735 million people are currently facing hunger due to the pandemic, weather shocks and conflicts, warns the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published by 5 United Nations agencies. Read more: wfp.org/news/122-milli…

Takayuki Hagiwara, Representative FAO India, emphasized the need for focusing more efforts on the demand side to support the shift away from cereal centric systems & to address natural resources degradation with multi-sectoral interventions. #foodsystems #transformation #GFPR2024

.Food and Agriculture Organization India's latest Op-Ed on World Zoonoses Day. Pandemic preparedness: How FAO is strengthening India's response to zoonotic threats hindustantimes.com/opinion/pandem… FAO Asia Pacific FAO Newsroom

In collaboration with FSSAI & NFL-Chennai, FAO Asia Pacific & FAO India held a Private Sector Engagement #PSE workshop with aquaculture partners in Visakhapatnam, India, promoting PSE & private-public partnerships (PPP) to reduce antimicrobial use in aquaculture farming.

Out now! Food and Agriculture Organization's The State of the World’s #Forests 2024 highlights the need for greater #innovation in the forest sector to ensure a more #sustainable future. 🌳🌳🌲 👉 fao.org/newsroom/detai…

Are you looking for IT job opportunities? Check out this vacancy at FAO. Apply, tag, share, and like! IT Project Assistant (2401500): jobs.fao.org/careersection/… #FAOJobs #UNJobs

.Food and Agriculture Organization organizes a two-day workshop on finalization of Standard Veterinary Treatment Guidelines to harmonize veterinary treatment in India. #AnimalHealth #SVTG #OneHealth #4Betters

Indigenous Peoples’ #FoodSystems are among the most sustainable, resilient & unique on the planet. They provide diverse foods & resources, while preserving & enriching biodiversity. We must learn from, respect & preserve these systems! #WeAreIndigenous #IndigenousPeoplesDay

To address the pressing issues of soil degradation, over-exploitation & contamination of groundwater, Food and Agriculture Organization, under its Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded FOLUR Impact Program, is working with the farmers of Punjab to promote crop diversification, water management & improve soil health. #4Betters

Young people provide ideas, inspiration and energy to create green, resilient, and sustainable agrifood systems. Read how @‌FAO is empowering them 👉 doi.org/10.4060/cc3942… #YouthDay #FoodSystems

.Food and Agriculture Organization & USAID meet to strengthen the animal health sector with the #OneHealth approach in India, focusing on enhancing collaboration & exploring new avenues. Together, we aim to tackle health challenges at the human, animal & environmental interface. #ECTAD

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Takayuki Hagiwara, FAO-R, along with the Food and Agriculture Organization India team met Dr Sultan Singh, Director of the Haryana Space Applications Centre to discuss and strengthen the application of remote sensing and GIS tools in agriculture particularly in the rice-wheat agrifood system in India.

Mr Shaji KV, Chairperson, NABARD and Takayuki Hagiwara, FAO-R, met in Mumbai, and discussed the need to collaborate to strengthen FPOs, develop carbon fund and promote climate resilient #agrifood systems to support farmers in India. NABARD Online United Nations in India

A 3-day joint workshop by Food and Agriculture Organization and Dept of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Min of FAH&D to prioritize animal infectious diseases, focusing on those with significant impact on animal and human health in India is currently underway in New Delhi. #OneHealth #AnimalHealth #ECTAD #4Betters

.Food and Agriculture Organization, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi NCR RRA Network ATREE organized a brainstorming session on Agrobiodiversity Conservation & Climate Change. Scholars & practitioners from India & Mexico shared experiences to find solutions to conserve agrobiodiversity in the changing climatic conditions.

Are you a smart user of antibiotics? Here is Dr Bhatia's Guide to Judicious Antibiotic Use: Protecting human health by promoting responsible use to combat resistance. Let's be smart with antibiotics! 💊🧬 #AntibioticResistance #AMR

📢Call for early career researchers & postgraduate students! Apply for the short courses on Food Security for Equitable Futures & receive multidisciplinary insights from renowned experts in India. Apply: bit.ly/47hwtcy Deadline: 8 Sept Food Security for Equitable Futures

A delegation from FAO Asia Pacific visits the Chambal Landscape in Madhya Pradesh to review and strategize the Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded #GreenAg project. The team engaged with farmers and key officials to align project goals with on-ground realities.

.Food and Agriculture Organization in partnership with Dept of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Min of FAH&D have prioritized 10 animal infectious diseases, following a 3-day intensive workshop in Delhi. Read for more: bit.ly/4gaf35A #ECTAD #OneHealth #AnimalHealth