Tag: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Tourism has potential to benefit mountain ecosystems and communities
Mountain tourism, if managed sustainably, has the potential to boost the incomes of local communities and help preserve their...
FAO’s efforts in unlocking finance for African smallholder farmers
A major meeting this past week brought together farmers, bankers, governments and development partners from across Africa and beyond...
FAO is strengthening self-reliance among drought affected communities in eastern Africa
Targeting drought-affected herders and agro-pastoralists in Djibouti, Kenya and Uganda, a new project is poised to provide access to...
Almost half the world’s population lives in households linked to agrifood systems
Around 1.23 billion people were employed in the world’s agrifood systems in 2019, and more than three times that...
International Day of Forests event highlights importance of forests for environmental and human health
The vital role forests play to ensure environmental health and healthy societies came under the spotlight at a global...
Mainstreaming biodiversity in agriculture is key to sustainable agrifood systems in Zimbabwe
It is no longer possible to look at food, livelihoods, health and the management of natural resources separately. The agenda...
FAO and ITC’s renewed commitment empowers women agrifood traders in African Continental Free Trade Area
Many women producers, processors and traders in the agri-food sector in Africa face challenges when working in the informal...
Global indicators on the costs of healthy diets and how many people can’t afford them
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has made publicly available country-by-country indicators on healthy diets...
Stronger market linkages lead to improved fisheries value chains and sustainable livelihoods
Mkinga district, located in Tanga region in the northeast corner of Tanzania, is one of the fishing communities supported...
How sustainable forest management can enhance the world’s biodiversity
Protecting the animals, plants, fungi and microorganisms that thrive in forests must become a fundamental goal of sustainable forest...
United Kingdom’s Fleming Fund supports the strengthening of antimicrobial resistance surveillance in Zimbabwe
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a threat to global public health, which involves the human, animal, food, plant, and environment...
Food and Agriculture Organization publishes its first Global Assessment of Soil Carbon in Grasslands
Improving management practices in grasslands— large areas covered with grass, especially used for animal grazing— can boost the capacity...