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At FAO Council, Director-General QU Dongyu calls for more visionary guidance for a better future for humanity
The 176th Session of the FAO Council opened on Monday at the Organization’s headquarters in Rome
Gaza: FAO calls for urgent access to deliver at-scale emergency agricultural aid to prevent spread of famine
FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol spoke at the Cairo Ministerial Conference on enhancing the humanitarian response in Gaza
Uganda’s Freza Nanotech wins FAO Innovation Award 2024 for pioneering fruit preservation technology
Innovative nanotechnology solution helps reduce food loss, supports farmers, and promotes sustainable agriculture
Resumed meetings of the UN Biodiversity Conference to be held at FAO headquarters, 25 - 27 February 2025
FAO welcomes the opportunity to highlight how sustainable agrifood systems can be a vital source of solutions to biodiversity loss
COP16 Desertification Conference: In Riyadh, FAO joins global call for action to combat land degradation
Restoring degraded agricultural lands is crucial for transforming agrifood systems for the benefit of people and the planet
Helping produce more with less: FAO and IAEA mark 60-year partnership
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu addresses the IAEA Ministerial Conference in Vienna
Democratic Republic of the Congo: FAO urges greater focus on humanitarian needs of vulnerable populations and implementation of at-scale programming to strengthen resilience against recurrent shocks
FAO high-level delegation met people affected by conflict, as well as government officials, donor partners, and aid workers to scale up effective responses to persistently high levels of hunger
FAO-WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission adopts new standards
Commission’s 47th session includes decisions on many food safety and quality standards
Farming tax row - BBC Verify on which figures are more reliable and why
Since the government unveiled its new inheritance tax plans for farmers in last month’s Budget, there has been intense debate about how many people will be affected and to what extent.
Bilateral Meeting with The Honourable Calle Schlettwein, Minister for Agriculture, Water and Land Reform of the Republic of Namibia
Rome – The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met with The Honourable Calle Schlettwein, Minister for Agriculture, Water and Land Reform of the Republic of Namibia at FAO Headquarters in Rome.