Search results for: “FAO”

  • Brazil Highlights Bioinputs, Innovation and Women’s Leadership at FAO COAG 30 

    Brazil Highlights Bioinputs, Innovation and Women’s Leadership at FAO COAG 30 Charing the 30th Session in Rome, Brazil Showcases Microbial Breakthroughs and Inclusive Rural Development Rome, Italy | July 2026 The 30th Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Committee on Agriculture (COAG 30), held in Rome from July 20–24, 2026, brought together representatives…

  • RENERA DEBUTS AT FAO EVENT AND PRESENTS BRAZIL’S EXPERIENCE IN BIO-INPUTS TO THE WORLD

    REnera Debuts at FAO Event and Presents Brazil’s Experience in Bio-Inputs to the World Showcasing Brazil’s Tropical Science, Innovation, and Leadership at COAG 30 in Rome Published: July 21, 2026 The RENERA – Brazilian Bioinputs Hub—a sectoral project developed by CropLife Brasil in partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil)—made its high-level…

  • Sustainable Fall Armyworm Control: FAO Launches Innovative Trials in Kenya

    The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched innovative field trials to advance sustainable Fall Armyworm control in Kenya. Through the FAO–China South–South Cooperation project, this initiative empowers smallholder farmers with nature-based solutions, including biological control agents and integrated pest management (IPM) strategies, to combat this devastating threat to food security. FAO launches innovative field…

  • Agrifood Systems in National Adaptation Plans: FAO Report Reveals Gaps

    Agrifood systems in National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) are widely recognized as the first line of defense against climate change, yet they remain critically underfunded. A landmark report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and UNDP at COP30 highlights a severe disconnect between the stated priorities of developing nations and the financial support they…

  • Empowering Women in Agrifood Systems FAO’s Bold New Initiative

    The gender gap in agrifood systems has long been an overlooked barrier to global food security and economic growth. Yet, closing this gap could be one of the most effective pathways towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), addressing gender inequality in agriculture…

  • FAO and The Sustainable Development Goals

    Overheated, overstretched and riven by wealth extremes, our world sits on multiple knife edges. There may be 10 billion of us by 2050 – and already, the race to keep ourselves fed is straining the planet. Biodiversity is ailing. Resurgent conflict cripples food supplies. Poor nutrition saps health. Battered by water stress, whole regions dry…

  • GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS | CHENGDU NEWSUN BIOTECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS FAO’S TRANSFORMATION AND UPGRADE OF FOOD SYSTEMS

    On July 2, 2024, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Chengdu Newsun Crop Science Co., Ltd. held an online discussion about leveraging biotechnology and standardized management to restore agricultural ecosystems, address the global food crisis, and promote the transformation and upgrade of the global food system. Participants included key figures…

  • FAO Director-General Calls for Peace and Food Security Prioritization at G20 Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting

    FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, emphasized the critical importance of peace, acknowledgment of the right to food, and the need for reform within multilateral institutions during the G20 Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting held in Brazil over two days. Addressing the first session, focused on the G20’s role in managing conflicts and international tensions, Qu stressed FAO’s…

  • COP28: FAO marks International Mountain Day 2023 with focus on restoring ecosystems

    The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today marked International Mountain Day 2023 with a high-level meeting at the UN Climate Conference COP28 in Dubai and the launch of a report that offers recommendations and uplifting examples of successful mountain ecosystems’ restoration projects. International Mountain Day 2023 underscores the huge relevance of…

  • COP28: FAO launches global roadmap process to eradicate hunger within 1.5°C limits

    Today, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) initiated the process for the development of a groundbreaking global roadmap aimed at eliminating hunger and all forms of malnutrition without exceeding the 1.5°C threshold set by the Paris Agreement. Unveiled at the United Nations Climate Conference COP28, the  Global Roadmap for Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2) without…