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The Yemen Standardization, Metrology and Quality Control Organization (YSMO) and the National Food Safety Regulatory Committee in Sana'a, held a national mobilization and official event celebrating World Food Safety Day. ​On 1 July 2026, the National Committee held its high-level regular meeting to reinforce food control systems, boost public food safety awareness, and announce the establishment of new central reference testing laboratories in Sana'a and Hodeidah.

Articles de fond de la FAO Ce que les sols nous apprennent sur l’avenir de l’agriculture Dans le cadre d’une évaluation de l’adéquation des cultures réalisée en Zambie, l’application CropSuit de l’initiative SoilFER (SoilFER CropSuit App) de la FAO a été utilisée pour recueillir des données sur le terrain et vérifier l’adéquation de plusieurs espèces cultivées. ©FAO/ZARI La différence entre une récolte réussie et une récolte décevante n’est pas toujours visible en surface.

World Food Safety Day 2026 was observed through a series of awareness campaigns held at the food storage and distribution warehouses of GWC logistics in Qatar on 4 and 7 June and in the company’s Oman facility on 11 June. The campaigns were aligned with this year’s theme, “From Burden to Solutions – Safe Food Everywhere,” during which food handlers were briefed on key food safety burdens and practical solutions.

As part of the World Food Safety Day 2026 celebrations, the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (FAO RLC) supported and participated in a series of regional and national activities aimed at raising awareness of food safety and fostering dialogue among national authorities, academia, the private sector, and international organizations.

On the occasion of World Food Safety Day 2026, the Bangladesh Food Safety Foundation (BFSF), organized a high-level seminar titled “Fast Food, Street Food and Food Safety: Balancing Cultural Taste with Health Risks in Modern Eating Habits.” Experts at the seminar highlighted that unsafe food causes an estimated annual economic loss of USD 3.5 billion in Bangladesh, equivalent to 1.2 percent of the country’s gross domestic product.

The FAO Global Conference on Smart Farming will focus on scaling up smart farming systems in a practical and sustainable manner. It will highlight applied innovations that foster entrepreneurship, including among youth and women, and strengthen the use of digital technologies across agriculture, with a focus on improving productivity, resource efficiency and resilience.

La Conferencia Mundial de la FAO sobre Agricultura Inteligente se centrará en la ampliación de la escala de los sistemas de agricultura inteligente de forma práctica y sostenible. Pondrá de relieve las innovaciones aplicadas que fomentan el espíritu de empresa entre los jóvenes y las mujeres y refuerzan el uso de las tecnologías digitales en la agricultura en conjunto, con el objetivo primordial de mejorar la productividad, la eficiencia de los recursos y la resiliencia.

La Conférence mondiale de la FAO sur l’agriculture intelligente portera sur le développement inclusif et durable des systèmes agricoles intelligents. Elle mettra en lumière des innovations appliquées qui favorisent l’entrepreneuriat des jeunes et des femmes et renforcent l’utilisation de technologies numériques dans l’ensemble du secteur agricole, un accent étant mis sur l’amélioration de la productivité, de l’efficacité de l’utilisation des ressources et de la résilience.

Paris/Rome – Global average gross agricultural income per worker is projected to increase by 9 percent by 2035, driven by productivity gains and broadly stable agricultural prices, according to a new report released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). However, this outlook remains vulnerable to market volatility caused by crises and conflicts.

In its 90th session this week, the Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CCEXEC) will discuss the texts and revisions of texts that have been forwarded to the Commission for adoption. Also on the CCEXEC90 agenda are issues including new work proposals, the implementation report of the Codex Alimentarius Commission Strategic Plan 2020–2025 and financial matters.