"FOOD SYSTEMS"

On 8 June World Oceans Day will be celebrated worldwide, serving as a poignant reminder of the immense significance of the ocean in our daily lives. FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is providing high-quality seeds to smallholder farmers and agricultural assistance for rural communities in front-line regions of Ukraine to ensure they will not miss the spring planting season. FAO

The number of people experiencing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent food and livelihood assistance increased for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, with over a quarter of a billion facing acute hunger and with people in seven countries on the brink of starvation and death, says the latest report on acute hunger released Wednesday. FAO 

A new Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report provides a comprehensive picture of the status of women not only in agriculture, but across agrifood systems, providing extensive data about gender in agrifood systems, with particular focus on how women participate in and benefit from socio-economic opportunities. UNIFEED

Briefing reporters today on Haiti’s current food security crisis, World Food Programme's Country Director, Jean-Martin Bauer, wondered “how bad things need to get in order for actions to happen?” UNIFEED

In the wake of the devastating earthquakes that hit Türkiye on 6 February 2023, farmers and rural communities in the country urgently need assistance: labor losses and fertilizer shortages have halted agricultural and livestock activities, posing a significant threat to the upcoming summer harvest. FAO

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how societies have undervalued essential workers, as well as the importance of giving such workers adequate pay and decent working conditions. ILO

In Fiji imported food prices have gone up on average by 7 percent, leaving families searching for cheaper alternatives. To address the problem, women farmers in Fiji have been learning how to substitute imported goods like flour with homegrown varieties. IFAD

Presenting the Secretary-General’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) stimulus plan, the Administrator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Achim Steiner said the plan “calls for a measurable increase in resources available to combat the current crisis of at least 500 billion dollars a year through expanded lending, and potentially over 1.8 trillion.” UNIFEED