UN body in Afghanistan thanks India for assistance in combating locust threat

Jan 23, 2024

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in Afghanistan thanked India for supplying 40,000 litres of Malathion, a pesticide used to...

Agritech Start-up Farmers Fresh Zone Receives UN Recognition

Aug 14, 2023

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 14: Farmers Fresh Zone (Farmers FZ), a Kochi-based start-up, was one among the 12 agri-food start-ups selected across the world...

FAO's global GEF approved 26 projects worth USD 174.7 million

Jun 27, 2023

Building on the growing momentum to tackle environmental problems by addressing the ways in which our food and fibre are produced, the Global Environment...

Locust invasion causes huge losses to farmers in Afghanistan's northern provinces

May 27, 2023

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations said that the invasion of locusts has caused more than 6,000 hectares of agricultural land...

FAO welcomes EU contribution of Euro 25 mn to advance wildlife conservation and food security

Jul 29, 2023

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed Euro 25 million in additional funding from the European Union (EU) to...

UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment to address challenges to transform agrifood systems

Jul 23, 2023

Around 2000 participants from over 160 countries, including over 20 Heads of State and Government, will attend the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment...