Women in rural Chad make a wind-breaking fence to protect a nearby river. 15 October 2015, Rome - The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) has approved the world's first global agreement involving all stakeholder groups on coordinated action to …
Although small island states contribute the least to climate change, they bear the brunt of its effects. 15 October 2015, Rome -- Urgent action is needed to secure the future and food security of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) against the …
A rooftop vegetable garden in Gaza City.Urban agriculture is on the increase around the world. 15 October 2015, Milan - Cities have a key role to play in ending hunger and improving nutrition, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said today, …
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva and Long Xinnan, Vice President of Xinhua News Agency singing the new partnership agreement. 13 October 2015, Rome – China's national news agency Xinhua is the latest news outlet to partner with FAO to raise …
FAo Director-General José Graziano da Silva and French Minister of Agriculture Stéphane Le Foll 14 October 2015, Rome - All countries should strive to ensure an ambitious agreement to tackle climate change, putting food security and agriculture at the …
Rice farmer in Tanzania 13 October 2015 - The State of Food and Agriculture 2015 report – known as the SOFA report - has been released today by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. It is the food agency’s flagship publication and this year the …
Zelifa Kampeza, 78, submits proof of her identity to administrators of a Social Cash Transfer programme in Malawi. 13 October 2015, Rome -Social protection is emerging as a critical tool in the drive to eradicate hunger, yet the vast majority of the world…
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva addresses the Committee on World Food Security. 12 October 2015, Rome-The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) opened its plenary today, marking the first international gathering on food security and nutrition …
A hail-damaged apricot. Climate change is leading to more frequent shocks for fruit and other crops. 9 October 2015, Rome - Delegates from the136 member nations of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) have …
Red Mullet on display with the FAO Fishing Zone indicated on the label 8 October 2015, Vigo, Spain – Twenty years after its birth, FAO’s Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries shared a moment in the limelight with ministers, researchers and leaders in …
Women in Mozambique desheath a pile of corn. 8 October, 2015 Rome - Agricultural commodities are going through a period of lower and less volatile prices, according to the FAO Food Outlook released today. After several dramatic upward price spikes from …
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva October 6, 2015, Santiago, Chile - The huge potential of the oceans, seas and coastal areas for sustainable development and hunger eradication will only be realized if they are kept healthy and productive, said …
Globally there is a need to develop crop varieties that are more productive, less environmentally damaging and also shock tolerant. 7 October 2015, Rome - Genome sequences of more than 3,000 rice varieties have been placed with the International Treaty on …
FAO has delivered more than 70,000 livelihood kits through its helicopter operation to hard-to-reach areas. 5 October 2015, Juba – FAO’s rapid response operation in conflict-torn South Sudan has delivered livelihood assistance to 60,000 food-insecure …
Ren Wang, Assistant Director-General of FAO’s Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department, (left) and Richard Markwell, President of CEMA, at a signing ceremony held at FAO's Rome headquarters today. 2 October 2015, Rome - FAO and the European …
Fish boats entering the Fiumicino harbor in Fiumicino, Italy. 2 October 2015, Rome -- Permesso! (Pardon me!) a man yells as he pushes a large cart with stacked boxes of fresh seafood through a crowd gathered on the dock of the Fiumicino fish harbor, half …
A Nepalese vegetable farmer. 1 October 2015, Kathmandu - The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization welcomes the promulgation of Nepal's new constitution which has enshrined the Right to Food as a fundamental right for its citizens, FAO's …
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva at the launch of the new Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI) in New York 29 September 2015, Rome/New York - FAO welcomed today the launch of a new Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI) aimed at supporting …
A horse grazing through corn fields in the volcan Irazu area, Costa Rica. New York, 27 September- In the framework of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, FAO’s Director-General, José Graziano da Silva, and the Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia …
Healthy oceans are a condition for global development and shared prosperity. 29 September 2015, New York -- Oceans are an essential component of the Earth's ecosystem -- a source of biodiversity, food, and life -- FAO Director General José Graziano da …
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