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The Asia-Pacific region has seen rapid poverty reduction, having lifted 1.5 billion people out of extreme poverty in a few generations. Yet, millions continue...

This document on consumption-based water management (CBWM) distils and expands on the findings of an expert consultation hosted by FAO and the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR). The meeting...

Since the discovery of aflatoxins in the 1960s, knowledge in the mycotoxin research field has increased dramatically. Hundreds of review articles have been published summarizing many different aspects...

Highlights: Sustainable Development Goal 2.1: Undernourishment and Food Insecurity The prevalence of undernourishment in the Asia and the Pacific region decreased to 8.4 percent in 2022 from 8.8 percent of the previous...

Food security keeps deteriorating globally according to the latest Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC), published on 3 May 2023. There are currently around...

Global food insecurity remains at record levels. According to the mid-year update of the Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC), published on 14 September, the situation remains similar...

Highlights: FAO assesses that globally 46 countries/territories, including 33 in Africa, ten in Asia, two in Latin America and the Caribbean and one in Europe, are in need of...

Agrifood systems in Asia and the Pacific can be strengthened by tapping on agrifood-tourism linkages. When tourism and agrifood systems interact, both synergies and competition appear. Agriculture...

Climate change and extreme weather events are heightening levels of acute food insecurity and food crises around the world. As the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic and deals...

Highlights: The Asia-Pacific region remains a key driver of global growth in 2023, despite facing headwinds from changing global demand from goods to services and tighter monetary policies...