Tag: FAO
Food Heroes 2025: Inspiring Change for Sustainable, Equitable Food Systems Globally
Every day, countless individuals across the globe are transforming local food systems by implementing innovative, sustainable practices. These...
Space Technology: A Game Changer for Agriculture and Food Security
Thousands of new satellites orbiting Earth offer groundbreaking tools to strengthen agrifood systems. A recent report by the Food and Agriculture Organization...
Hunger Crisis Deepens in the Arab Region
Hunger in the Arab region worsened in 2023, with 66.1 million people—14% of the population—facing hunger, according to a new United Nations...
Global Trade in Wood and Paper Products Sees Significant Decline in...
Global trade in wood and paper products plummeted by 12 percent in 2023. This came after a record-high trade in 2021 and...
FAO’s Salt-Affected Soil Assessment Highlights Growing Threats to Food Security
Nearly 1.4 billion hectares of land—more than 10 percent of the global land area—are currently affected by salinity, said the Food and...
Climate Change Threatens Global Fisheries
Under the high-emissions scenario, many regions worldwide are expected to experience declines exceeding 10 percent in exploitable fish biomass by mid-century, said...
Stable outlook for most food commodity markets in 2024/25
The FAO Food Outlook 2024/25 forecasts stable global food supplies, but warns of risks like extreme weather and geopolitical tensions impacting prices and food security.
FAO Unveils Global Roadmap Against Hunger, Climate Change
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) presents a groundbreaking Global Roadmap at COP28, outlining a comprehensive strategy for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2) without breaching the 1.5°C limit set by the Paris Agreement.
Changing Landscape of Global Food Security
In a groundbreaking report titled "The plants that feed the world," the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) sheds light on the evolving dynamics of global food production, influenced by climate change, conflicts, health considerations, lifestyle trends, and more.
Disasters’ Toll on Agriculture and Food Security
Over the past 30 years, the world has witnessed a staggering loss of an estimated $3.8 trillion in crops and livestock production due to disasters. This equates to an average annual loss of $123 billion, amounting to a substantial 5 percent of the global agricultural gross domestic product (GDP). These alarming figures come from a recently released report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), titled "The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security."
