Food Security & Nutrition Archives

Together with women farmers in Odisha, India, Dr. Swati visited a field site to validate germplasms recommended by the national agricultural research and extension systems.

News: Climate, Food Security & Nutrition, Gender

World Food Prize Foundation Announces Recipient of the 2023 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application

Global: Dr Swati Nayak is being recognised for her innovative approach to engaging farmers in demand-driven rice seed systems.

Opinion: Climate, Food Security & Nutrition, Gender

Cultivating Resilience: Uniting against Climate Change for Africa’s Food Future

Amath Pathé Sene

Africa & Middle East: Building resilience in food systems means increased attention, compassion and united action across Africa.

Opinion: Environment, Food Security & Nutrition, Market Access

Realising the Potential of Neglected Crops in Latin America

Lysiane Lefebvre, Valeria Piñeiro & Brian McNamara

Latin America & the Caribbean: Neglected crops can help improve livelihoods and nutrition, while reducing the environmental impacts of food production across Latin America.

Opinion: Environment, Food Security & Nutrition

Is It Time to Rethink Agricultural Subsidies and Support in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sandy Thomas

Africa & Middle East: The Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition and FAO Regional Office for Africa discuss agricultural subsidies in Africa.

Opinion: Food Security & Nutrition

How Improved Crop Breeding is Shaping the World’s Youth

Michael Quinn

Global: Better crops are central to the welfare of youth, particularly in low- and middle-income countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Pictured: Panel members speaking at the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Leadership Dialogue on Science, Technology and Innovation.

News: Food Security & Nutrition

Science, Technology and Innovation Approaches Paving the Way Forward for Food Systems Transformation

Farming First

Global: UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment recognised the importance of science, technology and innovation approaches as evidence-based guides to shape national and sub-national food systems transformation.

Opinion: Food Security & Nutrition

Food Banks Respond to Crises by Serving 32 Million People in 2022

Doug O'Brien

Global: The Global FoodBanking Network's (GFN) annual network survey has revealed that GFN members connected more than 32 million people to food in 2022.

Opinion: Environment, Food Security & Nutrition, Gender

Five Steps to Reducing Livestock’s Impact on the Environment

Dan Collison

Africa & Middle East: Farm Africa Chief Executive Dan Collison unpacks the ways livestock can benefit the environment, livelihoods and more.

News: Climate, Environment, Food Security & Nutrition

Ambitious Global $1 Billion Per Year ‘Mission Science’ Model Needed to Win on Sustainable Development in Time, Warn Experts

Farming First

Global: The new International Science Council report argues that global science and science funding efforts must be fundamentally redesigned and scaled up to meet the complex needs of humanity and the planet.