Deep in his heart, La Xayyavieng has “always known that agriculture is the lifeline (…) to survive and to grow.” The 46-year-old father of three has long harboured the wish for his children to bring knowledge and experience back from neighbouring Vietnam to the family’s land in Attapeu province in the southeast of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. La's participation in the "Building Climate-Resilient and Eco-friendly Agriculture Systems and Livelihoods" project implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has led to a 160 percent increase in the family’s income through a successful watermelon crop. This change has successfully allowed La to grow vegetables in both the rainy and dry seasons.

Salma Akter Aduri’s family, potato farmers from Rangpur, Bangladesh, struggled to sell their cash crops at a profitable price. Facing dire circumstances, it looked like they would be forced to either give up their land or take high-interest loans from moneylenders, they joined the Birahim Farmer’s Cooperative, which received support through the Missing Middle Initiative. This initiative, implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and funded by the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP), worked with farmers to improve access to finance, markets, technology, and information.

Salma Akter Aduri’s family, potato farmers from Rangpur, Bangladesh, struggled to sell their cash crops at a profitable price. Facing dire circumstances, it looked like they would be forced to either give up their land or take high-interest loans from moneylenders, they joined the Birahim Farmer’s Cooperative, which received support through the Missing Middle Initiative. This initiative, implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and funded by the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP), worked with farmers to improve access to finance, markets, technology, and information.

Nirosha Dilmini has been harvesting eggplants since the crack of dawn on her small plot of land in the village of Tanamalvila in southeastern Sri Lanka’s Monaragala district. She’s been putting her efforts into farming here for six years now. But never has she had such a lucrative year as 2023. She attributes this transformation to the Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) programme implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Nirosha is one of 645 Sri Lankan farmers across three districts who were trained under the programme and provided with equipment to modernize their farming practices.

Indigenous Peoples are essential to protecting and restoring the world's ecosystems and natural environment, that's why they need to be at the heart of planning and implementation of projects that affect them.

Sheep pox and goat pox are highly contagious. An outbreak can cause significant production losses.

The 'Rice value chain improvement' project, will improve the livelihood of rice farmers and increase the productivity of Ghana’s rice crops, reducing the country’s dependency on rice imports.

Isgandar Shiralizada developed a passion for beekeeping at an early age. He fulfilled his childhood dream of keeping bees and producing honey, which eventually led to a successful career in the honey sector. With support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Isgandar has been able to expand his beekeeping business, become economically independent and serve as an ambassador to inspire the next generation of beekeepers.

Young rural people are bringing agriculture into the digital age. Meet three young people in Asia who’ve cracked the code: how to irrigate crops while saving both time and water.

Join the World Food Day Poster Contest and show us your creativity! Design a poster that symbolizes your favourite dish or recipe, representing the importance of diverse, nutritious, safe and affordable foods. Show us what this means to you, your community or the world through art. The submission deadline is 8 November 2024.

A recent satellite analysis by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reports widespread damage to agricultural infrastructure across Gaza, including damage to over 57 percent of total cropland, the destruction of 33 percent of greenhouses and significant losses in wells and solar panels. Farmers like Yousef Al-Masri and Mohamed El Yaty are essential to Gaza's food supply. However, they and other farmers, herders and fishers in the Gaza Strip are struggling to maintain their agricultural assets, sources of nutrition and income due to the escalation of hostilities and lack of availability and access to critical agricultural inputs.

Farmer Tawfik's olive trees thrive thanks to a 100% natural compost created from Aleppo pine cones, supported by IFAD and the Tunisian government.

The emergency wheat production initiative in Sudan, implemented by the World Food Programme, has significantly boosted wheat production and provided crucial support to farmers, especially those displaced by the ongoing conflict.

Hunger is not driven by a lack of food or an inability to grow it. Instead, it is primarily caused by conflict, climate change and economic fluctuations. For the 733 million people who were hungry in 2023, this truth must be hard to accept. The latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report states that we have the means to end hunger and malnutrition by 2030 – but we are missing the money and the political will to do so.  The world needs increased and more cost-effective financing. But there are already financing solutions that could be rolled out on a larger scale for greater impact, posits IFAD.

Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, equivalent to one in eleven people globally and one in five in Africa. The 2024 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report is clear:  the world is falling significantly short of achieving our goal of Zero Hunger by 2030. Current financing levels are inadequate and often inefficient. We need innovative financing to build resilience in our agrifood systems and ensure equitable access to healthy diets. The report, published jointly by five UN agencies, provides updated analyses and recommendations to guide global actions.