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FAO supports 87 million lives campaign
Farmers, herders, and fishers — the people who feed us — are often the most vulnerable in crisis. Yet even in the harshest conditions, they keep going. Today, 295 million people face acute hunger. Among them, 87 million are in extreme conditions, where lives hang in the balance.
Secrets of the Andean Chakras
Discover the ancient wisdom of Andean chakras, a sustainable farming system rooted in harmony with nature. This video explores how traditional practices nurture biodiversity, preserve soil health, and support resilient communities, offering lessons for modern agriculture and food security in a changing climate.
Mine action to restore agriculture in Ukraine
Assessing the contamination of agricultural lands impacted by the war 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 the Amazon, a Clash of Two Models
Making up roughly 40 percent of South America, the Amazon forest, especially in Brazil, is currently at a crossroads. Agribusiness has become a source of prosperity, but for Indigenous tribes, the expansion of soy and cattle ranching threatens the future of the jungle and their own lives.
The Mine, The Train, The Life
A two-mile long, 330-car train currently links one of the richest and largest open-pit mines in the world—the iron ore mine of Carajás, located in the heart of the Brazilian rain forest—with exporting Atlantic ports. Some 550 miles of railroad cut through the jungle, villages, and cities—a blessing for some; a curse for others.
Rwanda: brewing a new tea sector strategy
Rwanda is developing a new strategy for its tea sector, with support from FAO. The strategy prioritises premium-quality tea production, aiming to strengthen the value chain, boost output, and improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers facing increasing challenges from the climate crisis, rising fertiliser costs, and competition from regional markets.