The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

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  • La Niña forecast to have adverse impacts on yields in Iran 2024-11-26 14:48

    La Niña forecast to have adverse impacts on yields

    TEHRAN –Due to dry weather conditions between January and May 2025, when the main wheat crops are at vegetative stages, La Niña event is anticipated to have an adverse impact on yields in Iran, according to a country analysis report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on November 22.

  • Lessening the blow of climate-related loss and damage  2023-12-04 15:22

    By Qu Dongyu, FAO Director General

    Lessening the blow of climate-related loss and damage 

    As the impacts of the climate crisis continue to surpass the limits of adaptation, countries are urgently searching for ways to redress the losses and damages to agriculture. This op-ed discusses ways to limit loss and damage through various means, including increased climate finance and Anticipatory Action.

  • We must not take water for granted 2023-10-15 15:18

    By QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General

    We must not take water for granted

    This year’s World Food Day celebrates one of the planet’s most precious resources: water. It’s essential to life on Earth. It covers the majority of the planet’s surface, makes up over 50 percent of our bodies, helps keep us fed, supports livelihoods, and is central to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • FAO’s RFLDL project, a milestone in sustainable land management in Iran 2023-10-10 15:19

    By Faranak Bakhtiari

    FAO’s RFLDL project, a milestone in sustainable land management in Iran

    TEHRAN – "Rehabilitation of forest landscapes and degraded land with particular attention to saline soils and areas prone to wind erosion” project (RFLDL), implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), reached its successful conclusion setting a new course for sustainable land management in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

  • FAO holds national conference on enhancing dryland agriculture productivity 2023-09-02 15:36

    By Faranak Bakhtiari

    FAO holds national conference on enhancing dryland agriculture productivity

    TEHRAN – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations held the “First National Conference on Enhancing Productivity in Dryland Projects” to discuss achievements within its project titled "Boosting Productivity and Unlocking the Potential of Dryland Agriculture."

  • Iran makes strides in combating malnutrition, ascends 12 ranks in global assessment: FAO 2023-08-14 15:48

    Iran makes strides in combating malnutrition, ascends 12 ranks in global assessment, FAO report

    TEHRAN - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has unveiled a noteworthy decline in malnutrition across Iran during the period of 2021 to 2022, leading to a commendable upswing of 12 positions in the country’s global standing in the realm of nutrition.