Últimas notícias FAO

Voluntários do Pamana distribuem comida para famílias de Planaltina
Health

Food insecurity affects 70 mi Brazilians, UN report shows

The UN agencies warn that hunger has aggravated in the latest time span surveyed, with a new 122 million people facing the problem. In all, there are some 735 million people suffering from hunger worldwide.

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Education

FAO presents school feeding project in Latin America

Feeding at school is a strategy to face overweight and obesity and allows for educating for a new food culture, says Najla Veloso, coordinator of the project.

Sítio Pinheiro, na região de Brazlândia, no DF. A produção de alimentos orgânicos no sistema de agroflorestas vem ganhando destaque entre produtores rurais (Antonio Cruz/Agência Brasil)
International

FAO, Portuguese-speaking countries to boost family farming

The Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) and the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Thursday (Jul 18) announced the creation of a training center to promote sustainable family farming.

A ministra da Agricultura, Tereza Cristina, participa da abertura do Ethanol Summit, no Centro Fecomercio de Eventos, em São Paulo.
International

Brazil backs Chinese candidate in FAO election

The United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will meet in Rome on Sunday (Jun 23) to elect the director-general to lead the institution for the next four years.

Economy

Brazil gains more prominent role in global agricultural markets

A report entitled The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2018, recently published by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), places Brazil as the world’s third biggest exporter of agricultural goods.