Quick facts about the world’s livestock economy

A recent report reveals the world's dependence on livestock for food, economic security, trade, and inter-dependence with agriculture in both …

Project to turn Olympic food waste into meals for poor

At present, several initiatives are being planned to combat the trend of food wastage. One such initiative is the “Reffetto-Rio” project

Africa makes good progress towards Zero Hunger

The continent has achieved a 30 per cent drop in the proportion of its people facing hunger over 1990-2015

Hunger can't wait

While the decline in hunger and undernutrition has been robust in some parts of the world, many countries still suffer the indignity of food …

Reaping benefits of integrated farming in Zambia

A woman farmer in Chongwe district of Zambia lifted herself out of poverty through integrated and diversified farming

Vietnam farmer to receive award for fight against climate change

Pham Thi Huan has helped women switch to duck raising for egg production after cultivating rice proved to be difficult in …

Urgent funds required to help 385,000 people in Nigeria

Three consecutive planting seasons have been lost due to conflicts in northeastern part of the country

Forestry should be tied with agriculture for socio-economic development

While agriculture can feed the world’s population, it is responsible for deforestation globally. The SOFO report shows how food security …

Central African Republic in grip of food crisis

Cereal production and livestock reaing have been affected to a great extent

El Niño casts shadow on crop prospects; Food Price Index falls

Reduced crop production has severely affected food security in southern Africa

Unproductive augmentation

Food production will need 165-600 million hectares more land to meet demand by 2050

Need to halt deforestation while ensuring food security, says report by FAO

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The net is cast on agriculture

Aquaculture on the rise

India’s hidden costs of agrifood systems at $1.1 trillion, third-highest in the world, says new FAO report

Reveals true health and environmental costs of food; total global hidden costs associated with agrifood systems at $12.7 trillion

Climate change to make pests hungrier, cause more crop loss

Warmer climate will increase the metabolic rate of insects making them devour more crops

Deadly livestock disease continues to spread across world

Georgia recently reported its first-ever case of ovine rinderpest, also known as ovine rinderpest, while a new outbreak has occurred in the Maldives

Drones help farmers in the Philippines tackle climate disasters

About 25 FAO and government technical experts will be deployed across the archipelago to support the mission

FAO: Closing gender gap in agri-food systems can boost global economy by $1 trillion

Tackling gender inequality can reduce world hunger and reinforce resilience to shocks like climate change and COVID-19 pandemic

Food for all to free for all: The collateral of Russia vs Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine war has razed global agriculture system, once sold as the magic formula. It led to concentration of food production in a few …

State of the World’s Forests 2022: 10% of total forest area on Earth lost in 30 years

It stated that annual global consumption of natural resources is likely to increase to 190 billion tonnes in 2060 from 92 billion tonnes in 2017

Lateral Thoughts: Clueless about food waste

We have no data on how much food we we waste and this derails waste management  

Every 6th person under water stress: FAO

The annual amount of available freshwater resources per person had declined by more than 20 per cent in the past two decades, UN body says

Why prudent, responsible use is needed to avert AMR crisis in Nigeria

The problem of AMR cuts across human, animal and environmental sectors and requires a multi-disciplinary and inter-sectoral approach

World Food Day: Looking for a new avatar in COVID-19 times

What we now need is smart, systemic action to get the food to those who need it and improve it for those who have it, says FAO Director-…