Women farmers carrying bundles of harvested rice to be threshed, Kenema, Sierra Leone. 8 April 2016, Abidjan - Results achieved through Africa Solidarity Trust Fund (ASTF) financed projects are adding momentum to the vision of Africa- Africa cooperation to …
Juvenile desert locust hoppers. 12 April 2016, Rome - The presence of recently discovered Desert Locust infestations in Yemen, where conflict is severely hampering control operations, poses a potential threat to crops in the region, FAO warned today. FAO …
Up to 80 percent or more of a farmer’s yield can be lost due to rust infections, making early detection crucial to preventing epidemics and limiting losses. 14 April 2016, Rome -- The ongoing spread of wheat rusts, a group of fungal plant diseases that …
A Google Earth training course at FAO this week. 15 April 2016, Rome--FAO and Google are working together to make high-resolution satellite data an everyday tool in managing the world's natural resources in a joint effort that is changing the way the …
Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera and FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva. 18 April 2016, Rome - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today met Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera for talks …
Pulses for sale at Rome's Esquilino market. 19 April 2016, Rome -- "Pulses are good for people, and are good for soils," Eduardo Mansur, the head of FAO's land and water division, said today at an event that highlighted the promising …
Abandoned fishing gear like this gillnet continue to carry out the capture process, entangling fish and other marine animals. 21 April 2016, Rome - Modern technologies that make it easier to recover lost fishing gear are giving a boost to efforts to reduce …
Vulnerability to hunger has risen by 30 percent in mountain areas between 2000 and 2012, at the same time that hunger levels worldwide have fallen. 22 April 2016, Rome --At a ceremony today marking Earth Day, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva …
Farmers from Koinadugu Women’s Vegetable Cooperative, harvesting carrots in the community crops. 22 April 2016, New York - In addition to reducing poverty and hunger, agriculture can play a crucial role in making the response to climate change responsible …
Drones are capable of covering up to 600 hectares a day and should significantly accelerate the process of risk analysis. 25 April 2016 - In a bid to stay ahead of the negative impacts of climate change, floods and typhoons on food security, the Government …
Woman working in a tomato greenhouse in Georgia. 4 May 2016, Antalya, Turkey - Having made major strides in reducing the prevalence of hunger, many countries in Europe and Central Asia are now looking to improve the quality of people's diets and …
Ahmed Farah Mohamed, chief of Berititir village in Somalia, grows sorghum. 5 May 2016, Rome - Global prices of key staple food commodities rose in April, marking its third consecutive monthly increase after four years of decline. The FAO Food Price Index …
A farmer feeding cows fresh fodder, Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt. 9 May 2016, Rome - FAO's Regional Conference for the Near East opened today with agriculture ministers and senior officials as well as representatives from civil society organizations and the …
Tropical smallholder farmers do not always use protective gear while handling pesticides. 10 May 2016, Rome - FAO and WHO have released new guidelines aimed at reducing the damage done by pesticides that pose especially high toxic risks to human health and …
FAO is tapping the expertise and vision of a group of Nobel laureates to shape its work on peacebuilding and food security. 11 May 2016, Rome - Peace is impossible without food security, and there will be no food security without peace: this was the shared …
FAO Director General José Graizano da Silva at the Regional Conference for the Near East (NERC), 33rd Session, Ministerial Meeting. 12 May 2016, Rome - Conflicts are impeding the fight against hunger in the Near East region, where growing food insecurity …
The new FLEGT phase will look specifically at empowering small- and medium forest enterprises in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia, which employ some 140 million people worldwide. 13 May 2016, Rome - The European Union (EU) and FAO have agreed …
The declaration underlined that stability and peace are essential for any development effort to bear fruits in the short, medium and long term. 13 May 2016, Rome - Twenty-five countries from the Near East and North Africa have stressed the importance of …
75% of the world's poor and food insecure people rely on agriculture and natural resources for their livelihoods. Learn more. Family-farms produce around 80% of the world's food. Supporting family farmers is critical to global food security. Learn …
A farmer takes a break in Swaziland. 22 December 2015, Rome-Crop and livestock production prospects in Southern Africa have been weakened by the El Niño weather phenomenon that has lowered rains and increased temperatures. A reduced agricultural output …
