FAO Archives – Food Tank

In honor of Earth Day, April 22nd, Food Tank is highlighting five high-impact actions each person can take to eat as if the planet mattered. These changes can also help consumers save money and build more resilient, fun, and beautiful communities.

#EarthDay2018: Eating as if the Planet Mattered

In honor of Earth Day, April 22nd, Food Tank is highlighting five high-impact actions each person can take to eat as if the planet mattered. Eating as if the planet matters means eating more healthful foods, wasting less food, helping reverse climate change, and reducing the rates of overfishing and

Global Food Policy Report recommends policies to reverse rising global rates of undernutrition

Global Food Policy Report Unveils Strategy for Reducing Hunger with Global Governance, Investment, and Trade

IFPRI’s Global Food Policy Report recommends international cooperation, governance, and trade to eliminate rising global hunger, undernourishment, and poverty.

The FAO offers guidance and resources to Fall Armyworm infested areas in Africa to aid food security.

Fall Armyworm : A Threat to Africa’s Food Security

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization promotes awareness and provides resources to smallholders to help mitigate Fall Armyworm infestation in Africa.

Family farmers may be the new key leaders in accomplishing U.N. Sustainable Development Goals with the new Decade of Family Farming 2019–2028

The U.N. Aims to Unite Efforts for the Decade of Family Farmers

The U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution aiming to ignite international efforts to support family farmers and their roles in developing hunger and poverty solutions.

Agricultural biodiversity is becoming increasingly important for resilience building as climate shocks increase in frequency and intensity.

Biodiversity for Resilience Against Natural Disasters

As climate shocks increase in frequency and intensity, agricultural biodiversity—the variety of species of plants, animals, and microorganisms used for agriculture and food production—is an increasingly important part of resilience building.

WFP’s Counting the Beans tool is shedding light on the relative price of a plate of food in countries around the world.

Counting the Beans: New Tool Measures the True Cost of Food

With WFP’s Counting the Beans tool, users can compare the relative price of the same plate of food in a diverse range of countries around the world.

Framework Agreement on Climate Change Reached at COP23 Climate Negotiations

For the first time in the 25-year history of international climate negotiations, the 197 member countries of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have reached an agreement on agriculture. The milestone came near the close of the 23rd Conference of Parties (COP23) of the

A new report by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization reveals a surge in hunger in sub-Saharan Africa due to conflict and climate change.

Conflict and Climate Change are Driving Hunger Crisis

A new report by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization reveals the link between conflict and food insecurity and identifies pathways to help build resilience against conflict and contribute to sustaining peace.

Strengthening the linkages between rural and urban areas is key to addressing hunger and poverty says the FAO 2017 State of Food and Agriculture report.

FAO Highlights Rural-Urban Connections to Reduce Hunger

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization have just released the 2017 State of Food and Agriculture report. Connecting rural areas with surrounding cities and towns will create more sustainable food systems and help alleviate rural poverty, the report argues.

In Haiti, islanders face food insecurity and agricultural destruction in the weeks following Hurricane Irma.

Hurricane Irma is the Latest in the “Vicious Cycle of Disaster” in Haiti

In the weeks following Hurricane Irma, humanitarian organizations launch responses and request funding to help Haiti through food insecurity and agricultural destruction.