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21/05/2024
21 May 2024, Rome-Nairobi – 21st May is International Tea Day and there’s a lot to celebrate. Tea in all its types and forms...
The Global Transparency Forum 2024 will drive more ambitious climate action
20/05/2024
The Global Transparency Forum brings together more than 170 government officials, experts and representatives from international organizations with...
FAO’s environment and climate monitoring portal Earth Map receives Google impact award
06/05/2024
Earth Map, a pioneering initiative by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) that leverages freely available archives of...
Collective challenges require collective solutions FAST
30/04/2024
At a critical time when climate-related development contributions to agrifood systems continue to spiral on a downward trajectory, the Food...
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Hands that heal our soils
29/04/2024
Soils are where our food begins. Without healthy soils, growing nutritious food would be next to impossible. Problems like soil erosion can cause up...
Urgent global action is essential to stop wave of plastic pollution
22/04/2024
Studies have shown we are breathing microplastics, eating microplastics, drinking microplastics, and picking them up through skin contact. Evidence...
FAO guide to new International Day of Potato sets scene for first-ever observance on May 30
15/04/2024
As the world prepares to celebrate the first-ever International Day of Potato next month, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...
FAO and the Forestry Service of Kyrgyzstan planted trees in honor of International Day of Forests
20/03/2024
In honor of International Day of Forests, celebrated annually on March 21, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together...
UN global climate report: a stark reminder of the urgent need to leverage agrifood solutions
19/03/2024
There is an urgent need to transform agrifood systems and leverage their climate solutions, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...