FAO will use World Food Day this year to promote one of the five pillars of Zero Hunger Challenge. The theme of the campaign will be “Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition.” Events in more than 120 countries – supported by videos, an issues paper, posters, media interviews and more – will communicate the message that our food systems [...]

Each year, 30 percent of global food production is lost after harvest or wasted in shops, households and catering services. This represents 750 billion USD in terms of producer or farmgate prices, going up to almost a trillion US dollars of trade value of food every year – half the GDP of Italy!If nature asked us to pay the total [...]

Mountains provide freshwater and biodiversity, and are a major source of food. By definition, they dominate their surroundings with towering height and protect valleys and their inhabitants. They play a critical part in moving the world towards sustainable economic growth and have a leading role as indicators of climate change. As we celebrate the International Mountain Day, see how much you [...]

Constituting only 5 percent of the world population, indigenous peoples nevertheless are vital stewards of the environment. Traditional indigenous territories encompass 22 percent of the world’s land surface, but 80 percent of the planet’s biodiversity.  A third of global forests, crucial for curbing gas emissions, are primarily managed by indigenous peoples, families, smallholders and local communities. Indigenous foods are also particularly [...]

Forests are one of nature’s great providers. A source of water and food security, they also give us everything from paper and medicine to renewable energy, low-tech air conditioning and air cleansers. They also protect and enrich biodiversity and are a major tool in the fight against climate change. Ask several people what a forest is and their answers will probably [...]

Said Touati lives with his 90-year-old mother in Tajerouine, northwestern Tunisia, a dry and remote area on the border with Algeria. It is an agricultural region without any major industries nearby.

Paseano Gómez López is a farmer from Nuevo Sonora, Chiapas state, Mexico. He grows corn and chili peppers. But to cultivate fields, farmers need money to buy supplies. They are often forced to take loans at high interest rates (10-20 percent). Sometimes, the farm’s yields don’t even cover the costs and they fall into debt. Farmers in Mexico are also battling with poor [...]

Knocking on closed doors is something Renu Bala is very good at. First, it was the doors of her neighbours in Panjor Bhanga, her home village in northern Bangladesh. She had an idea for them: what if they formed a milk cooperative? They didn’t have much to lose. “The women of this village are very poor and raise only local Deshi cattle,” Renu explains. [...]

Disasters, like an earthquake or a violent coup d’état, can strike suddenly, or like droughts and floods, develop slowly. Emergencies are devastating for people everywhere, but for those whose livelihoods or food needs depend entirely on agriculture and natural resources, these disasters can often be overwhelming. FAO addresses emergencies in a variety of ways from early warning and preparedness to [...]

World Food Day 2019 with the slogan, “Our actions are our future. Healthy diets for a #ZeroHunger world", effectively engaged audiences across borders, sectors and generations, highlighting [...]

The Farmers’ Market has been postponed for Friday 6 March and until further notice.

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