East Africa’s locust “air force” could be grounded, as another wave of the scourge takes flight
19 January 2021, New York/Rome: A locust fighting force assembled by countries in East Africa to combat an invasion of the crop-devouring pest
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Lates news and updates from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Innovation to counter food supply-chain disruptions and spur recovery
19 January, 2021, Rome/Berlin: Innovative solutions in agri-food systems helped households and countries contain disruptions in food supply chains during
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FAO’s work on biodiversity, One Health and climate
13 January 2021, Rome: Speaking at the One Planet Summit, held on 11 January 2021, the Director-General of the Food and
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FAO Director-General calls for urgent scale-up of Africa’s Great Green Wall
11 January 2021, Paris/Rome: The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, QU Dongyu, today
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FAO moves to scale up response to Fall Armyworm as pest continues to spread
21 December 2020, Rome: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is increasing efforts aimed at bolstering
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FAO’s Investment Centre is stepping up its support for creating more robust and sustainable agri-food systems
21 December 2020, Rome: Mohamed Manssouri, Director of FAO’s Investment Centre discusses the Centre’s work and expansion plans. What’s the
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FAO Annual Employee Recognition Awards go to 200 individuals and ten teams across the UN agency
17 December 2020, Rome: Two hundred individuals and ten teams from across all streams and offices of the Food and
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Global Environment Facility approves over $78 million to support FAO-led projects
15 December 2020, Rome: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed the recent decision by the
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FAO launches the UN’s International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021
15 December 2020, Rome: The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today
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Mountain People Among The World’s Hungriest As Biodiversity Loss And Climate Change Take Their Toll
11 December 2020, Rome: Mountains host about half of the global biodiversity hotspots and are home to a growing number
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