June 15, 2020

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INCREASE – Intelligent Collections of Food Legumes Genetic Resources for European Agrofood Systems - Participatory research approach to characterise genetic resources in food legumes

June 1, 2020

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Drought tolerant crops: Zambia, Iinternational Atomic Energy Agency and FAO help Zambia improve production and farmers' income

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, and The Johns Hopkins Alliance for a Healthier World launch new online dashboard to inform better food policy - Dashboard houses food systems data from more than 230 countries and territories

May 18, 2020

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The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the Global Seed Vault
Il Trattato Internazionale e il Deposito Globale di Semi delle Isole Svalbard

April 30, 2020

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"Asia-Pacific countries must take urgent action to tackle COVID-19’s recession-induced hunger" - Op-ed By Marco V. Sánchez Cantillo, Deputy-Director, Agricultural Development Economics Division, FAO

April 21, 2020

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Global Report on Food Crises reveals scope of food crises as COVID-19 poses new risks to vulnerable countries - Annual report on acute food insecurity and malnutrition published today

Joint statement on COVID-19 impacts on food security and nutrition - FAO, IFAD, the World Bank and WFP on the occasion of the Extraordinary G20 Agriculture Minister's Meeting

April 17, 2020

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New report looks at food crises in the time of COVID-19 - 2020 edition of The Global Report on Food Crises will be released 21 April - Describes the scale of acute hunger as implications of COVID-19 pandemic for food security begin to be felt

April 2, 2020

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World food prices drop in March - Weakening demand and falling oil prices due to the global pandemic drive down international prices for major food commodities

March 31, 2020

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Mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on food trade and markets

March 25, 2020

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FAO hand in hand with Italy in the fight against COVID-19

March 16, 2020

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Iinternational Atomic Energy Agency and FAO help Zanzibar grow more rice

February 27, 2020

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Ramping up the fight against fall armyworm - FAO advances global action to control the spread and damage of a crop-eating pest affecting millions of livelihoods

February 24, 2020

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World’s food systems rely on biodiversity - FAO Director-General urges “robust” outcome from Convention on Biological Diversity negotiations

December 10, 2019

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Pulses take the stage in flagship partnership - FAO and the Global Pulse Confederation agree to bolster production and consumption of nutritious pulse crops

December 4, 2019

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FAO scales up fight against fall armyworm - New Global Action Initiative will help curb the rapid spread of the invasive pest

November 14, 2019

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New tool to help local crop varieties flourish - FAO publishes Voluntary Guidelines for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Farmers Varieties/Landraces

November 11, 2019

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Global treaty critical for saving disappearing plants amid climate change - FAO calls for greater support for plant genepool and the Fund which support millions of farmers around the world

August 1, 2019

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International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture turns 15

July 10, 2019

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FAO and Department of International Development (DFID) collaboration to recover the seed multiplication system in the Syrian Arab Republic (Reliefweb)

June 20, 2019

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Pick a leader with vision for the Food and Agriculture Organization (Nature)

June 17, 2019

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Unlocking the potential of agricultural innovation to improve farmers’ resilience to drought

May 20, 2019

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Declining bee populations pose threat to global food security and nutrition - FAO urges countries to step up efforts to protect our crucial allies in fight against hunger, as it observes World Bee Day

April 3, 2019

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New standards to curb the global spread of plant pests and diseases - The International Plant Protection Convention adopts standards on fumigation and six pests, including Xylella fastidiosa and the oriental fruit fly

March 27, 2019

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Keeping plant products and global trade in plants safe - Annual meeting: Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (International Plant Protection Convention)

February 22, 2019

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The biodiversity that is crucial for our food and agriculture is disappearing by the day - FAO launches the first-ever global report on the state of biodiversity that underpins our food systems

February 11, 2019

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Secretary of the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture visits seed bank in Costa Rica

February 5, 2019

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Achieving sustainable agriculture requires an integrated approach - FAO launches comprehensive publication that points the way to how we can improve our food systems

November 23, 2018

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FAO pats Telangana seed schemes (Telangana Today)

August 14, 2018

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Fall Armyworm likely to spread from India to other parts of Asia with South East Asia and South China most at risk