Launched today Promoting youth engagement and employment in agriculture and food systems is a report by the Committee on World Food Security (CFS)'s High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE) on food security and nutrition.
Although progress towards the SDGs is expected to be made in the coming decade - assuming a fast recovery from the global COVID-19 pandemic, and stable weather conditions and policy environments - the past year of disruptions from COVID-19 has moved the world further away from achieving the SDGs. This calls for urgent attention to the factors and forces driving performance in agri-food systems.
/by FAO-Newsroom Science, technology, innovation and data are key to transforming agri-food systems, said FAO Director-General QU Dongyu at the 2021 Integration Segment of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) on Friday.
/by FAO-Newsroom The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, QU Dongyu, today encouraged African leaders to engage universities and young people in the much needed agri-food systems transformation on the continent.
/by FAO-Newsroom The United Nations International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) 2020 ended officially today with a virtual closing ceremony highlighting the many successes achieved - despite the challenges posed by COVID-19, which extended the Year's activities for an extra six months.
/by FAO-Newsroom Increased investment in agriculture and agri-food systems has the potential to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges, but to generate long-term, sustainable benefits, these investments must be responsible, says a new guide.
/by FAO-Newsroom Increased investment in agriculture and agri-food systems has the potential to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges, but to generate long-term, sustainable benefits, these investments must be responsible, says a new guide.
/by FAO-Newsroom Africa’s agri-food systems must be transformed to make healthy diets more affordable
/by FAO-Newsroom The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, QU Dongyu, today urged Foreign Affairs and Development Ministers of G20 countries to make more investments in rural areas and double down on actions to eradicate hunger and poverty.
/by FAO-Newsroom Speech by Dr. QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General Joint Meeting of the Foreign Affairs and Development Ministers Under the G20 Presidency of the Republic of Italy
/by FAO-Newsroom FAO and IAEA today opened the International Symposium on Sustainable Animal Production and Health
/by FAO-Newsroom Despite an unprecedented and challenging year marked by the global impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the FAO Investment Centre’s work to support sustainable investment in food and agriculture continued apace in 2020.
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