Tag: FAO
Global Report on Food Crises: Acute Hunger Persistently High in 59 Countries
Global: Nearly 282 million people experienced high levels of acute hunger in 2023, according to the latest Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC).
Read MoreHow the Climate Crisis Affects Rural Women: A Conversation with Lauren Phillips
Global: Lauren Phillips, FAO’s Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division, explains how the climate crisis impact women differently than men.
Read MoreFour Ways Pulses Nourish Soils and Soils Nourish Us
Global: Pulses do not only boost our food security and nutrition, but they also nourish our soils and benefit the environment.
Read MoreCamelids Take Centre Stage: FAO Launches International Year to Recognise their Global Impact
Global: The International Year of Camelids was launched to raise global awareness of their role as sustainable contributors to local economies.
Read MoreSix Major Food Breakthroughs at COP28 — and What Comes Next
Global: Food has long been absent from UN climate summits but COP28 righted this wrong through breakthroughs in food systems and climate change.
Read More2021 State of Food and Agriculture Report Released
Global: Countries need to urgently make agri-food systems more resilient, efficient, sustainable and inclusive, according to the 2021 State of Food and Agriculture report.
Read MoreFrom Data to Diets, the Future of Farming is Diversification
Latin America & the Caribbean: Diversity is just as important in food production as it is for healthy, nutritional diets, farmers from around the world told this year’s Committee on World Food Security meeting.
Read MoreWomen as Key Agents of Change to Agriculture, Food and Nutrition
Africa & Middle East: Empowering women can improve agricultural practices, nutrition and food systems.
Read MoreWhat We’ve Been Overlooking in the Great Debate on Livestock
Global: Anne Mottet outlines new research that reveals humans and livestock do not compete for earth’s resources as much as previously thought.
Read MoreAgroecology in Action: Harnessing the Power of Orphan Crops
Africa & Middle East: Any approach to boost productivity and food security must fit Africa’s myriad, small and distinct ecosystems.
Read MoreAgroecology in Action: Building Healthier Soils and a Healthier Planet
Northern America: Dr. J. Scott Angle, CEO of IFDC, discusses how Integrated Soil Fertility Management can help soils to stay healthy and grow the food our planet requires both now and in the future.
Read MoreAgroecology in Action: Forest-Friendly Farming in Ethiopia
Africa & Middle East: Building farmers’ incomes from forest-friendly businesses and the sale of carbon credits is the first approach profiled in our new blog series, by Farm Africa CEO Nicolas Mounard.
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