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Morocco showcases its argan heritage at the 2026 World Food Forum in Rome

Morocco’s agricultural and culinary heritage is taking center stage at the 2026 World Food Forum in Rome, where an exhibition at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) highlights the country’s iconic argan tree. The display presents argan seeds......

El Niño and Strait of Hormuz disruptions raise concerns over global food security

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned that disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, combined with the effects of the El Niño climate phenomenon, could intensify risks facing global agriculture and food security. The two pressures may reinforce each......

Morocco Champions Women Farmers and Sustainable Agrifood Systems at FAO Meeting in Rome

Morocco has renewed its call for greater economic empowerment of women farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs, highlighting their role in strengthening food security, climate resilience and sustainable economic growth across Africa. The initiative took centre stage at a meeting held on Wednesday in......

FAO calls for urgent agricultural aid as hunger worsens across the Middle East

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is calling for urgent funding to support agriculture across the Middle East and North Africa, warning that more than 45 million people in the region are facing crisis-level food insecurity or worse. The UN agency said prolonged conflicts, forced......

Türkiye promotes its first candidate for FAO director-general

Türkiye is stepping up its campaign to secure the leadership of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, putting forward former Agriculture Minister Mehdi Eker as the country's first candidate for the FAO director-general position. Eker said the candidacy offers Türkiye an......

Global hunger declines slowly in 2025 as millions remain food insecure

Global hunger declined for the third consecutive year in 2025, but the pace of improvement remains slow and uneven, according to the latest estimates from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and other UN agencies. Around 645 million people were estimated to have faced hunger......

FAO says it is too early to warn of a global coffee shortage

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) says it is still too early to conclude that the strengthening El Niño weather pattern will trigger a global coffee shortage, despite growing concerns over its potential impact on major producing regions. The organization stressed......

Middle East conflict could leave up to 520 million people facing hunger by 2030

The global food security outlook is coming under renewed pressure as the economic consequences of the conflict in the Middle East threaten to reverse progress in the fight against hunger. According to updated projections cited by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), between......

AAA Initiative marks 10 years with new roadmap for climate-resilient African agriculture

Ten years after its launch at COP22 in Marrakech, the Initiative for the Adaptation of African Agriculture, known as the AAA Initiative, is entering a new phase focused on turning climate adaptation plans into concrete investments across the continent. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United......