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Agriculture and Food
Through an project in Fiji, fishers learn how to access aquatic species further offshore and are given the skills and equipment they need to do it. Its about building capacity and resilience.
Global food imports will soon hit a new record of US$1.8 trillion this year - higher prices and transport costs account for the bulk of the expected increase, according to a .
Food security means having regular access to enough safe and nutritious food to lead an active and healthy life. That makes food safety an integral part of food security.
Thanks to its nutrient-rich composition milk is the third biggest supplier of protein and the fifth largest provider of energy, improving global nutrition and strengthening human health.
The art of making tea dates back over 5,000 years to the Chinese Shang Dynasty. Today, globally, tea is the most popular drink, second only to water. Let's celebrate tea and the farmers who produce it!
Humans rely on a shockingly low number of plants for the majority of our daily calories. Thousands of plant species and varieties that fed our ancestors are already extinct, and we are losing more every day. Diversity is our foods life insurance. The , established through the , supports farmers in developing countries to safeguard and use plant genetic diversity for food security and help these communities cope with climate change.
The origin of tea may stretch back more than 5000 years, but its contribution to health, culture and socioeconomic development is still as relevant today. Tea is currently grown in very localized areas, and supports over 13 million people, including smallholder farmers and their households, who depend on the tea sector for their livelihoods. International Tea Day (21 May) is an opportunity to celebrate the cultural heritage, health benefits and economic importance of tea, while working to make its production sustainable.
The releases the latest findings on the number of people facing acute hunger and malnutrition. It also provides an analysis of the drivers that are contributing to food crises, including conflicts, extreme weather events and economic shocks, as well as COVID-19-related economic effects. While it does not include the impacts of the war in Ukraine, it exposes the interconnected nature and fragility of global food systems, with serious consequences for global food and nutrition security.
Set to benefit 4 million people living in rural Niger, a five-year programme funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation and supported by UNOPS aims to reduce poverty and promote economic growth. For farmers like Hamza Saidou, repairing and developing existing irrigation infrastructure can help boost agricultural yield, benefiting local economies and enhancing food security: The crops that I cultivate require a lot of water, so I have to draw more water from the well. But with the rehabilitation project, I could even increase the moringa seeds.
Global and domestic food prices were already close to all-time highs before the war in Ukraine, and a large question mark looms over the next seasons harvests worldwide.
Through a flagship programme spearheaded by FAO and the Gambias Department of Forestry, the Community-based Sustainable Dryland Forest Management project has outfitted groups of community beekeepers, known locally as Honey Enterprise Groups, with beekeeping equipment such as beehives, uniforms, boots, gloves, uniforms and hive tools. With the support of through this -funded project, the Honey Enterprise Groups are constructing beehives in the forest to harvest honey for their livelihoods.
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In the Sechura desert, on Perus northern coast, several hours away from the main roads, hundreds of families survive hand-to-mouth. Drinking water is unavailable, and nutritious food is scarce and expensive. Or, at least, it was. Thanks to a project backed by , families share a 900-metre plot of land where they farm organic vegetables and raise farm animals. A drip irrigation system, installed with WFPs support, allows for efficient use of underground waters, which the families can access through a communal reservoir. Families can now keep part of their harvest and sell the rest.
works to utilize local knowledge sharing networks to raise awareness on how people food producers in particular can protect themselves from COVID-19 while maintaining their livelihoods.