In this episode we are joined by Herman Brouwer, Senior Advisor on multi-stakeholder collaboration at the Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation (WCDI).
Herman explains the pillars of agrifood systems sustainability, discusses the concept of agrifood systems transformation and the importance of multi-stakeholders' processes, and shares some of the key learning from the publication ‘National processes shaping food systems transformations –Lessons from Costa Rica, Ireland and Rwanda’ (accessible here: doi.org/10.4060/cb6149en).
Producers: Pablo García Campos and Emma Crampton
Presenter: Siobhan Kelly
Disclaimer: All opinions expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily represent the official position of FAO.
Photo credit: ©African Food Fellowship/Guyo Adhi

In conversation with Herman Brouwer, Advisor at WCDI

Humankind is facing a perfect storm of climate change, biodiversity loss, and multiple forms of malnutrition coexisting in the same country, community, household, and even individual. These challenges are well known, but what seems to be missing is a recognition that food is at the centre of all three of these issues. Let’s explore the nexus between climate change, biodiversity and nutrition.

Producer : Veronica Vargas Roman, FAO

Presenter :  Hugo Bourhis, FAO. Interviewee: Patrizia Fracassi, FAO.

Photo credit : ©FAO/Marco Longari

How climate change, biodiversity and nutrition are connected

Women play a vital role in our agrifood systems: as farmers, retailers, wage workers, entrepreneurs, and beyond. But their working conditions and economic opportunities are influenced by gender inequalities within the household, the community, the institutions, and the broader society.
Interactive story reading. Voice: Ruki Inoshita. https://www.fao.org/interactive/women-in-agrifood-systems/en/

The Status Of Women In Agrifood Systems

Tune in to the FAO talks podcast with Corinna Hawkes, Director of FAO’s Division of Food Systems and Food Safety, to look at how agrifood systems play vital roles in our lives, ensuring our health and wellbeing, and make a major impact on the environment.

Producer: Ruki Inoshita
Presenter: Ruki Inoshita
Interview by: Michele Zaccheo
Sound: Eric Deleu
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The power of agrifood systems

Water is life, water is food. 
Leave no one behind. 
Water is essential to life on Earth. It covers the majority of the Earth's surface, makes up over 50% of our bodies, produces our food, and supports livelihoods.  

But this precious resource is not infinite and we need to stop taking it for granted. What we eat, and how that food is produced all affect water. 

Together, we can take water action for food and be the change.

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World Food Day 2023 - Public Service Announcement

Cassandra Quave in conversation with Álvaro Toledo (Deputy Secretary of the International Plant Treaty) and Luigi Guarino (Director of Science at the Global Crop Diversity Trust) on global trends regarding plants that feed the world. Host and guests discuss a recently published study that shows how countries are interdependent for their food supply and how the type of crops that are important to our diet are shifting over time and geographically. Which plants will become more important in the future? How can such trends inform our national and global planning for the research and safeguarding of the plants that feed us?

Producer: Hedwig de Coo 
Presenter: Cassandra Quave 
Sound: Gijs de Bakker, Eric Deleu 
Episode cover image: ©FAO/Zinyange Auntony

Drawing lessons from crop diversity data for future food security

Climate change is here, it's real - and it's already having a significant impact. To most of the world, this is now clear -- and what's clear, too, is that we urgently need to act.  
Ahead of the UN Climate Conference, COP28, our colleague Laura Quiñones spoke with Kaveh Zahedi, the director of the FAO Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Environment – about the particular role of agrifood systems – as part of the problem, and as a driving force for solutions.  What is FAO doing to drive climate action? And what will COP28 mean for the world’s agrifood systems? Listen in...   
Discover the crucial role of agrifood systems in the fight against climate change and learn more about FAO's comprehensive approach to supporting global initiatives and solutions for the most vulnerable. Explore innovative solutions with multiple benefits that address climate change, sustainable biodiversity, and food security.

Producer: Lis Sanchez, Ruki Inoshita
Presenter: Ruki Inoshita
Interview by: Laura Quiñones
Sound: Eric Deleu
Editorial supervision: Michelle Hoffman
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COP28 preview: How agrifood system solutions shape the climate change agenda

En este episodio, el Índice de Precios de los Alimentos de la FAO refleja un descenso continuado de los precios de los productos alimenticios; cómo la FAO trabaja por el futuro de las mujeres estadísticas en África occidental, y un nuevo portal interactivo de datos sobre alimentación.

Productoras: Heriberto Araujo, Ruki Inoshita, Flora Trouilloud
Presentador: Heriberto Araujo
Sonido: Eric Deleu
Editorial supervision: Michelle Hoffman
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La FAO en minutos - 12 de febrero de 2024

Dans cet épisode, l’Indice FAO des prix des produits alimentaires a baissé en février, principalement sous l’effet du recul du prix des céréales ; la FAO appelle à la restauration de l'espace humanitaire pour éliminer le risque de famine à Gaza ; et le Directeur général de la FAO exprime sa "profonde inquiétude" face à la montée de la faim au Proche-Orient et en Afrique du Nord. 

Producteurs : Flora Trouilloud, Heriberto Araujo
Présentatrice : Flora Trouilloud
Son : Eric Deleu
Supervision éditoriale : Tszmei Ho
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La FAO en Bref - 8 mars 2024

Through its foresight programme, FAO is monitoring how emerging global drivers and trends might affect the safety of our food. On the occasion of World Food Safety Day, Vittorio Fattori and Keya Mukherjee from the Agrifood Systems and Food Safety Division explain how FAO is using this knowledge to inform strategic proactive preparedness for future opportunities and challenges.

Guests: Vittorio Fattori and Keya Mukherjee, Agrifood Systems and Food Safety Division, FAO
Producer: Giuseppe Di Chiera, FAO

Codex Podcast

The Codex podcast (Ep 19) – Are we prepared for the future of food safety?

Food is life, health, and hope. Everyone should have the right to food. But not just any food. Everyone should have access to nutritious, affordable, safe, and sustainable foods. Join us this World Food Day. Support the right to foods for a better life and a better future.  Visit: www.fao.org/wfd

World Food Day 2024 - Public Service Announcement

In West Africa, fonio farming is more than just agriculture, it’s a symbol of resilience and cultural heritage. Chef Binta, an award-winning chef and advocate for nomadic cuisine, is empowering women farmers in Ghana by promoting this ancient grain. Through the Fulani Kitchen Foundation and support from FAO, she is helping communities enhance food security and shape a sustainable future while celebrating culinary traditions. 

Producer: Flora Trouilloud, Ruki Inoshita, Heriberto Araujo 
Presenter: Ruki Inoshita 
Sound: Eric Deleu 
Editorial supervision: Tszmei Ho 
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Chef Binta: A Story of food and resilience

Assessing the contamination of Ukrainian agricultural lands impacted by remnants of war and exploded ordnances is a central part of the high-risk job of Tiphaine Lucas, programme coordinator for the Mine Action and Land Rehabilitation Initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Ukraine. In this in-depth interview, Lucas explains the essence of her work in a country that used to produce sufficient grain and other food products to feed 400 million people globally. She also describes the challenges of female scientists working near the frontline.

Producer: Heriberto Araujo
Presenter: Ruki Inoshita
Sound: Eric Deleu
Editorial supervision: Blagoje Grujic

A Woman Scientist's Dangerous Work to Rehabilitate Land in Ukraine

Forests cover 31% of the world's land, providing essential habitats, resources, and livelihoods for billions. Yet, climate change-driven threats—wildfires, biodiversity loss, and deforestation—demand urgent, coordinated action.
This episode explores the FAO-Türkiye Forestry Partnership Programme (FTFP), a key module under the FAO-Türkiye Partnership Programme (FTPP), supported by the Government of Türkiye and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). With impactful projects spanning Türkiye, Central Asia, Africa, and Europe, the FTFP plays a critical role in sustainable forest management, desertification control, and governance.
Against the backdrop of escalating climate risks, this episode examines how the FTFP is shaping resilient forestry solutions. Join us as we delve into the intersection of forestry, innovation, and sustainable development—featuring a compelling success story from the Turkish International Forestry Training Centre. 
To learn more about the FAO-Türkiye Partnership Programme, please visit www.fao.org/europe/work-in-the-…ership-programme/en and www.fao.org/in-action/fao-turkey-partnership

A regional response to forestry challenges: The FAO-Türkiye Partnership Programme

In this episode of Agrifood Talks: Systems, Policies and Progress, we explore how crisis-affected South Sudan is navigating agrifood systems transformation. Featuring voices from both government and private sector, Augustino Atillio and Kennedy Kenyi Lodiong share on-the-ground perspectives about challenges and opportunities in agriculture, from infrastructure gaps and policy implementation. With particular focus on women entrepreneurs, youth inclusion, and public-private collaboration, this episode sheds light on the policies and partnerships needed to turn crisis into opportunity.

Insights on navigating agrifood systems transformation in crisis-affected South Sudan

In this episode, FAO calls for immediate humanitarian access to Gaza amid the imminent risk of famine; the number of people experiencing acute food insecurity worldwide has increased for the sixth consecutive year, a new report reveals;  and six agricultural systems in Brazil, China, Mexico and Spain are recognized for their sustainable practices and their roles in preserving biodiversity and safeguarding food security.   

 

Producer: Heriberto Araujo, Ruki Inoshita, Flora Trouilloud 
Presenter: Ruki Inoshita 
Sound: Eric Deleu 
Editorial supervision: Ho Tszmei 
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FAO Brief – 26 May 2025

‎الغذاء هو الحياة، هو الذاكرة، والجذور، والأرض، ومعارف أسلافنا. الغذاء حقٌ، وليس امتيازًا. قبل ثمانين عامًا، قطع العالم وعدًا بأن يزرع ويتشارك ويطعم المجتمعات المحلية ويعيش بشكل أفضل. وفي يوم الأغذية العالمي، في 16 من تشرين الأول، دعونا نسير معًا يدًا بيد. من دون ترك أي أحد خلف الركب. زوروا الموقع www.fao.org  


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يوم الأغذية العالمي 2025- إعلان خدمة عامة

La alimentación es vida, es memoria, raíces, tierra, y el saber de nuestros ancestros. La alimentación es un derecho, no un privilegio. Hace ochenta años, el mundo prometió cultivar, compartir, alimentar a las personas y lograr una vida mejor gracias a la alimentación. Este 16 de octubre, Día Mundial de la Alimentación, caminemos todos juntos mano de la mano. Para no dejar a nadie atrás. Visita http://www.fao.org  para conocer más.

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Día Mundial de la Alimentación 2025- Anuncio de servicio público (V1)

粮食是什么？ 粮食是生命 粮食是记忆 是根脉 是土地 是祖辈的知识传承 粮食是权利 不是特权 80年前 世界许下承诺 耕耘大地 分享收获 滋养社区 10月16日，共庆“世界粮食日” 让我们手拉手、并肩走 不让任何人掉队 更多详情，敬请访问www.fao.org

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2025世界粮食日公益广告

Cos’è il cibo? Il cibo è vita, è memoria, radici, terra e saperi antichi. Il cibo è un diritto, non un privilegio. Ottanta anni fa il mondo ha fatto una promessa crescere, condividere, nutrire le comunità e vivere meglio. In questa Giornata Mondiale dell’Alimentazione il 16 ottobre camminiamo insieme, mano nella mano. Senza lasciare nessuno indietro. Per saperne di più, visita www.fao.org

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Giornata mondiale dell'alimentazione 2025 - Annuncio di servizio pubblico

Qu'est-ce que l’alimentation ? L’alimentation c’est la vie, c’est la mémoire, les racines, la terre, et les savoirs de nos ancêtres. L’alimentation est un droit, pas un privilège. Il y a 80 ans, le monde a fait la promesse de grandir, de partager, de nourrir les communautés, et de vivre mieux. En cette Journée mondiale de l'alimentation, le 16 octobre, marchons tous ensemble main dans la main. Célébrons. Cultivons. Récoltons un meilleur avenir sans laisser personne de côté. Visitez www.fao.org pour en savoir plus. 

Les versions anglaise et française ont été doublées par les acteurs renommés et champions engagés de la FAO Lambert Wilson et Charlotte Rampling. En tant que champions de la FAO, tous deux ont mis à disposition leur notoriété pour défendre les initiatives clés de l'Organisation. Lambert Wilson, acteur et chanteur français acclamé, a activement soutenu les campagnes d'urgence et Faim Zéro de la FAO et a également collaboré à l'initiative « Common Oceans » de l'Organisation dans le passé, ainsi que récemment lors de la Conférence des Nations Unies sur l'Océan à Nice. Charlotte Rampling, actrice de renommée internationale, met son engagement de longue date en faveur des causes humanitaires mondiales au service de son rôle de championne de la FAO. Après avoir contribué aux campagnes de paix des Nations unies dans le passé, Charlotte Rampling défend aujourd'hui le thème de la Journée mondiale de l'alimentation de la FAO, « Une meilleure alimentation pour un avenir meilleur ».

Narration par Charlotte Rampling et Lambert Wilson
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Journée mondiale de l'alimentation 2025 - Message d'intérêt public

What is food? Food is life. Food is memory, roots, land, and the knowledge of our ancestors. Food is a right, not a privilege. Eighty years ago, the world made a promise to grow, share, feed communities and live better through food. This World Food Day, October 16, let’s all walk together hand in hand. Honour traditions. Cultivate innovation. Harvest a better future. To leave no one behind. Visit www.fao.org/wfd to learn more.

The English and French versions feature voiceovers by renowned actors and dedicated FAO Champions, Lambert Wilson and Charlotte Rampling. As FAO Champions, both have used their public profiles to advocate for key FAO initiatives. Lambert Wilson, acclaimed French actor and singer, has actively supported FAO’s emergency and Zero Hunger campaigns and also collaborated on FAO’s Common Oceans initiative in the past as well as recently at the Oceans Conference in Nice. Charlotte Rampling, an internationally acclaimed actress, brings her longstanding commitment to global humanitarian causes to her role as an FAO Champion. Having contributed to UN Peace campaigns in the past, Charlotte Rampling is now championing FAO’s  World Food Day theme of Better Foods for a Better future.

Narrator: Charlotte Rampling and Lambert Wilson
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World Food Day 2025 - Public Service Announcement

Продовольствие – это жизнь. это история, Корни и Знания наших предков Продовольствие – это право, а не привилегия. Восемьдесят лет назад мировое сообщество дало обещание больше вкладывать в продовольствие. В этот Всемирный день продовольствия, 16 октября, давайте действовать рука об руку, Более подробная информация на сайте www.fao.org

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Всемирный день продовольствия 2025 года - социальная реклама

La alimentación es vida, es memoria, raíces, tierra, y el saber de nuestros ancestros. La alimentación es un derecho, no un privilegio. Hace ochenta años, el mundo prometió cultivar, compartir, alimentar a las personas y lograr una vida mejor gracias a la alimentación. Este 16 de octubre, Día Mundial de la Alimentación, caminemos todos juntos mano de la mano. Para no dejar a nadie atrás. Visita www.fao.org para conocer más.

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Día Mundial de la Alimentación 2025- Anuncio de servicio público (V2)

In this episode we explore Target 9 of the Global Biodiversity Framework “Manage wild species sustainably to benefit people”. We speak with Tanikwah Lang from the Klamath Tribes of southern Oregon, in the United States, to explore how wild species play a key role in protecting biodiversity and promoting better nutrition.  

Producer: Veronica Vargas Roman
Presenter: Erica Galanti

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Exploring the role of wild species for better nutrition

In this episode, we explore Target 16 of the Global Biodiversity Framework "Enable Sustainable Consumption Choices To Reduce Waste and Overconsumption". We speak with Mariam Tambieva from the North Caucasus region of Russia to learn how to leverage traditional knowledge and practices to preserve culinary traditions, protect biodiversity and enable better nutrition. 

Producer: Veronica Vargas Roman
Presenter: Erica Galanti

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Leveraging traditional knowledge and practices to preserve culinary traditions and biodiversity

Year 2024 

Students from different countries and cultures raise their voices through the song “Every child has the right to food” to remind the world that access to safe, nutritious, and affordable foods is a right, not a privilege. The song calls on young people everywhere to speak out against hunger and inequality, promote healthy habits, and take action for a more sustainable, fair, and peaceful world where every child can enjoy a better life and future.

Credits: FAO, together with Piccola Orchestra di Tor Pignattara. Lyrics performed by Centro Russo di Scienza e Cultura, Rome; Scuola Zhong Hua, Rome; and Piccola Orchestra di Tor Pignattara.

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Every child has the right to food


Year 2025

Students from different countries and cultures unite through the song “Hand in Hand” to celebrate working together for better food and a better future. The song encourages young people to join forces as change-makers, building a peaceful, sustainable, prosperous, and food-secure world where everyone has access to a healthy diet.

Credits: FAO, together with Piccola Orchestra di Tor Pignattara. Lyrics performed by Centro Russo di Scienza e Cultura, Rome; Scuola Zhong Hua, Rome; and Piccola Orchestra di Tor Pignattara. Special thanks to Comune di Roma Capitale.

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​​Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future​​​​ ​​

In this episode, we explore the role played by Indigenous People's food and knowledge systems in conserving terrestrial, inland water, coastal and marine areasin alignment with Target 3 of the Global Biodiversity Framework “Conserve 30% of Land, Waters and Seas”. 

Producer:Veronica Vargas Roman
Presenter: Erica Galanti
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Conserving land, waters and seas without compromising Indigenous people's food and knowledge systems

In this episode, we explore how Indigenous People's food and knowledge systems play a key role in conserving biodiversity and promoting better nutrition, in alignment with Target 10 of the Global Biodiversity Framework "Enhance Biodiversity and Sustainability in Agriculture, Aquaculture, Fisheries, and Forestry" .

We speak with Shimron from the Ogiek Community of Mt. Elgon and Memusi from the Ilchamus people in Kenya about this intersection of Indigenous Peoples’ food and knowledge systems, biodiversity conservation and better nutrition

Producer: Veronica Vargas Roman
Presenter: Erica Galanti
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Indigenous Youth enhancing nutrition and biodiversity in fisheries and forestry

Community engagement is at the heart of FAO’s emergency and resilience work. In anticipatory action—where the time between early warnings and potential hazards is often extremely limited—listening to and working with communities is essential. Meaningful participation of all stakeholders helps ensure that interventions are timely, tailored to the local contexts, and effective. Kalisto Norbet Masilwa, a provincial agriculture officer and farmer in Masvingo, Zimbabwe, shares his experience on how integrating indigenous knowledge with government interventions and development partner support in anticipatory action initiatives is driving lasting change. 

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Zimbabwe’s collaborative path to better anticipatory action

Community engagement is at the heart of FAO’s emergency and resilience work. In anticipatory action—where the time between early warnings and potential hazards is often extremely limited—listening to and working with communities is essential. Meaningful participation of all stakeholders helps ensure that interventions are timely, tailored to the local contexts, and effective. Seydou Ouban Dawaki and Abbdou Sambo Maman Nassirou share their perspectives on the benefits of community engagement in anticipatory action in the Maradi region of the Niger, highlighting the role of FAO and its partners in supporting these efforts. 

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Anticipatory actions against exceptional flooding in Niger's Maradi region

Community engagement is at the heart of FAO’s emergency and resilience work. In anticipatory action—where the time between early warnings and potential hazards is often extremely limited—listening to and working with communities is essential. Meaningful participation of all stakeholders helps ensure that interventions are timely, tailored to the local contexts, and effective. Rikta Begum of Naogaon District in Bangladesh shares her personal experience, showing how early preparation and adequate measures can reduce loss and damage and protect livelihoods. 

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Acting together to build resilience through anticipatory action

Community engagement is at the heart of FAO’s emergency and resilience work. In anticipatory action—where the time between early warnings and potential hazards is often extremely limited—listening to and working with communities is essential. Meaningful participation of all stakeholders helps ensure that interventions are timely, tailored to the local contexts, and effective. Nery Ronaldo Carrera Franco from Guatemala reflects on the importance of engaging all stakeholders at different stages of anticipatory action programming to achieve greater impact. 

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Community perspectives on anticipatory action solutions in Guatemala

Every year, around one-third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted. Food loss and waste has all kinds of consequences for economies, food security and the environment. A new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, explains where exactly these losses are occurring along the food chain, from farm to fork, and how countries are stepping up to tackle the problem. Andrea Cattaneo, a senior economist at FAO, outlines the report.

Interview: Charlotta Lomas.
Read the report online: http://www.fao.org/publications/sofa/2019/en/

This audio is free for radio broadcasters to download, publish and distribute. Contact FAO-Audio@fao.org to share the link.

How to tackle food loss and waste?

FAO 75 Anniversary - Episode 1

The extent of death by hunger and starvation in World War II rivals that of death in combat. By 1945, agriculture has been wrecked; hundreds of millions eke out a living on the equivalent of two potatoes a day. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is born as an agency of the newly founded United Nations. Spurred on by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s call to secure freedom from want, its mission is to help build a “world of plenty’’. In a series of podcasts, Andre Vornic revisits the international context that led to FAO’s creation, and examines how the period since 1945 has reframed our understanding of humanity’s most vital need. In this first episode, a  hungry world rolls up its sleeves.

Acknowledgements: Karel Callens, Anna Lartey and Truman F. Peebles (FAO); Lizzie Collingham, historian and writer, Cambridge, UK; Jessica Fanzo, Johns Hopkins University, USA; Jane Howard, World Food Programme (WFP); Andrew Watson, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Read the publication online: www.fao.org/3/cb1182en/online/cb1182en.html

Listen to the audiobook: https://soundcloud.com/unfao/fao-75-audiobook

Producer and reporter: Andre Vornic
Post-production: Eric Deleu

FAO podcast: 1945, a hungry world rolls up its sleeves

FAO Podcasts, a multilingual audio series produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, addresses pressing global issues including hunger, poverty, agriculture, and sustainability. With content available in English, Spanish, and French, our dedicated audio team ensures these vital conversations are accessible to a global audience. Our three distinct formats - the concise FAO Brief, insightful FAO Talks, and the deeply human documentary pieces - serve as your gateway to understanding and participating in these critical global discussions. Tune in, enrich your perspective, and join us in shaping a more sustainable future for all.

The FAO of the UN leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. FAO is also a source of knowledge and information. We help developing countries and countries in transition modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices and ensure good nutrition for all. Since our founding in 1945, we have focused special attention on developing rural areas, home to 70 percent of the world's poor and hungry people. FAO's activities comprise four main areas:

1. Putting information within reach.
2. Sharing policy expertise.
3. Providing a meeting place for nations.
4. Bringing knowledge to the field.

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