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FAO-WHO 49th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission adopts new standards
FAO boosts support for Codex, calls for stronger implementation of global food safety standards
FAO Food Price Index edges down amid diverging commodity price movements
FAO opens first Global Conference on Smart Farming to accelerate innovation for farmers
Green Climate Fund approves $52.5 million for restoring Fiji’s forest landscape to support food security and livelihoods
Forty-ninth session of the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission adopts new standards
Farm incomes set to rise over next decade – but volatility puts gains at risk
Gaza Strip’s agriculture and livestock sectors show early signs of recovery amid widespread destruction
FAO Investment Centre: Turning Potential Into Progress
Norway and FAO scale up forest monitoring for climate action
El Niño is coming. Here is where the risks to agriculture are highest
IAEA and FAO launch project to combat resurgent New World Screwworm outbreak in Central America, Mexico and the United States
FAO Food Outlook: Global food commodity market trends face rising geopolitical and weather risks
Bracing for El Niño: FAO and WFP launch joint appeal to protect 8.8 million people from extreme weather events
FAO releases most comprehensive dataset to date on women in agrifood systems
New FAO-WFP report warns worsening hunger puts 13 hotspots at significant risk
SOFIA 2026: Global fisheries and aquaculture production reaches new highs
To fight child hunger, coordinate food, health and climate policy
FAO calls for stronger prevention and global action as transboundary animal diseases spread across regions
FAO Partnership Award honors logistics, youth innovation and integrated development
FAO urges open trade on all agricultural inputs and efficient fertilizer use amid global food production risks
From record growth to impact: FAO welcomes ambitious new funding cycle of Global Environment Facility
FAO study: Global meat supply quadrupled over six decades, but uneven distribution persists
FAO Food Price Index broadly stable in May even as cereal quotations increase
FAO MuNe expands beyond Rome with first installation at Venice Climate Week
FAO report highlights long-term economic case for tackling antimicrobial resistance in livestock
Availability, accessibility and affordability of quality food are vital for food security, says FAO
Strait of Hormuz: Time running out to avert global food security crisis, FAO warns
FAO Director-General calls for AI’s transformative power to be at the service of rural communities and a bridge towards shared prosperity
The World Health Assembly adopts updated Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (2026-2036)
FAO Director General honours India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi with FAO’s prestigious Agricola Medal
Strait of Hormuz conflict threatens global food prices as FAO warns time is running out
Risk of Famine persists as nearly 19.5 million people face acute food insecurity in Sudan
UN agencies warn of worsening hunger and malnutrition crisis in Somalia as famine risk emerges
Millions trapped in deepening hunger crisis in the DRC as needs far outpace humanitarian response
FAO report calls for robust risk assessment for recycled plastic food packaging
Quadripartite partners and global stakeholders step up coordinated action at One Health Summit
FAO Regional Conference for Europe highlights resilience and inclusion amid climate, economic and geopolitical strains
FAO Food Price Index up for third consecutive month largely on rising vegetable oil prices
Strait of Hormuz crisis: Fertilizer scarcity will affect next harvests and food supplies, FAO warns
FAO unveils new data domain tracking agricultural research and development trends
New report urges urgent, coordinated financing to reverse rising hunger and transform agrifood systems across Africa
Hunger intensifies in South Sudan as 7.8 million people face high acute food insecurity and 2.2 million children suffer acute malnutrition
Strait of Hormuz crisis: FAO Director-General outlines risks, actions and policy responses
Acute food insecurity and malnutrition remain alarmingly high as crises deepen, UN, EU and partners warn in new report
FAO expands free public access to agrifood knowledge through collaboration on Wikipedia
FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific aims at “resilience from within”
Ministers meet to reflect on agrifood challenges in vulnerable Asian and Pacific countries

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