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Cattle in Italy. ©FAO/Alessandro Penso

FAO calls for stronger global action against cross-border animal diseases

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June 15, 2026

The report finds that the global supply of TASF has risen rapidly since the 1960s, with poultry meat showing the most pronounced growth. ©FAO / Daniele Epifanio

FAO report highlights surge in global animal source food production

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June 10, 2026

The Status of Women in Agrifood Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa report was launched at the first World Food Forum – Africa, held on the margins of the 34th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Africa ©FAO

New FAO report highlights women as backbone of agrifood systems in Sub-Saharan Africa

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April 18, 2026

Grinding grains in Niger. ©FAO/Luis Tato

Hand in Hand Investment Forum: Spotlight on Sahel and Dry Corridor regional initiatives

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October 27, 2023

The finalists of World Food Forum’s Startup Innovation Awards pitched their startup ventures centering on ways to transform agrifood systems ©©Violetta Antonietta

Young entrepreneurs harness the power of technology to drive agrifood systems transformation

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October 19, 2023

Small-scale fisheries provide livelihoods for nearly half a billion people globally, 95 percent of them in the global south. ©FAO/Alexander Joe

International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture closes with many concrete results

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April 2, 2023

A primeval forest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that is home to many kinds of animal and plant species ©FAO/Giulio Napolitano

International Day of Forests 2023: Immediate action is needed to protect forests

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March 21, 2023

Artisanal fisherman and his daughter in Madagascar

FAO and Slow Food renew collaboration to improve smallholder livelihoods

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September 25, 2022

Diseases affecting animals, how long they live and how productive they are all have a significant impact on GHG emissions

How animal health can help cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

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July 21, 2022

36th Session of the FAO Asia and the Pacific Regional Conference

Agriculture, food and nutrition are core to humanity’s needs – FAO Director-General

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March 14, 2022

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