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UN chief announces major push to transform harmful food systems
The UN chief António Guterres set out a new plan to transform the world’s food systems on Monday – coinciding with the start of World…
Sustainable food production is becoming critical due to population growth, experts say
From Brazilian coffee beans to fish caught in the Mediterranean, today’s grocery stores are stocked with a wide variety of produce. Many of us are…
FAO launches Hand-in-Hand geospatial data platform to help build stronger food and agriculture sectors post COVID-19
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today launched the Hand-in-Hand geospatial platform with a large and rich set of data on…
Global cooperation key to eradicating deadly pig virus: UN agency
A disease that may kill every pig it infects and for which there is no effective vaccine, can be eradicated if more countries continue to…
FAO launches the new COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme
FAO’s new programme aims to mitigate the immediate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic while strengthening the longer-term resilience of food systems and livelihoods.14 July 2020,…
FAO and Rabobank’s new partnership focuses on helping make food systems more sustainable, including through innovative investments
FAO and Rabobank will work with key food and agriculture sectors on a series of projects designed to help lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, improve…
FAO partners with the Adaptation Fund to help vulnerable countries fight the impact of climate change
Projects will build the resilience of rural communities affected by degraded ecosystems and increased water scarcity FAO has been accredited as an implementing partner of…
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