FAO Director-General reiterates call for more investment in rural areas and actions to end hunger and poverty

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today reiterated his call for more investment in rural areas and actions to end hunger and poverty at the Pre-Summit of the UN Food Systems Summit.
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FAO Director-General: World faces historic task to turn the tide on ending hunger, poverty and achieving the other SDGs

"Our agri-food systems are not delivering properly, and in many parts of the world these systems were not efficient, inclusive and sustainable," Qu said, noting that the COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated the situation.
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FAO Director-General in visit to small-scale agricultural producers in southern Italy highlights sustainability best practices

The visit followed the Director-General's participation in the G20 Environment Ministers' meeting in Naples on Thursday where he stressed how the need to meet a growing demand for food and other agricultural products, must be achieved whilst reducing greenhouse gas emissions, conserving biodiversity, sustainably managing natural resources, and protecting and restoring ecosystems.
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FAO and Italy inaugurate renovated FAO building

Ceremony marks strengthened partnership and reopening of the compound
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FAO Director-General tells G20: to have healthy food, we need a healthy environment

Reversing biodiversity loss and land degradation can reap $1.4 trillion per year
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FAO and the Republic of Korea join forces to reduce foodborne antimicrobial resistance

The Arrangement focuses on food safety and standard setting, and contains a Contribution Arrangement which will help to simplify the implementation of individual projects.
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FAO Director-General: The future of food belongs to the young people of today

"There is one concept that cannot be overlooked when it comes to the future state of food, agriculture and the path to achieve Zero Hunger for all: the future of food belongs to the young people of today!" stressed the Director-General. "It is therefore our responsibility to join forces and ensure that the youth inherit a world where affordable, nutritious food is available for everyone, everywhere."
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FAO and Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences take partnership to the next level

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), setting out a path for their continued cooperation in the field of tropical agricultural science and technology.
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Increasing legality and transparency in the timber trade

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today launched a new online portal providing information on forest-related laws around the world to help promote legal forest management, timber production and trade, and contribute to efforts to make forest resource use sustainable.
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Engaging youth to secure the sustainable future of food

“The future of food belongs to the young people of today,” said QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), at a side event of the 2021 UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF).
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Window for planting in northern Ethiopia narrows as hunger catastrophe looms

Following a visit to Ethiopia to assess the situation, FAO Director of Emergencies and Resilience, Rein Paulsen said: "Many farmers have been stripped of productive assets like seeds, animals, or tools due to looting, or saw their sources of credit disappear and seed markets disappear. As a result, local food production has been brought to a virtual standstill," he said.
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