# FAO

The added support will help to step up control efforts in Africa and Asia and to improve early warning and forecasting systems

FAO's Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 offers detailed regional and global analyses in a new, digitally interactive way

FAO and WFP collaborate on a unique analysis of countries on the precipice of what could be the worst food crisis in generations

Projects will build the resilience of rural communities affected by degraded ecosystems and increased water scarcity

Global commodity food prices fell for the fourth consecutive month in May, as supplies appear strong and demand weakens due to economic contractions triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reported today.

The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is seeking $350 million to scale up hunger-fighting and livelihoods-boosting activities in food crisis contexts where COVID-19's impact could be devastating.

Heavy rains favour reproduction, second wave of locusts expected during upcoming harvest

Able to eat its own weight in food, this insect should never be underestimated

Forest loss slows globally as sustainable management grows

World food commodity prices declined for the third month in a row during April, as the economic and logistical impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant contractions in demand for many commodities.

Beyond the COVID-19 health emergency, a recession looms, and countries ought to take measures now to soften the longer-term impacts on hunger and food insecurity, a new FAO policy brief says.