Vanuatu: UN finds ‘extensive’ loss of agriculture; full scale of damage still to be revealed
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today called [...]
Agriculture bears brunt of disaster impacts, new report says
Farmers in developing nations bear the "major brunt" of natural disasters yet receive just a small percentage of post-disaster aid, says a new study released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) at the UN World Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan.
In new report, UN agency promotes ‘agrocorridors’ as economic driver for developing countries
Targeted development programmes prioritising smallholder farmers [...]
School meals help women and girls to get an education in Afghanistan
In a country where girls are rarely allowed to attend school, World Food Programme's assistance serves as a powerful incentive for male family members to send the women - mothers and adolescent girls - of their family to vocational skills and literacy classes.
Women: The Key To Escaping Poverty And Undernutrition In Bangladesh
After struggling for years, Fulasa fought her way out of poverty by helping nourish the minds and bodies of children in her community. She serves as a shining example of the central role that women play in addressing poverty and undernutrition.
Fuelled by ‘strong’ cereal stocks, world food prices dip to lowest level since July 2010
Food prices dipped to a 55-month low in February, dropping [...]
UN Photo competition shines spotlight on ‘family meal’ in achieving ‘Zero Hunger’
Scenes of families eating together in Burundi, Laos and the Philippines today won a photo competition judged by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver aimed at demonstrating “the simple yet powerful role provided by sitting tougher and eating as a family,” the World Food Programme (WFP) announced.
Caribbean and Latin American Summit take up UN agency anti-hunger plan
A new plan to combat hunger in the Caribbean and Latin America presented by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is being considered for adoption at a summit of the region’s leaders taking place today and tomorrow in the Costa Rican capital.
‘Vicious circles linking violence and hunger’ must end – UN agriculture chief
Agriculture and food security must be treated as essential components of peacebuilding and conflict resolution, the head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said during a special meeting of the UN Peacebuilding Commission held at Headquarters today.
Radical shift in agriculture critical to making future food systems smarter, more efficient – UN
Climate change and increasing competition for natural resources have essentially rendered the agriculture model of the past 40 years unsustainable, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has stressed, calling for a ‘paradigm shift’ in food production.