Highlights
In focus
FAO's response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Learn what FAO is doing with regard to the current pandemic and its impacts on food and agriculture. Check out FAO COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme.
Event
FAO’s Director General to give a Lectio Magistralis at Italy’s Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
QU Dongyu will discuss how to meet society's growing need for healthy, accessible and affordable food whilst reducing agriculture’s environmental impact. The event will be broadcasted live by RAI Cultura on Thursday 25th February, 4pm CET.
In focus
Keeping a vigilant eye on avian influenza outbreaks
Read the Q&A with FAO’s global surveillance coordinator on a perennial threat to human and animal health.
Story
Tapping into community potential in Iran
Villagers work together to pool resources and address longstanding challenges

From the DG
FAO and Oman step up joint efforts to address water scarcity and transform agri-food systems
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today held virtual talks with Saud bin Hamoud bin Ahmed Al-Habsi, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources of Oman.
Data
Stories
Bonding on the job in Bamyan, Afghanistan
Women livestock keepers develop their skills and a greater sense of community
Publications
Explore FAO’s 2020 digital flagship reports in six languages
In 2020, FAO’s flagship ‘The State of the World’ collection was released in a new easy-to-read digital format.
Digital Agriculture
The Digital Agriculture Forum 2020, an inspiration to create business with real impact for people with real needs
The Forum has helped foster an enabling ecosystem to accelerate the digital transformation of agri-food systems and enhance knowledge exchanges in digital agriculture policies and...
Country Showcase
The brand new FAO country showcase is a space where Member Countries can highlight their agricultural systems, innovations and food products. Take a worldwide tour of local agriculture, beautiful landscapes and typical crops and food. More countries will be available in the upcoming months.
Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems

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Republic of Korea

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