The Latest Breaking News from FAO

Climate change, a faltering economy and residual security issues have decimated Syria's 2022 grain crop, leaving the majority of its farmers in a precarious position, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said.

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called for unrelenting flood risk preparedness in Yemen. It strongly advised adopting integrated farming systems as the ravages of climate change continue to affect farming communities in the country. According to the UN body, agricultural systems that integrate crops, livestock, and…

The United Nations food agency's world price index declined again in July, edging further away from record highs hit in March.

Forests are not just the lungs of the planet: they have huge potential, if managed sustainably, to become a major source of welfare, income and renewable products as part of a more healthy global economy.

In tonight's edition: Millions of people in Somalia are on the brink of starvation. We speak to Rein Paulsen from the FAO, who is in Somalia meeting with drought-affected communities. Meanwhile, campaigning for Kenya's presidential elections picked up again on Wednesday after a deeply underwhelming presidential debate. And Senegal heads…

The world relies on Ukraine for food, but Russia’s invasion means millions could go hungry despite any deal allowing grain to be exported. Bel Trew talks to farmers in Kharkiv, Donbas, Dnipro and Kyiv

Young pastoralists are proud of the tradition they have inherited. But drought, farming and conflict all endanger their lifestyle – and their lives

For World Zoonoses Day on July 6 we cover the growing links between climate change and animal diseases which spread to humans.

Ukraine news from July 5: Governor says mass evacuation will save lives and enable Ukraine to better fight Russians.