Growing locally across the globe
Across the globe, people are transforming agrifood systems to become more nutritious, equitable and sustainable. Listen to how one town in northern I...
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TARGET: Zero Hunger is a bi-weekly podcast on the stories, issues and policies at the root of global food security. With the latest research and the help of farmers, development experts and decision-makers around the world, each episode sheds a light on different parts of our food systems
Why are astronauts growing food in space?
In April 2021, four astronauts travelled to space for six months where they conducted a series of scientific experiments. From inside the Internationa...
Kids, it’s time to cook!
Who says children shouldn’t play in the kitchen? Cooking healthy food starts young in this Touch Smell Taste cooking class in Rome. The hands-on cooki...
Warriors on the path to peace
The Greater Karamoja Cluster lies at the crossroads of Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda. In this vast desert region nearly the size of the Unit...
Combatting child labor in Cambodia
Tonle Sap Lake in northeast Cambodia is one of the most productive inland fishing waters in the world, due to flooding and monsoon. Fisheries are the ...
Desert locusts: Are we winning the fight?
This time last year, swarms of desert locusts began spreading to countries in the Horn of Africa, devastating crops and people’s livelihoods. FAO's em...
Plant health key to safeguarding food
Plants make up 80 percent of the food we eat. Yet, each year we lose up to 40 percent of food crops because of pests and diseases. This leaves million...
Antimicrobial resistance - the next pandemic?
All around the world, people, plants and animals are dying from infections that cannot be treated – even with the best medicines available. That's bec...
COVID-19: Rebuilding for a better world
The COVID-19 pandemic could threaten global food security if urgent action is not taken, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the Uni...
Sudan floods: Another shock felt amid existing crises
Sudan has been hit by devastating floods; the worst seen in decades. More than 600,000 households (2.9 million people) have been impacted across 17 of...