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Time to act on water scarcity

FAO Director-General calls for better water management and improved access for small farmers. 22 January 2017, Berlin - Growing water scarcity is now one of the...

Food commodity prices fall for fifth consecutive year in 2016

Food Price Index remained stable in December amid sharp fall in sugar prices Prices of major food commodities declined for the fifth year in a...

FAO mounts comprehensive response to new cattle disease in Europe

Since entering Turkey in 2013, followed by Russia and Greece more recently, a dangerous cattle virus has spread throughout the Balkans and now threatens...

New FAO study: conserving traditional Uzbekistan wheat

A new study entitled, Wheat landraces in farmers’ fields in Uzbekistan: National survey, collection, and conservation, 2010-2015 is now available in Russian language. The FAO...

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 18 July 2016, Rome - While agriculture remains the...

Caucasus, Central Asia agricultural trade is topic of Samarkand conference

International experts and policy makers will come together at a three-day conference in Samarkand next November, to review research and discuss the future of...

Commodity trends point to stable food prices, declining global food import...

FAO Food Price Index inches up in May, Food Outlook report notes role of burgeoning reserves 2 June 2016, Rome - Global food commodity markets...

FAO launches irrigation system modernization project in Tajikistan

FAO is launching new project, Service-Oriented Management on Irrigation, aimed at increasing productivity and modernizing irrigation system of Tajikistan. According to FAO Tajikistan, the direct...

Bees are bellwethers for the healthy agricultural ecosystems they help create

FAO's Director-General urges all to embrace “pollinator-friendly” approaches Bees make a priceless contribution to agriculture and are a bellwether for environmental health, working without pay...

Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too

7 facts on climate change & food production for sustainable development On the frontline of climate change, effects are real and measurable. As climate change...

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