Rural transformation
Agriculture is one of the main emitters of greenhouse gases globally. However, as sources differ from country to country, calculating emissions on a national level can be tricky. At the same time knowing the sources and the amount of the exhaust of the green house gases is a crucial step for formulating sound climate mitigation and adaptation policies.
A new World Soil Charter has been endorsed by FAO member countries during the 29th FAO Conference, which took place on June 6-13 in Rome, Italy. The new charter replaces the first World Soil Charter, which was formulated and adopted by the FAO in 1981. The adoption of the new charter also coincides with 2015 being the International Year of Soils (IYS).
Promoting discussions on specific and concrete actions to harness science and innovation on climate action for agrifood systems transformation.
The third edition of the FAO Science and Innovation Forum (SIF 2024) will be organized from 14 to 18 October 2024 under the umbrella of the World Food Forum (WFF), together with the Global Youth...
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.
Summary report, presentations and exercises from SIANI/FAO Workshop:“Discover new Opportunities with the Ex-Ante Carbon Balance Tool”7-8 December 2011, Stockholm
The IFDC is a three-day meeting of technical experts, typically held biennially. The meeting is organized by FAO, bringing together the International Network of Food Data Systems (INFOODS), a...
The Thirty-sixth Session of the Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific will be a forum to discuss current country and regional priorities and pressing issues in the region such as the...
To assist the region’s Members in cooperating on agricultural problems and to make recommendations on all matters within its geographical and technical competence, FAO convenes the European...
The contribution of beekeepers, the role bees and other pollinators play in increasing food security, improving livelihoods, providing key ecosystem services for agriculture