Agrotech
"We cannot eat AI": FAO chief sets a test for digital agriculture
At the APEC food security meeting in Hangzhou, QU Dongyu said the measure of digital agriculture is whether it reaches farmers, not how sophisticated the algorithm is.
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Livestock
Reversing a tenth of land degradation could feed 154 million more people
FAO's Deputy Director-General told COP17 that herders must be treated as partners and decision-makers in rangeland restoration, not as bystanders to it.
Environment
UN names Brazil, the Sahel and Saudi Arabia as new restoration flagships
The three initiatives have committed to restore almost 5 million hectares by 2030, joining a network of 27 recognised under the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
Vegetables
Fruit and vegetable yields are falling behind cereals, FAO chief warns
Horticulture is now worth about $1.4 trillion a year, yet only half of countries grow enough fruit and vegetables to meet the FAO/WHO target of 400g a person a day.
Crops
Only 3 percent of Gaza's cropland is both reachable and undamaged
A joint FAO-UNOSAT satellite assessment finds 448 hectares of Gaza's cropland usable, down from 601 hectares in October 2025, with loss of access rather than new damage driving the fall.