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Not only are healthy diets crucial for children's development and wellbeing, but the is part of the right to food too. 

Cotton offers comfort, durability, and breathability to our wardrobe. But this fabric is so much more: it sustains 32 million growers and benefits 100 million families worldwide. Crucial for developed economies, it's a safety net in developing nations, providing income to rural smallholders, including women. On World Cotton Day (7 October), under the theme "Making cotton fair and sustainable for all: from farm to fashion,” the 51�Թ� aims to raise awareness about cotton's pivotal role in economic development, trade, and poverty reduction.

Water issues have always been crucial for Odina’s district in Uzbekistan, and they were highly dependent on water sources coming from neighboring Kyrgyzstan. Farmers would have to wait for her or his turn to use the water to irrigate their land from the few existing canals. introduced the “” project which provides simple innovations in water management, pest control and greenhouse improvements. With these new skills and practices, Odina has grown her tomato business into a thriving small enterprise and receives two to three times her previous income. When farming becomes "smart" and incomes become sustainable, confidence in the future increases.

The waters that surround the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of the Pacific are home to remarkable marine ecosystems. The fish and other marine species they host are deeply intertwined with many Pacific peoples’ cultures, livelihoods and food. But while the communities of these islands continue to consume fish in significant quantities, the diversity of Islanders’ diets is declining, and their nutrition is deteriorating. So, what are some new approaches and innovations that can help reverse this trend? A report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the 51�Թ� () and WorldFish has some suggestions. .

Mangrove forests are mostly found in warm areas with calm coastlines, shallow water, and soft ground. The size and type of mangroves can vary depending on environmental conditions.  Sustaining a rich food web - from detritus decomposers to fish, mammals and birds - mangrove ecosystems represent an interphase between terrestrial and marine communities. In the first study of its kind, with experts around the world uncovered a wealth of information on the extent of mangrove forests globally. The study also gives a glimpse into what causes mangrove losses and gains. Find out more about this precious ecosystem and .

Our planet may be called Earth, but it is made mostly of water, just like us. It nourishes people, animals and all nature. This precious resource is vital for life yet, not everyone can enjoy it. Every drop counts and your actions matter:

• 1- Reduce food waste to reduce water waste
• 2- Eat foods like beans, lentils, and grains that use less water to produce
• 3- Don't pollute water
• 4- Find safe ways to re-use water
• 5- Draw your water action for food and ! - The deadline to submit a poster is 3 November 2023.

Together, let's make sure all people can enjoy it. Water heroes are #FoodHeroes

Water benefits our lives in many different ways, but how can we value water properly and safeguard it effectively for everyone? This animation looks at how water means different things to different people. Their home and family life, their livelihood, their cultural practices, their wellbeing and their local environment, and asks the question - What does water mean to you?

Mabrouka Ayadi, a 70-year-old widow who has been fishing her whole life, has no government pension or medical care. She hopes the SocPro4Fish project will lead to adequate coverage in the fisheries sector to support her health and well-being. “I have to take care of my health care. I have four kids at home, and they depend on my fishing,’’ she says. and partners work to reduce poverty and sustain the aquaculture sector’s development. The project also seeks to expand coverage of social protection to fishers and fish workers in Tunisia and other countries.

While global hunger numbers have stalled between 2021 and 2022, there are many places in the world facing deepening food crises. Africa remains the worst-affected region with one in five people facing hunger on the continent, more than twice the global average. According to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report by , over 122 million more people are facing hunger due to the pandemic and repeated weather shocks and conflicts.

The benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined again in June, led by price decreases for all major cereals and most types of vegetable oils, according to the latest . The index dropped 1.4 percent from May and 23.4 % from its peak in March 2022. Nevertheless, FAO warns that high food prices, economic downturns, conflict, droughts, and the impending risk of  weather aggravate food security concerns in 45 countries that are assessed to need external assistance for food. .

Refugees have long said that relying on emergency assistance is not a long-term solution. 's project goal is to build sustainable livelihoods for both refugees and locals.

It is an alarming fact that there are more children engaged in child labour in sub-Saharan Africa than in the rest of the world combined. Not all this work is considered child labour. Age‑appropriate tasks that are not hazardous and do not interfere with a child’s education can be positive for the family and even contribute to the inter-generational transfer of valuable skills that boost families’ food security. Here are four examples of the work is doing to tackle this issue from the field right up to the global level, to ensure that children have a childhood.

In 1969 final plans for travel to the moon were being fine-tuned, including how to keep food safe so the astronauts, orbiting in space, would not get sick from the food prepared for the flight. Foodborne illnesses in the 1960s were not a rarity. So, the team approached food safety the way it tested engineering reliability: by checking the weak points in the system. During this period, another body made these standards international for the sake of everyone on the planet, not just in space. An / endorsed “food code” defined hygiene-related food standards for the next 50 plus years.

higlights why IUU fishing threatens livelihoods, exacerbates poverty, and augments food insecurity.

For Zulaikha, a 48-year-old, widowed the cost of the everyday items she needs for her family of six seems beyond her means. Like many other smallholder livestock keepers and farmers across Afghanistan, Zulaikha’s livelihood has been battered by a combination of severe drought, the COVID-19 pandemic and the lack of economic prospects in the recent past. Things began to improve after supported her with emergency assistance for her livestock to enhance the health of her animals and increase the family’s access to nutritious food through improved dairy production.