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.
Safe food is one of the most critical guarantors for good health. Only when food is safe can we fully benefit from its nutritional value and from the mental and social benefits of sharing a safe meal. In contrast, unsafe foods are the cause of many diseases. Globally, 1 in 10 people are affected by foodborne diseases annually. The good news is that most foodborne diseases are preventable. World Food Safety Day is an opportunity to strengthen efforts to ensure that the food we eat is safe, mainstream food safety in the public agenda and reduce the burden of foodborne diseases.
The is working with countries on the preparation of $12 billion of new projects for the next 15 months to respond to the food security crisis. These projects are expected to support agriculture, social protection to cushion the effects of higher food prices, and water and irrigation projects. In addition, the World Bank鈥檚 existing portfolio includes undisbursed balances of $18.7 billion in projects with direct links to food and nutrition security issues, covering agriculture and natural resources, nutrition, social protection, and other sectors.
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 food鈥檚 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: 鈥淭he 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.鈥
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鈥 harvests worldwide.
In this interactive story, FAO presents healthy and sustainable food pathways for schoolchildren. envisions a world where all people enjoy healthy diets, which is one of .
Through a flagship programme spearheaded by FAO and the Gambia鈥檚 Department of Forestry, the 鈥淐ommunity-based Sustainable Dryland Forest Management鈥 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.
Find out how tomatoes became known for boosting health, food security and livelihoods.
In the Sechura desert, on Peru鈥檚 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 鈥 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 WFP鈥檚 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 鈥 food producers in particular 鈥 can protect themselves from COVID-19 while maintaining their livelihoods.
Under the banner of Pillar IV of 鈥檚 component of the Global Humanitarian Response Plan for COVID-19; 鈥淓nsuring food supply chain actors are not at risk of virus transmission鈥, the USAID-funded project "Supporting critical agricultural value chains in food crisis countries in the context of COVID-19鈥 developed a range of products including a series of documentaries and animated films to facilitate documentation and dissemination of emerging COVID-19 sensitization responses in 11 focus countries. These products rely on qualitative data collection and beneficiary-level evidence gathering carried out during on-the-ground missions and can all be accessed on the .