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@ununiversity.bsky.socialReposted by @fao.orgWhat do 1.4 billion hectares look like? Nearly 2 BILLION football fields ⚽
That's the total area used to grow food that's never eaten.
This International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, learn how you can play your part: go.unu.edu/fBaYX
@fao.orgWe can all help protect rangelands & the pastoralists who sustain them.
Small actions raise awareness.
Awareness builds support.
Support drives change.
Here are 4️⃣ actions we can all take 👇
@fao.orgDid you know that #AgInnovation can be inspired by nature itself?
🪰 Black soldier flies are a practical bioeconomy solution for food & agriculture.
Their larvae convert #FoodWaste into high-protein livestock feed, while producing a valuable organic fertilizer.
@fao.orgThis Junior #WorldFoodDay, join @fao.org Champions & #FoodHeroes in taking action for a better future.
Chef Max Mariola, Matteo Ward, Cape Verdean Football Federation, Italian Rugby Federation, Italian Taekwondo Federation & many more...
🔴 Watch LIVE on 15 October: https://bit.ly/3WijpSw
@fao.org🌳 Did you know that trees in cities can reduce stress and improve our mental health? 🌲
Greener cities mean healthier, happier communities.
@fao.orgInnovation can help us feed the world & tackle global challenges.
But it needs to reach everyone, especially those who need it most.
This #WorldFoodDay, let’s harness innovation today to nourish a better tomorrow.
@fao.orgAt least 30 000 seabirds are estimated to be caught each year in the pelagic longline fisheries assessed across the Southern Hemisphere.
A new study identifies key risk hotspots and where action is most needed.
@fao.org"Before, our work was not visible."
Andean women have long been the invisible backbone of agriculture.
Discover the inspiring story of María, a seed guardian of 300+ native potato varieties in the Peruvian Andes 👉 https://bit.ly/3TEGaz7
@fao.orgMark your calendar for 2nd @fao.org #Seeds2Foods Exhibition & discover the diversity of foods from around the world.
📍 Circo Massimo, Rome
📅 8–12 Oct 2026
🎟️ FREE ENTRY
👉 https://fao.org/seeds-to-foods/en
@fao.orgAgrifood systems are at the heart of climate & biodiversity challenges, & central to the solutions.
Transforming them advances goals & boosts food security.
@fao.org is spotlighting this at the triple COPs, including Biodiversity #COP17.
@fao.orgMore than 45 million people face crisis-level hunger or worse in crisis-hit countries across the Near East and North Africa.
@fao.org calls for urgent funding for emergency agricultural assistance to help families keep producing food and earning an income.
🔗https://bit.ly/47257rB
@fao.orgWhat can satellites tell us about our forests? 🛰️🌳
This #WorldSpaceWeek, @fao.org's Julian Fox explains how satellite technology is helping countries detect forest change, monitor critical ecosystems & turn better data into action.
@fao.orgForest and landscape restoration is one of the most powerful responses we have to the overlapping crises of biodiversity loss, land degradation & food insecurity.
Read more in The State of the World’s Forests 2026 report: https://doi.org/10.4060/ce0633en
@fao.org🧵Cotton supports millions of livelihoods across Africa and beyond.
On #WorldCottonDay, @fao.org Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Africa, Chef Fatmata Binta, celebrates the farmers, communities & creativity behind this fibre.
Let’s support a more sustainable cotton sector.
@fao.orgScience & innovation are advancing. But are we moving fast enough to reach those in need?
Join #SIF2026, 12-16 Oct in Rome & online to explore how science & innovation can help accelerate agrifood systems transformation & turn knowledge into impact: https://www.world-food-forum.org/registration/en/
@fao.orgWomen are indispensable to agrifood systems, but their work and leadership too often remain unseen.
@fao.org’s inaugural 100 Women Heroes in Agrifood Systems and Rural Development celebrates their vital role and leadership across agrifood systems.
@fao.orgWomen farmers are key agents of change in transforming agrifood systems.
#YearOfTheWomanFarmer calls for collective action & increased investments to close gender gaps, strengthen women’s livelihoods & promote their leadership.
@fao.orgEl Niño is delaying rains & intensifying drought across South & Southeast Asia, with Cambodia at high risk.
Through the @fao.org-@greenclimate.fund PEARL project, over four thousand farmers are receiving climate information & practical training to act in time.
More ➡️ https://bit.ly/4y6pLBD
@fao.orgSoil sealing prevents cities from cooling naturally and increases flood risks.
Soil sealing: easy to do, hard to undo.
Healthy soils absorb water, help reduce flooding and build resilience to climate extremes.
@fao.org🌳🌴 🌳 Trees and urban forests can make our cities cooler, greener, healthier and happier places to live.
They even act as air filters, improving air quality for city dwellers!
