Publication
The goal of the work was a deepened knowledge among different stakeholders in Sweden and globally about the need for a transition of the agriculture sector to an approach based on ecosystem...
News Story
FAO released the report The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2015–16 (SOCO) in December which aims to decrease polarization of views around how trade policies in the agricultural sector affect national polices on food security and development.
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Youth
On September 25-27, 2015, the United Nations is holding a summit at which the Sustainable Development Goals and their associated targets for the next fifteen years are to be adopted. The Goals are...
News Story
Zero net deforestation is the new standard for doing business in production of soy, beef, palm oil, paper, and other agricultural commodities.
News Story
The 68th UN General Assembly declared 2016 the International Year of Pulses (IYP) (A/RES/68/231).The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been nominated to facilitate the implementation of the Year in collaboration with Governments, relevant organizations, non-governmental organizations and all other relevant stakeholders.
Video
Presented by John McDermot, IFPRI, at Agri4D 2015.
News Story
Youth
The Minister of Youth and ICT, Jean Philbert Nsengimana, has said that agribusiness can curb unemployment among youth and to attract more young people to the sector, the 'Farming is Cool Rwanda' project was launched last week that is set to empower Rwanda's youth through a agribusiness.
Slides
presented by Benjamin Davis, FAO for the World Food Day 2015 in Sweden
Slides
Presented by Torsten Wetterblad, Sida at the World Food Day 2015 event in Sweden