Tag: FAO

FAO: Water in Iraq threatens to lose half of wheat and barley crops
Without sustainable management

May 24, 2025

Food & Climate Water in Iraq faces many challenges, and without sustainable management the country risks losing up to 50% of its wheat and barley yields by 2050, increasing its…

Famine in Gaza is approaching, and FAO calls for immediate aid access
Alarming escalation in food insecurity due to ongoing hostilities and blockade

May 12, 2025

Food & Climate Famine in Gaza is approaching. With the imminent and complete collapse of agriculture and the potential outbreak of deadly epidemics in the Strip, the Food and Agriculture…

FAO: Foot-and-mouth outbreak in Europe is the worst since 2001
And an exotic strain is present in Iraq and Bahrain

May 5, 2025

Food & Climate The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced that Europe is experiencing the worst outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease since the beginning of this century…

“Global Mountain Dialogue for Sustainable Development” opened today
More than two billion people live on fresh water from mountains and glaciers

April 24, 2025

Food & Climate Speaking at the opening of the International Conference of the “Global Mountain Dialogue for Sustainable Development: Towards Bishkek+25 Summit”, hosted by the Kyrgyz Government, QU Dongyu, Director-General…

Organic compost in Nepal is made by women from dry forest leaves
Nourishes the soil and protects against fires

April 23, 2025

Food & Climate Dry forest leaves and twigs have been turned into organic compost in Nepal, thanks to a group of women who are not only improving the soil but…

Georgian grapes combat climate change with their diverse varieties
Vineyards attract agri-tourists

April 19, 2025

Food & Climate Georgian grapes represent nutritional, heritage, and cultural value, and a source of income for the population through their transformation into wine. With climate change, their diversity and…

War-affected rural communities in Ukraine receive a $150 million emergency support
The agricultural sector losses due to the war with Russia are estimated at $84 bn

April 17, 2025

Food & Climate The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launches a $150 million Emergency and Early Recovery Response Plan to support war-affected rural communities in Ukraine.…

Efforts to combat illegal fishing win China support
Beijing becomes the 108th member of (PSMA)

April 16, 2025

Food & Climate Efforts to combat illegal fishing won support from China, which has become the 108th State member of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO)…

Cropland in Myanmar, the earthquake destroys a third of grain-producing areas
80% of the maize crop, essential for livestock, was lost

April 12, 2025

Food & Climate Over 3.7 million hectares of cropland in Myanmar across key agricultural regions – Sagaing, Magway, Mandalay, and Shan – were exposed to the earthquake. These regions produce…

Trump looms over the opening session of the 177th FAO Council
Dongyu: our voluntary contributions for the first 3 months of 2025 are below the previous three record-setting years

April 7, 2025

Food & Climate US President Donald Trump’s actions to reduce or suspend several international funding sources dominated a large portion of the opening session of the 177th session of the…