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Expert Meeting on "Agriculture for Peace"

13 - 14 May 2003, Tokyo, Japan

Experts Meeting on Sustainable rural development

2 - 3 May 2006, Bari, Italy

Experts apply microbiome research to agricultural science to increase crop yield

The global demand and consumption of agricultural crops is increasing at a rapid pace. According to the 2019 Global Agricultural Productivity Report, global yield needs to increase at an average annual rate of 1.73 percent to sustainably produce food, feed, fiber and bioenergy for 10 billion peo ...

Extension of deadline: Call for nominations of experts for a meeting to develop a methodology for Headline indicator 7.2 (pesticide environmental concentration) under the monitoring framework of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, 23-24 January 2024 - Rome, Italy

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/MC/91382 (2023-127)
To: CBD focal points, ABS national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

FAO Council (129th Session)

16 - 18 November 2005, Rome, Italy

FAO Council (130th Session)

28 November 2005, Rome, Italy

FAO Council (142nd Session)

4 - 5 July 2011, Rome, Italy

FAO Council (143th Session)

21 - 25 November 2011, Rome, Italy

FAO Council (146th Session)

22 - 26 April 2013, Rome, Italy

FAO Council (147th Session)

24 - 25 June 2013, Rome, Italy

FAO Council (148th Session)

2 - 6 December 2013, Rome, Italy

FAO Council (151st Session)

23 - 27 March 2015, Rome, Italy

FAO Council (152nd Session)

15 June 2015, Rome, Italy

FAO Council (153rd Session)

4 November - 4 December 2015, Rome, Italy

FAO Council (172nd Session)

24 - 28 April 2023, Rome, Italy

FAO Council (173rd Session)

10 July 2023, Rome, Italy

FAO Council (174th Session)

4 - 8 December 2023, Rome, Italy

FAO Council meeting (156th Session)

24 - 28 April 2017, Rome, Italy

FAO Names Argan Water System in Morocco as Global Agricultural Heritage

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) designated an agricultural system based on argan in Morocco as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) site, in November. The decision came following a proposal by Morocco’s Oasis and Argan Zones National Agency (ANDZOA).

FAO analyzes world agricultural practices in agri-food systems

The importance of proven and reliable agricultural methods, such as those used in “Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems”(GIAHS) to transform food systems, was analyzed today by FAO.

FAO ready to follow up on UN Food System Summit and transform Agri-Food Systems Together

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has entered a new era with a new structure and new dynamics. The 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are approaching; we have to change our agri-food systems urgently and holistically.

FAO ready to follow up on UN Food Systems Summit and transform Agri-Food Systems

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has entered a new era with a new structure and new dynamics. The 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are approaching; we have to change our agri-food systems urgently and holistically.

FAO to help farmers acquire land titles for food production

Farmers especially those on customary land, have failed to get access to capital from financial institutions, due to lack of security such as land titles, to boost their agricultural ventures.

FAO to release “The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture” report

On Friday, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is set to present to the media the findings of the upcoming The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture report – to be launched on 22 February.

FAO to support Iran to ensure sustainable healthy biodiverse soils

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) representative to Iran Gerold Bödeker, reaffirms the Organization’s stance to support Iran in developing and adopting policies and programs promoting sustainable agricultural systems and nurturing soil biodiversity.

FAO, SPREP and CBD introduce guide on mainstreaming biodiversity and ecosystem services into agricultural production and management in the Pacific Islands

9 December 2016 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), today released a technical document that provides guidance on mainstreaming ecosystem servi ...

FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission (27th Session)

28 June - 2 July 2004, Rome, Italy

FAO’s tools and guidance on food and agriculture to assist implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/DCo/83767 (2014-099)
To: CBD National Focal Points

FROM THE FIELD: Balancing act for Philippines farmers

An effort to reverse land degradation in the Philippines and boost sustainable agriculture as well as the livelihoods of farmers, is being supported by the UN Development Programme (UNDP).

Fairtrade Africa supports alliance on climate action and living incomes in cocoa regions

This year, as the world celebrates World Earth Day on the 22nd April 2020, Fairtrade Africa is highlighting its stakeholder collaboration towards climate action. Environmental degradation and climate change in the last couple of decades have reached alarming levels and global action is urgently ...

Farmers Benefit from Having Nature Nearby, Research Shows

WASHINGTON - Farmers reap surprising benefits from having areas that are biodiverse with many plant and animal species nearby, according to new research.

Farmers are vital to the climate fightback

Public awareness of the importance of forests to the environment is mounting, from the fires in the Amazon and Australia to Ethiopia’s planting of a record-breaking 350 million trees.

Farmers in Brazil’s Cerrado cotton on to the benefits of agroecology

“I was born in the country, at home — not in a hospital,” Gaspar Gonçalves do Amaral says proudly. For Amaral, home is the municipality of Arinos in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state, part of the Cerrado grassland that’s watered by the Urucuia and Paracatu rivers. Back then, Amaral says, growing cotto ...

Farmers now guaranteed access to biodiversity and sharing of benefits as major crop gene banks are brought under international treaty.

Farmers now guaranteed access to biodiversity and sharing of benefits as major crop gene banks are brought under international treaty.

Montreal 23 October 2006 – An agreement to bring the genebank collections of international agricultural research centres into the framework of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources will help ensure that the world’s farmers have the resources to improve the sustainability of agricul ...

Farmers to cash in under new national biodiversity stewardship market plan

A national market allowing farmers to cash in for protecting and increasing biodiversity on their land would be set up under a federal government plan.

Farmers urged to adopt organic farming for sustained production

Farmers in Ghana have been urged to adopt organic farming practices to increase and sustain agriculture production, ensure food security and protect the environment from pollution.

Farmers urged to go online to have their say on biodiversity certification

Online consultations have begun this week for the National Farmers Federation’s Australian Farm Biodiversity Certification Scheme Trial.

Farmers urgently need to diversify, but they cannot do it alone

Boosting biodiversity on farms is crucial to make them more resilient to climate change and protect future food security, but it will not happen without change across the food supply chain from seed producer to consumer, agronomists say.

Farming in South Africa is under threat from climate change. Here’s how

There’s an assumption in the agricultural industry that the yields and prices of crops will vary according to local conditions as well as supply and demand in local and international markets. As a result, farmers understand that not every year will be profitable but over the long run, all things ...

Farming reboot could lay seeds for prosperity in poor and food insecure regions

Agriculture experts from The Australian National University (ANU) have teamed up with government bodies and NGOs in sub-Saharan Africa to improve irrigation schemes and boost crop production. The researchers' work is improving food security, reducing water waste and lifting people out of poverty.

Farms with diverse crops can help protect wildlife and buffer against climate change, researchers report.

The researchers found that farms with diverse crops planted together provide more secure, stable habitats for wildlife, and are more resilient to climate change than the single-crop standard that dominates today’s agriculture industry.

Feature: Returning to organic farming: next generation of Chinese farmers

Wang Xin, 33, is a landscape designer by profession and farmer in practice. The strawberries coming from his organic plantation in the southern outskirts of Beijing are believed by his clients to be "the best of China."

Feeding the World: Agriculture and the Health of the Planet

By 2050, we’ll need to feed two billion more people globally. How can we do that without overwhelming the planet? Speakers at the ongoing Bloomberg New Economy Forum explored potential solutions to this global challenge.

Feeding the future

Nearly one billion of the world's population go hungry, while two billion eat too much, using up the planet's precious resources.

Feeding the future: facts and figures

Even before COVID-19 unleashed itself on the globe, the world had swerved off course to meet its target of zero hunger by 2030. Hunger is increasing, while nutritious food remains out of reach for many of the world’s poorest.

Feeding the world without wrecking the planet is possible

Almost half of current food production is harmful to our planet – causing biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation and water stress. But as world population continues to grow, can that last?

Fertilizer feast and famine: Solving the global nitrogen problem

Research has identifies five strategies to tackle the two-sided challenge of a lack of fertilizer in some emerging market economies and inefficient use of fertilizer in developed countries.

Fifteenth Session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO)

12 - 16 March 2001, Rome, Italy

Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

27 - 29 April 2011, Rome, Italy