FAO Newsroom

Latest news from the media relations team of @FAO, the UN agency that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Follow our Director-General @FAODG.

[FAO Newsroom @FAOnews]

The @FAO Food Price Index averaged 136.0 points in September, up 1.5% from August and 5.8% from a year ago.

Higher cereal, sugar and vegetable oil quotations outweighed declines in meat and dairy prices.
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[Arab News @arabnews]

Beth Bechdol, the deputy director-general of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), says she is "deeply concerned" about the impact of the latest Israel-Hezbollah conflict on agriculture in south Lebanon. "This latest escalation, I think, only puts additional pressure on farmers and rural communities that, frankly, were already facing considerable hardships and hadn't actually come out of the challenges from before," she tells AFP in an interview in Beirut

[Asharq Al-Awsat English @aawsat_eng]

UN Worried about Impact of Latest #Lebanon War on Agriculture
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[عبدالحكيم الواعر الممثل الإقليمي لمنظمة الفاو @FAOADG_NENA]

In my interview with @LBCI_NEWS, I highlighted the challenges facing farmers in Lebanon, FAO's support to sustain food production and safeguard livelihoods, and the wider implications of the conflict for food security across the region.

[FAO Newsroom @FAOnews]

Forests and trees in drylands sustain livelihoods and food security of more than 2 billion people, yet around 25% of dryland forest ecosystems are already degraded.

At #WorldForestWeek, @FAO launched a Call to Action urging greater investment.

#COFO28
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[FAO in Emergencies @FAOemergencies]

✅ Act now
❌ Pay a higher price later

@FAO and @WFP are working together to help communities stay ahead of hunger.

Read our joint Anticipatory Action Appeal for El Niño: https://t.co/Ve7bKtf1NK

[FAO in Emergencies @FAOemergencies]

[1/2] #GazaStrip: From 2024–2026, every $1 invested by @FAO in protecting livestock generated $2.30 in livestock value for herders – a net return of 130%.

This does not include income earned from producing and selling milk and other products.

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[FAO Knowledge @FAOKnowledge]

On International #CoffeeDay, @FAO celebrates smallholder coffee farmers in Rwanda, Kenya & worldwide. ☕

Coffee is more than a beverage: across Africa and the globe, it supports employment, rural livelihoods and economies.

Read more here ➡️ https://t.co/E0TsyJGH2i

[FAO Knowledge @FAOKnowledge]

Food lost before it’s eaten means wasted resources. Through food safety measures & new dryers, @FAO ENPARD IV supports hazelnut farmers to reduce losses & protect harvests.

Daily actions & improvements can avoid food loss!

Read the story ➡️ https://t.co/a3FB6oyVho

#FLWDay

[UN News @UN_News_Centre]

Sudan’s food crisis could worsen as El Niño threatens to cut rainfall by up to 40%.

In an interview with UN News, @FAO’s Rein Paulsen explains what’s at stake -- and the difference timely funding can make for communities on the ground.

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[ELPAÍS PlanetaFuturo @Planeta_Futuro]

Tribuna | Sabemos cómo devolver la vida a las tierras degradadas

✏️ Zhimin Wu

https://t.co/m4tOqNuEol

[FAO Newsroom @FAOnews]

Reducing food loss & waste has transformative potential for agrifood systems. Saving food also saves nutrients, natural resources & money, while helping ease pressure on forests- @FAODG QU Dongyu at the Intl Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. #FLWDay https://t.co/rx7qq7yb8a

[Food and Agriculture Organization @FAO]

📏 Measure
🛡️ Prevent
🤝 Redistribute
♻️ Repurpose
🏠 Change habits

Scaling up these solutions to fight #FoodLoss and #FoodWaste means better nutrition, a stronger economy and a healthier planet.

#FLWDay

[FAO Forestry @FAOForestry]

When we restore forests & landscapes, we improve lives.

With 460 million hectares of forest degraded worldwide, @FAO’s flagship publication ‘The State of the World’s Forests 2026’ focuses on forest & landscape restoration.

More 👉https://t.co/WSZbdgAxx6

#SOFO2026 #COFO28

[FAO Newsroom @FAOnews]

Forest and landscape restoration is more than an environmental priority – it is a strategic investment in resilient agrifood systems and rural development, according to the new @FAO #SOFO2026 report, released during #COFO28 and World Forest Week. https://t.co/HcXH3k6I3K

[FAO Director-General QU Dongyu @FAODG]

At #COFO28, I launched #SOFO2026, highlighting the urgent need to restore degraded forests and landscapes. With 1.56 billion ha of land degraded globally, including 460 million ha of forest land, restoration is vital for resilient agrifood systems and rural development. #4Betters

[Food and Agriculture Organization @FAO]

The net loss of forest area has been reduced by more than half since the 1990s.

Get more data on the world's forests in @FAO's Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025 👉 https://t.co/x7mNvp9n8k

#FRA2025 #COFO28

[FAO Plants @FAOPlants]

📰 Earlier this month, @ShaamNetwork featured our support to Syria 🇸🇾’s shift from emergency seed assistance to long-term seed system development.

Strengthening national institutions & local production help farmers access quality seed & build resilience.

@FAOSyria @FAOnews

[FAO Newsroom @FAOnews]

🔴 @FAO launches nationwide livestock vaccination campaign in #Sudan to protect 9.8 million animals and safeguard the livelihoods of 1.2 million livestock-owning households amid ongoing conflict, displacement and a deepening food crisis.

@FAOSudan
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[FAO in Somalia @FAOSomalia]

🚨 Somalia #IPC Alert: 5.4M people projected to face IPC Phase 3 or above from Oct–Dec. Rural areas carry nearly two-thirds of the 1.92 million malnutrition burden, as floods threaten crops & livestock. Early action is vital to protect lives & livelihoods.
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