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FAO Director-General QU Dongyu takes part in the group picture at the end of the World Food Forum 2025 Closing Ceremony. ©FAO/Giulio Napolitano

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Global leaders unite at WFF 2025 to drive agrifood transformation and end hunger

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October 26, 2025

His Holiness Pope Leo XIV spoke of the unacceptable use of food as a weapon of war, which he said contradicts all of the awareness-raising work carried out by FAO over the past eight decades. ©FAO/Giulio Napolitano

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Pope Leo XIV joins FAO to mark 80 years and World Food Day

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October 17, 2025

Healthy soils store water better, and they act as carbon sinks, mitigating climate change ©FAO/Pius Utomi Ekpei ©FAO/Pius Utomi Ekpei

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World Soil Day 2023 highlights link between soil and water, increasingly crucial in face of climate crisis

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December 5, 2023

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GAWU urges stronger action to end child exploitation in cocoa sector
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June 23, 2026
Mr Andrews Addoquaye Tagoe, General Secretary for the General Agricultural Workers’ Union (GAWU) of Ghana, has called for strict enforcement of laws against child labour and trafficking in cocoa growing… Read more: GAWU urges stronger action to end child exploitation in cocoa sector
AngloGold Ashanti commissions Piggery Production Centre at Sanso in Obuasi
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June 23, 2026
AngloGold Ashanti (AGA), Obuasi Mine, has commissioned a Piggery Production Centre at Sanso in the Obuasi Municipality, as part of efforts to create sustainable livelihoods and diversify economic opportunities beyond mining. The modern facility, established under the… Read more: AngloGold Ashanti commissions Piggery Production Centre at Sanso in Obuasi
Fire destroys premix fuel station at Sekondi Fishing Harbour
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June 23, 2026
A devastating fire outbreak on Sunday, June 21, destroyed a premix fuel station and other properties at the Albert Bosomtwi-Sam Fishing Harbour in Sekondi in the Western Region. According to DCFO Jimmy Nab Daisie, the Fire Safety Officer… Read more: Fire destroys premix fuel station at Sekondi Fishing Harbour
Nearly 97% of rice fields submerged at Weta Irrigation Scheme following heavy rains
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June 23, 2026
Rice farmers at the Weta Irrigation Scheme in the Ketu North Municipality have appealed to the Minister for Food and Agriculture to urgently intervene following severe flooding that has devastated… Read more: Nearly 97% of rice fields submerged at Weta Irrigation Scheme following heavy rains
Aquaculture surpasses 100 million tonnes for first time, FAO reports
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June 23, 2026
Report highlights sustainability and equity challenges as sector feeds growing global population At $184 billion, trade in aquatic animal products continues to hit record highs and now rivals terrestrial meat… Read more: Aquaculture surpasses 100 million tonnes for first time, FAO reports

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Global leaders unite at WFF 2025 to drive agrifood transformation and end hunger

Pope Leo XIV joins FAO to mark 80 years and World Food Day

World Soil Day 2023 highlights link between soil and water, increasingly crucial in face of climate crisis