Food and Agriculture Organization

Rome – The Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum 2026 opened today at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with 38 countries and five regional initiatives presenting a record $20.16 billion in proposed agrifood investments. The four-day event is part of the World Food Forum (WFF), a global platform that drives action to transform agrifood systems through the power of youth, science and innovation, and investment.

Rome – The 2026 World Food Forum (WFF) opened on Monday at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), bringing together government leaders, researchers, scientists, investors, farmers, fishers, Indigenous Peoples and young people from every region to advance solutions for transforming agrifood systems. Held under the theme “Innovate Today.

Rome – Indigenous and non-Indigenous experts and representatives from all seven sociocultural regions of the world gathered today for the opening ceremony of the fourth annual meeting of the Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples’ Food and Knowledge Systems. Hosted in two Sámi nomadic tents, or Lavvus, an Indigenous Peoples’ territory has been created at the heart of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters.

Roma – Da antico scenario delle corse con le bighe a vetrina sul futuro dell’alimentazione: lo storico Circo Massimo di Roma ha ospitato oggi l’inaugurazione della seconda edizione dell’Esposizione globale FAO “Dal seme al cibo”. Intervenendo alla cerimonia di apertura, il Direttore Generale della FAO QU Dongyu ha sottolineato come il percorso dal seme al cibo vada ben oltre la produzione.

Le processus de sélection des 100 héroïnes de la FAO a été conçu pour garantir une large participation des membres, l’équilibre géographique, la transparence et la cohérence. Un appel à candidature a été diffusé globalement auprès des membres de la FAO et a également été transmis directement à chacun d’entre eux, le nombre maximal de candidatures autorisées par pays étant déterminé en fonction de la taille de la population. Au total, 131 membres ont présenté 609 candidatures.

The selection process for the FAO 100 Women was designed to ensure broad Member participation, geographic balance, transparency and consistency. A call for submissions was shared with all FAO Members and was also transmitted directly to each Member, with the maximum number of submissions allowed per country determined according to population size. In total, 131 Members submitted 609 nominations.

With World Space Week having kicked off this 4 October, much of the public conversation will be focused on exploration and humanity's ambitions beyond Earth. However, some of the most important applications of space technology have little to do with distant planets. Rather, they are helping us understand and protect something much closer to home: the forests that sustain life on our planet.

Articles de fond de la FAO Les services d’alerte précoce et de surveillance aident les agriculteurs cambodgiens à se préparer aux phénomènes climatiques extrêmes. À partir des données du Système d’indice de stress agricole, la FAO a identifié le Cambodge comme un pays exposé à un risque élevé de sécheresse grave en raison de l’épisode d’El Niño de 2026. ©FAO/Pisey Khun À sept heures du matin, la chaleur s’installe déjà sur les champs de la province de Siem Reap, au Cambodge.

Articles de fond de la FAO Au Kenya et au Rwanda, les caféiculteurs améliorent leur production pour mieux en vivre et faire le bonheur des amateurs de café du monde entier Au Rwanda comme au Kenya, la production de café à petite échelle repose largement sur les coopératives, qui permettent aux caféiculteurs d’accéder aux financements et aux marchés, de bénéficier de meilleures installations de transformation et de peser sur les décisions qui concernent leur activité.

Roma – L’Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l’alimentazione e l’agricoltura (FAO) ha celebrato per la prima volta la Giornata Internazionale del Caffè, riconoscendo l’importanza economica, sociale e culturale del caffè, una delle bevande più consumate al mondo e uno dei prodotti agricoli più commercializzati a livello globale.