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Good hygiene practices form the basis of all food hygiene systems that support the production of safe and suitable food.   Check out FAO guidance to strengthen #FoodSafety capacities to develop and implement related programmes based on Codex standards.   http://bit.ly/GHPHACCPtb

 Looking for reasons to reduce #FoodLoss and #FoodWaste?🍽️   Look no more! Swipe to find out how reducing food loss and waste is good for people and the planet 🌏   #FLWDay

Agriculture ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) countries reiterated their broad commitment to make agrifood systems more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable, to improve global food security and nutrition and explicitly noted that sustainable agrifood systems can help address the climate crisis and biodiversity losses. Without greater levels of financing and upscaled actions, “the world will continue to be off track towards ending hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030 – or any time soon thereafter,” QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General, told the ministers, along with the European Commissioner for Agriculture, the African Union Commissioner for Agriculture and the heads of major multilateral and international organizations. About 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, or 9.1 percent of the world’s population, and that number is projected to decrease only to 582 million by 2030, far short of the Zero Hunger goal for that year, the Director-General said. Still, he cited “reasons for hope”, noting there has been encouraging progress in many subregions of the world, especially Latin America. That said, Africa’s hunger level, the highest in the world, increased by a further half a percentage point from 2022 to 2023, he added. https://lnkd.in/d8yJVhKU

💫 Why are school meals so important? FAO's Corinna Hawkes was at #SDGLive Zone to talk about the importance of school meals in promoting healthy diets, and why it’s our collective responsibility.   #UNGA #OurCommonFuture #GlobalGoalsUN

Pearl millet, or Mahangu, is key for the food security, nutrition & livelihoods of many Namibians.   Learn about the importance of this drought-resistant crop through the lens of Jonathon, a photographer, and the voice of Maria, a local farmer.  

Rabies doesn’t just affect people – it also threatens livestock and food security in rural communities.   But rabies is 100% preventable!   On #WorldRabiesDay, FAO calls for stronger #OneHealth approaches to eliminate dog-mediated human rabies by 2030.   https://bit.ly/4e73mev

This year's World Food Day talks about foods. Everyone should have access to enough 🥦 nutritious 🥔 affordable 🍎 safe 🍇 sustainable foods. Because the #RightToFood is a human right of every person, everywhere. #WorldFoodDay

Food is life. Food is hope. Food is health. Join us this #WorldFoodDay to raise awareness about the right to diverse, nutritious, affordable, and safe foods. Together, we can ensure no one is left behind! https://lnkd.in/d4PFjQVD #RightToFood

FAO reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Africa beyond 2025.     The Director-General QU Dongyu was invited to participate in a #G7 panel session with agriculture ministers, on how best to support Africa’s post-Malabo agenda. Agreed by African heads of state and government at the 2014 African Union Summit in Equatorial Guinea, the Malabo Agenda set out an ambitious list of concrete agricultural goals to be achieved by 2025.   “In 2023, more than one in five Africans were affected by hunger, amounting to nearly 300 million people,” said Qu and added that “without accelerated action and increased resource mobilization, it is projected that the number of people facing hunger in Africa will rise by an additional 10 million by 2030.” The continent remains the most food-insecure region in the world, with 58% of its population experiencing moderate or severe food insecurity.   “Success is possible,” Qu said, “but we need to all work together, across the continent and with all partners if we are to achieve the transformation of African agrifood systems to be more efficient, more inclusive, more resilient and more sustainable.”   Looking ahead, FAO remains committed to supporting the post-Malabo process, which highlights the necessity for a comprehensive transformation of the continent’s agrifood systems that effectively, efficiently, and coherently addresses food insecurity, poverty, and the impacts of the #ClimateCrisis.   More: https://lnkd.in/dnmE8C4w  

Cassava provides livelihoods for millions in Africa and beyond.    Rich in carbohydrates, with leaves full of micronutrients, it is key for #FoodSecurity.  It's time to rediscover Africa's #ForgottenCrops and their potential to transform agrifood systems👉https://lnkd.in/dvh6w-4b