An estimated 700 000 people die each year from antimicrobial resistant (AMR) infections and an untold number of sick animals may not be responding to treatment. AMR is a significant global threat to public health, food safety and security, as well as to livelihoods, animal production and economic and agricultural development. The intensification of agricultural production has led to a rising use of antimicrobials – a use that is expected to more than double by 2030. Antimicrobials are important for the treatment of animal and plant diseases [...]

The terraced hills of the Andes, the rice paddies of southern China, the oasis systems of the Maghreb: agriculture molds landscapes and places. Agriculture also shapes livelihoods, lifestyles, food traditions and cultures. What kind of plants grow or can’t grow, how they are harvested and what people eat define people’s lives.  Because our natural resources are under great strain, we need [...]

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) or sheep and goat plague is a highly contagious animal disease affecting small ruminants. An estimated 300 million families who rely on small ruminants, such as sheep and goats, as a source of food and income are at risk of losing their livelihoods and may be forced to migrate, particularly in areas where food insecurity, other resource shortages [...]

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If you are an avid reader, then you might know that today is World Book Day. You also probably know the word prolific and when it comes to books, FAO is nothing short of prolific. In fact, a library was at the origins of FAO. David Lubin, a Polish-born American citizen, saw the struggles that farmers face and helped to start the [...]

All over the world, holidays mean the return of certain specialties: Olivier salad for New Year’s in Russia, Red bean porridge for solstice in Korea, Haleem for Ramadan in India and the Middle East, Mince pies for Christmas in England, Pogača bread for Orthodox Easter, Banana cakes for Lunar New Year in Vietnam. Whatever the holiday is and wherever in [...]

Imagine living in one of the driest areas on the planet. What little rain there is falls over the space of a few months, yielding around 700 mm in total each year. A population of 1.2 million has to survive on 65 percent less water than the rest of their compatriots, on a traditional staple diet of corn and beans. [...]

Diets vary greatly from place to place based on food availability, eating habits and culture. Yet, when it comes to food, there is a lot that we know about what is and what is not good for us and this is true no matter where we live. Societal changes, however, are making these choices more complicated. While many countries are [...]

Youth around the world are increasingly turning away from agriculture. Traditionally requiring tough manual labour and offering low wages, agriculture does not often appeal to new generations who generally prefer to try their luck finding jobs in cities.  

FAO will attend the fourth Annual Strategic Consultation with the Government of Japan on Tuesday 21 January 2020, in Tokyo, Japan. The objective is to review the progress of [...]

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

For the first time, the indigenous community is allowed to gather the cherished plant on protected land

A new biography explores the remarkable feats of Virginia Hall, a disabled secret agent determined to play her part in the fight against the Nazis

During WWII, Nazi forces were preparing to take the coastal city of Tobruk and tighten their grip on North Africa

A British frigate fires on the USS Constitution - but its shots either miss or rebound off its tough oak hull

Two sites preserve around 50 footprints, a discovery that highlights the richness of prehistoric life on the island

After 85 years, officials plan to remove the old, undetonated bombs that were part of a 1935 plan to divert lava flow on Mauna Loa

New research reveals a Tang Dynasty woman's love for sports—and big-eared, braying equids

Lead decontamination policies enacted in August are now in conflict with measures to prevent spread of COVID-19

The suspects were found drunk and hiding under a tarpaulin, reportedly in possession of small stones from the fire-ravaged cathedral

Matilda McCrear was just 2 when she was captured and brought to Alabama on the "Clotilda"

The CDC recommends wearing a fabric mask in public where social distancing is difficult, like at the grocery store

The severity of this year's bleaching is second only to 2016, during which a third of the reef’s corals died

New research indicates that Iron Age Britons venerated brown hares and chickens long before modern Easter celebrations

New scans suggest unhatched dinosaurs reabsorbed a set of teeth during development

The children's book author and illustrator purchased the repurposed World War II vessel in 1967

The nine classes span contemporary art, fashion and photography

This eruption is the longest since 2018 when the volcano caused a deadly tsunami

A star 100-times more massive than the sun exploded with 10-times more energy than a normal-sized supernova

The "lost" apples will help restore genetic, culinary diversity to a crop North America once produced in astonishing variety

A newly identified trio of chemicals may help the primates find a mate

The crustaceans' guts pulverize plastics into tiny bits that can be consumed by even smaller creatures at the base of the ocean food chain

Study suggests alleged exoplanet may have been a cloud of asteroid debris

Traditionalist "two-spacers" can still disable the function

A citizen science project aims to chart the microbial diversity present in starters all over the world

The story behind the image, and its removal, led to mixed reactions from the public, including native communities

Its paddle-like tail, unearthed in Morocco, suggests the Cretaceous carnivore ventured into the water to hunt

Armchair travelers can also enjoy 360-degree views of the city's famed Northern Lights

The opossum-sized mammal lived in Madagascar at the end of the age of the dinosaurs

The London institution's online offerings include 280,000 newly added Creative Commons images

The Catholic Church's actions during World War II have long been a matter of historical debate

The Asian giant hornet, seen for the first time in North America in 2019, is unlikely to murder you or U.S. bees, according to a Smithsonian entomologist