# FAO

Projects will build the resilience of rural communities affected by degraded ecosystems and increased water scarcity

Global commodity food prices fell for the fourth consecutive month in May, as supplies appear strong and demand weakens due to economic contractions triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reported today.

The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is seeking $350 million to scale up hunger-fighting and livelihoods-boosting activities in food crisis contexts where COVID-19's impact could be devastating.

Heavy rains favour reproduction, second wave of locusts expected during upcoming harvest

Able to eat its own weight in food, this insect should never be underestimated

Forest loss slows globally as sustainable management grows

World food commodity prices declined for the third month in a row during April, as the economic and logistical impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant contractions in demand for many commodities.

Beyond the COVID-19 health emergency, a recession looms, and countries ought to take measures now to soften the longer-term impacts on hunger and food insecurity, a new FAO policy brief says.

In this interview, we speak with Mike Robson, FAO Representative in Syria about the COVID-19 pandemic and what it could mean for a country such as Syria, which is on a long road to recovery after nine years of crisis.

Οι χώρες πρέπει να ενώσουν τις δυνάμεις τους για να αποτρέψουν μια παγκόσμια επισιτιστική κρίση από το COVID-19.

Ο Maximo Torero, επικεφαλής οικονομολόγος και βοηθός γενικός διευθυντής του Τμήματος Οικονομικής και Κοινωνικής Ανάπτυξης του FAO, αναφέρει ότι ο οργανισμός μόλις αύξησε τη διάθεσή του για τη στήριξη της ανάπτυξης ικανοτήτων για Ιρανούς εμπειρογνώμονες.