Climate change

A groundbreaking scenario study in the journal Nature is now looking far beyond today, presenting projections of the climate and environment up to the end of the century for different policy pathways. The reference point…

Development policy

A recent event has strengthened bilateral and multilateral cooperation between Brazil and African countries. Participants shared their knowledge and experiences with the aim to expedite the development of intervention…

Ecosystems

A new project aims to advance the monitoring of ecosystem restoration worldwide – by combining cutting-edge technology, local capacity building and indigenous knowledge.

While inflicting pressure on the agricultural sector continues, FAO launches a plan to help farmers and rural families to continue food production and sustain their livelihoods.

Poverty reduction

Current poverty measurements neglect an important aspect: adequate nutrition. A new method takes this aspect into account and arrives at significantly higher poverty figures.

Climate change

At the 16th Petersberg Climate Dialogue, around 40 countries sent an important signal in support of committed climate protection even without the backing of the USA – what now counts in the run-up to the World Climate…

Nutrition

At the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit, the international community made ambitious commitments to tackle the challenge of malnutrition in all its forms.

Finance

Nine African delegations analysed long-term experiences and handed over their conclusions to the AU's Kampala CAADP process.

Cocoa production

Grafting can increase cocoa yields, while preventing agricultural production areas from expanding into tropical forests.

Livestock

The highly pathogenic avian influenza brings losses of hundreds of millions of poultry world-wide, with increased spillover into mammals. As a transboundary issue this requires a global, coordinated response, FAO says,…