FAO is “working against time” on climate change, Director-General emphasizes

“We are working against time because we need to be more effective, more efficient and more innovative than climate change,” FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said in remarks opening an informal consultation with MemFbers on the development of a new thematic FAO climate change strategy.
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FAO launches practical tools to encourage soil organic carbon sequestration

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu says healthy soils are crucial for sustainable agri-food systems
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FAO launches Global Action on One Country One Priority Product

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today launched its Global Action on Green Development of Special Agricultural Products: One Country One Priority Product (OCOP).
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FAO at forefront of global efforts to build partnership between agri-food systems and conservation

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu addresses World Conservation Congress in Marseille
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One Health approach and intensified collaboration needed to prevent and respond to pandemics

The world has the opportunity to bolster collective and collaborative methods to prevent future pandemics through a universal, inclusive One Health approach, FAO Director-General said today at the G20 Health Ministers Meeting held in Rome.
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Global food commodity prices rebound in August

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 127.4 points in August, up 3.1 percent from July and 32.9 percent from the same month in 2020.
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FAO calls for renewed digital push in Small Island Developing States battered by COVID-19

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today called on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to promote innovation and digitalization to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Drought threatens the livelihoods of 7 million farmers in Afghanistan

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has appealed for humanitarian assistance to be scaled up as Afghanistan continues to be hit hard by an ever-worsening drought that threatens the livelihoods of more than 7 million people who rely on agriculture or livestock.
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Make every drop of water count

As the total amount of freshwater on Earth is fixed and cannot be changed, food production and some of the world’s largest cities face serious risks, making efficient and effective allocation of paramount importance, according to two new reports from FAO.
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Management of world’s forests must be water-centred

New FAO-led report launched at World Water Week provides guidance on integrated forest-water management
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World leaders and experts call for significant reduction in the use of antimicrobial drugs in global food systems

The call comes ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit which takes place in New York on 23 September 2021 where countries will discuss ways to transform global food systems
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Global food prices decline in July

Global food commodity prices fell in July for the second consecutive month. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 123.0 points in July 2021, 1.2 percent lower than the previous month although still 31.0 percent higher than its level in the same period of 2020.
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