The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable forest management and ecosystem restoration by participating in the national launch of Ghana’s Tree for Life Reforestation Initiative. The event, held at Kuffour Park in Nkawie, Ashanti Region, was led by His Excellency the President of the Republic of ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed a contribution of nearly USD 1.2 million (£ 950 000) from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland which will support the implementation of the Africa Phytosanitary Programme (APP). APP is an initiative of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and is designed to strengthen the ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is providing technical assistance to the Government of Zimbabwe in developing a National Agricultural and Livestock Census (NALC) Plan of Action. FAO is also supporting the Government to compile and update its national food balance sheet (FBS) while developing an agricultural and livestock census project ...

“Avoid the death trap of under 5 child mortality – something roughly 13,400 children per day fail to do – and then hope for an equal chance at thriving to old age in an increasingly chaotic world.” Guest column By Matthew Freeman At its most human level, growth is the purpose of life. Avoid the ...

FAO high-level delegation met people affected by conflict, as well as government officials, donor partners, and aid workers to scale up effective responses to persistently high levels of hunger.©FAO/Alessandra Benedetti FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol visits the Rusayo 2 Camp for internally displaced people, Rusayo, Goma, DR Congo Goma – Today, FAO Deputy Director-General, Beth ...

Background The ongoing digital transformation of agrifood systems presents immense opportunities for African economies. The transformation of the nature of data, its effective collection and utilization are at the core of digitalization. Harnessing data to support innovation, sustainable production, agribusiness, resilience, and effective policymaking is therefore of major importance. As digital technologies progressively proliferate across ...

The spread of conflict, access challenges and widespread flooding are severely hampering the emergency response efforts of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations across the country, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for the Near East and North Africa, AbdulHakim Elwaer, warned. According to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) results published ...

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has trained Nigeria farmers on how to produce their own feeds to forestall shortages. Mr David Tsokar, Communication Specialist, FAO, who spoke in an interview in Abuja, said the exercise was tagged Training-of-Trainers (ToT) workshop. Tsokar said the training would address the persistent challenge of ...

The AgriTech Observatory, established by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has made significant strides since its launch in February and is now in full-scale operation. The tool monitors the rapidly evolving landscape of digital agriculture in Europe and Central Asia and identifies innovative solutions to regional challenges. One of the ...

Victims of the El-Nino rains wait for food donations from Kenya Red Cross Society in Garissa County, Kenya, on Dec. 19, 2023. (Photo by John Okoyo/Xinhua) Some 66.7 million people in the Greater Horn of Africa region are highly food insecure, according to a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United ...