timber from Indonesia is allowed access to the EU market. A worker checking for identity tags on logged trees in Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. 15 September 2016, Rome - FAO today welcomed an agreement by …
Good farm hygiene and animal health practices can greatly reduce the need to use antimicrobial medicines. 14 September 2016, Rome - FAO today pledged to help countries develop strategies for tackling the spread of antimicrobial resistance in their food …
Empowering rural women is key to boosting rural economies and reducing poverty. Women weighing vegetables before sale in Krishi Vigyan Kendras, India. 13 September 2016, Rome - India's Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) and FAO are …
Cultivation in Tatarstan. The Russian Federation is poised to become the world's largest wheat exporter this year. 8 September 2016, Rome-Staple food prices rose in August even as grain prices fell and the outlook for global cereal production improved. …
Farmers harvesting grain in Tajikistan. The AGRIS methodology will help in measuring agricultural performance. 7 September 2016, Rome - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and FAO have signed a $15 million agreement aimed at …
Celebrations of the Catholic Easter holiday at St. Peter's this past April. 5 September 2016, Rome - Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who devoted her life to assisting the poorest of the poor, stands as an inspiration to all to work together to eradicate …
Fishermen offloading tunas at the industrial fish port of Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. 1 September 2016, Rome -- With fisheries and aquaculture emerging as transformational forces for African economies, more needs to be done to mitigate the impacts of …
The Colombian countryside. 30 August 2016, Bogota/Santiago/Rome - The government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, have asked FAO to collaborate in the implementation of the first point of the peace agreement they recently …
Women in Kukareta, in Northeast Nigeria, are tending to their land on July 27. FAO is providing agricultural assistance to IDP households and host families during the ongoing rainfed cropping season. 27 August 2016, Rome/Nairobi -- Food security and …
A farmer with his goats at a livestock distribution center in Warcha village, Myanmar. 23 August 2016, Rome - A new and interactive tool released by FAO allows farmers, policy makers and scientists to calculate meat, milk and eggs production as well as …
Farmers in Yin Yane Village, Myanmar, receive input and agricultural rehability assistance following heavy flooding in early summer 2016. Celebrated every 19 August, World Humanitarian Day provides an annual reminder of the continuing need for collective …
Containers pile up in the Italian port of Salerno. 17 August 2016, Rome -- Oil spills garner much public attention and anguish, but "biological spills" represent a greater long-term threat and do not have the same high public profile. It was an …
A farmer near Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, tilling the soil with cattle and plough before the planting process. 12 August 2016, Rome - With this year's main planting season winding down in Ethiopia, there is still a small window of opportunity in September for …
A displaced farmer preparing land before planting in Kukarata, northeastern Nigeria. 9 August 2016, Rome - Urgent action is needed to provide farming and livelihood support to 385,000 people in parts of Nigeria's northeast where food insecurity is …
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 …
