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Africa's major crop: How Climate-Smart Agriculture is enabling farmers to reap record-high cassava yields using nuclear science and technology
24/07/2023
One of the most important food security crops in Africa is cassava, a root vegetable eaten by around half a billion people every day. Africa produces...
UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment
21/07/2023
Next week from 24 – 26 July 2023, Rome takes center stage...
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Digitalizing agriculture in rural Senegal
20/07/2023
Digital tools can help offset uncertainties in weather patterns caused by climate change
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FAO launches Action Plan for ambitious climate strategy
20/07/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched an
Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture turns 40 and its work has never been more important
17/07/2023
The Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA), the only intergovernmental body that deals with all matters specifically related...
Small Island Developing States, Least Developed Countries and Landlocked Developing Countries issue call for action to accelerate agrifood systems transformation and collectively build resilience
29/06/2023
Ministers, Vice-Ministers and other high-level representatives from dozens of countries most vulnerable to global crises and shocks have issued...
Discover FAO's new Climate Change Knowledge Hub
20/06/2023
The Climate Change Knowledge Hub (CCK-Hub) is an online “one-stop-shop” portal that gathers existing knowledge and resources on climate change...
FAO Director-General addresses meeting of G20 Agriculture Ministers on the importance of agrifood systems for food security and biodiversity
19/06/2023
Agrifood systems must be part of the solution to the loss of biodiversity and the climate crisis facing our planet, the Director-General of the Food...
Agriculture and food systems at the heart of climate solutions at UNFCCC Bonn Climate Conference
16/06/2023
The food on our plates and its journey from farm to fork are responsible for as much as one third of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions. Our...