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Globally, the gap between the production of nutritious quality crops and their consumption is widening, resulting in high rates of malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies. Our goal is to examine the rich...

Understanding concurrent drought events in global main croplands is crucially important for food security, effective adaptation to climate change and human well-being. Yet, there is a lack...

Inland recreational fisheries provide numerous socio-economic benefits to fishers, families and communities. Recreationally harvested fish are also frequently consumed and may provide affordable...

Highlights: Fertilizer was the most important factor in maize production. Fertilizer was found to be the cause for decrease in pH. No-tillage had a positive effect...

The price of food has increased everywhere, reaching historic levels in 2022. This is a challenge for food security globally, but particularly for net food-importing developing countries. And unlike in previous...

Food loss and waste (FLW) is one of the key areas under SP4 and BN4 as well as the MPI on Resilient Food Systems in RAP. FAO is well positioned as a global...

Key messages Hunger in the Arab region has continued to rise since 2014 . The number of undernourished people reached 69 million in 2020, or 15.8 percent...

Overview of the Chinese fishing fleet, aquaculture, and trade There is a large discrepancy and uncertainty in the number of vessels of the Chinese distant water fleets (DWFs). The low estimate of ‘visible’...

The Good Food Institute describes government regulation of alternative proteins (including plant-based, cultivated and fermentation-derived foods) in several countries around the world (including China, Singapore...

The Global Biorefinery Status Report of IEA Bioenergy Task 42 (biorefining) provides an overview of recent biorefinery developments. The report gives a description of the current situation of biorefineries...