Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Qu Dongyu, called on Wednesday to pay more attention to Africa in the face of rising hunger on the continent during his speech at the G7 Development Ministers Summit in Pescara (central Italy). Related:Uganda: Food Security Through South-South Cooperation with China, FAO Qu […]

About 1.84 million Palestinians are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity. On Thursday, the World Food Programme (WFT) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said the latest findings of the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) report make clear that the risk of famine persists across the whole Gaza Strip. RELATED: Who Was Hamas Leader […]

El-Khidir Daloum, WFP’s representative and country director in Somalia, said the country is continuously at a crossroads, where communities face climate shocks, risking both lives and livelihoods before beginning the long process of recovery On Wednesday, the United Nations agencies expressed commitment to helping Somalia increase investments to boost food production as the country marked […]

The communiqué says that the largest annual meeting of actors in agri-food systems worldwide brings together academics and experts, young people, investors and world leaders in order to create new paths towards a sustainable, inclusive and food-secure future. On Tuesday, a FAO message reflected Cuba’s participation in the World Food Forum 2024 taking place in […]

FAO Country Representative Etienne Peterschmitt welcomed the new funding and highlighted its significance in contributing to enhanced food security and resilience for communities along the Shabelle River.

FAO said the challenges are underlined by economic and physical constraints that hinder access to key food commodities, even when adequate production has been achieved at the national level.

According to FAO, increased local food production is expected to generate more than 50 million U.S. dollars per season in production value and income, and lead to savings of up to 36 million dollars per year in humanitarian assistance costs as the food security situation improves.

On Wednesday, experts began a three-day meeting in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, to promote transboundary pest management in the East African region. Related: Haiti: Kenyan Delegation Assesses Future Troop Base The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) regional ministerial meeting on risk transfer and transboundary pest management brought together more than 100 stakeholders from IGAD […]

On Tuesday, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Botswana expressed concern that the extensive use of pesticides to manage pests, weeds, and diseases may increase the risk of harming species essential to ecosystem health. Related: Kenya: Alarm Over Sale of Counterfeit Cancer Medicine Speaking at the commemoration of the International […]

On Wednesday, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released the annual report of the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC), which shows that Gaza is the scene of the greatest food catastrophe on the planet in the last two decades. RELATED:  Jamaica Officially Recognizes the Palestinian State “The Gaza Strip has the largest number of people […]