Tag Archives: Qu Dongyu

Press release… October, 2026… Event calls for accelerating science and innovation for food security impacts… Rome – The 5th edition of the Science and Innovation Forum (SIF) opened Tuesday at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with Director-General QU Dongyu calling for the …

Press release… October, 2026… State of the World’s Forests 2026 report identifies restoration as a high-impact investment that benefits people, agrifood systems and the environment… 28/09/2026 Rome – Forest and landscape restoration is a cost-effective response to food security, biodiversity, climate, and other development challenges, according to a new report …

Press release… October, 2026… International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 2026: New FAO interactive illustrates estimated losses worldwide Rome – Reducing food loss and waste has transformative potential for agrifood systems, as saving food from being lost or wasted also saves nutrients, natural resources and money, while …

Launch of new online hub brings together livestock data and tools to support early warning, preparedness and decision-making… Press release… September, 2026… Rome – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Director-General QU Dongyu opened the Global Conference for Actions on One Health in Agrifood Systems today highlighting …

Press release… September, 2026… Hybrid event at FAO headquarters, Rome (Italy) and online | 29 September 2026, 12:30–14:00 CEST… The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will mark the seventh International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste on …

FAO Director-General calls for science and technology to bridge digital, rural and gender divides… QU Dongyu lauds Asia-Pacific’s progress on food security while calling for science and innovation to tackle persistent hunger, unaffordable healthy diets and rural inequalities September, 2026… Press release… Hangzhou, China/Rome – The Asia-Pacific region must place science, …

QU Dongyu spoke at the International Horticultural Congress in Japan underscoring the need for investment, innovation and stronger policies to boost the sector August 2026… Press release… Kyoto, Japan/Rome – Agriculture must move beyond a primary focus on producing sufficient quantities of food and place greater emphasis on providing the …

August 2026… Press release… QU Dongyu spoke at the International Horticultural Congress in Japan underscoring the need for investment, innovation and stronger policies to boost the sector… Kyoto, Japan/Rome – Agriculture must move beyond a primary focus on producing sufficient quantities of food and place greater emphasis on providing the …

Press release… July 2026… Director-General calls for open markets and protecting vulnerable people amid uncertain outlook… Rome – Three consecutive years of progress in reducing global hunger demonstrate that hunger is not inevitable, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, said Tuesday at …

Press release… June 2026… OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2026-2035 sees agricultural growth rate outpacing carbon emissions over next decade… Paris/Rome – Global average gross agricultural income per worker is projected to increase by 9 percent by 2035, driven by productivity gains and broadly stable agricultural prices, according to a new report released today by …