May 18, 2020

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The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the Global Seed Vault
Il Trattato Internazionale e il Deposito Globale di Semi delle Isole Svalbard

April 30, 2020

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"Asia-Pacific countries must take urgent action to tackle COVID-19’s recession-induced hunger" - Op-ed By Marco V. Sánchez Cantillo, Deputy-Director, Agricultural Development Economics Division, FAO

April 21, 2020

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Global Report on Food Crises reveals scope of food crises as COVID-19 poses new risks to vulnerable countries - Annual report on acute food insecurity and malnutrition published today

Joint statement on COVID-19 impacts on food security and nutrition - FAO, IFAD, the World Bank and WFP on the occasion of the Extraordinary G20 Agriculture Minister's Meeting

April 17, 2020

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New report looks at food crises in the time of COVID-19 - 2020 edition of The Global Report on Food Crises will be released 21 April - Describes the scale of acute hunger as implications of COVID-19 pandemic for food security begin to be felt

March 31, 2020

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Mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on food trade and markets

February 24, 2020

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World’s food systems rely on biodiversity - FAO Director-General urges “robust” outcome from Convention on Biological Diversity negotiations

November 14, 2019

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New tool to help local crop varieties flourish - FAO publishes Voluntary Guidelines for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Farmers Varieties/Landraces

November 11, 2019

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Global treaty critical for saving disappearing plants amid climate change - FAO calls for greater support for plant genepool and the Fund which support millions of farmers around the world

August 1, 2019

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International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture turns 15

June 20, 2019

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Pick a leader with vision for the Food and Agriculture Organization (Nature)

June 17, 2019

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Unlocking the potential of agricultural innovation to improve farmers’ resilience to drought

May 20, 2019

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Declining bee populations pose threat to global food security and nutrition - FAO urges countries to step up efforts to protect our crucial allies in fight against hunger, as it observes World Bee Day

February 22, 2019

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The biodiversity that is crucial for our food and agriculture is disappearing by the day - FAO launches the first-ever global report on the state of biodiversity that underpins our food systems

February 5, 2019

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Achieving sustainable agriculture requires an integrated approach - FAO launches comprehensive publication that points the way to how we can improve our food systems

June 7, 2018

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20 actions to transforming food and agriculture - New FAO tool lists concrete steps ways to speed up implementation of the Sustainable Development Agenda

February 23, 2018

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Save the seeds - and the living plants we eat and use - Svalbard seed vault is the apex of a global network to protecting plant genetic resources for food and agriculture

December 13, 2017

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Urgent need to step up efforts to fight fast-spreading pests and diseases - Three major animal and plant pests and diseases put global food security at risk

November 29, 2017

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African Union Commission and FAO speak loud and clear: biotechnologies can be decisive in bridging the food deficit gap in Africa

November 1, 2017

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Will the genomics revolution result in more nutritious food on our tables? Scientists and policy makers meet at United Nations special event

August 29, 2017

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Promoting neglected and underutilized crop species - FAO and the African Orphan Crops Consortium join efforts to safeguard valuable food resources

February 23, 2017

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World’s future food security “in jeopardy” due to multiple challenges, new FAO report warns - Without additional efforts, the target of ending hunger by 2030 will not be met

December 6, 2016

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World Soil Day hails symbiotic role of pulses to boost sustainable agriculture - New report explores how nitrogen-fixing plants enhance nutritious diets, carbon sequestration and soil fertility

November 22, 2016

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Keeping the focus on grain pulses - FAO dialogue explores nutritional, environmental and economic virtues of growing lentils and beans

October 19, 2016

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Agriculture has big role to play in curbing greenhouse gas emissions - Rapid action needed to put smallholders and food systems on sustainable paths

September 26, 2016

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Transforming agriculture to address climate change and other global challenges - FAO's Committee on Agriculture focuses on innovation to achieve food security and sustainable development

July 18, 2016

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Bridging the gap between forestry and agriculture to improve food security - FAO calls for better coordination between the two sectors towards sustainable farming systems and forest management

July 6, 2016

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OECD and FAO see likely end to period of high agricultural prices but urge vigilance - Food demand to rise strongly in coming decade; production gains alone will not suffice to eradicate hunger - action needed

February 17, 2016

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Agricultural Biotechnologies: Giving voice to family farmers' needs and concerns- Debate and sharing of knowledge at FAO-hosted symposium

November 26, 2015

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Surge in climate change-related disasters poses growing threat to food security - In developing countries the agriculture sector bears much of the economic impact