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We have bees to thank for... 🍎 Apples 🥑 Avocados 🍒 Cherries 🌶️ Chillies 🍫 Chocolate ☕️ Coffee 🍯 Honey 🍐 Pears 🎃 Pumpkins 🍉 Watermelons and so much more! Put your bee knowledge to the test here 👉 #BeeEngaged #WorldBeeDay

We have bees to thank for... 🍎 Apples 🥑 Avocados 🍒 Cherries 🌶️ Chillies 🍫 Chocolate ☕️ Coffee 🍯 Honey 🍐 Pears 🎃 Pumpkins 🍉 Watermelons and so much more! Put your bee knowledge to the test here 👉 #BeeEngaged #WorldBeeDay

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A shared past, present & future. For over 20 years, Food and Agriculture Organization has recognized traditional agricultural systems that preserve biodiversity & knowledge, providing solutions to feed the world. Today, we reach 102 Globally Important #AgriculturalHeritage Systems, & we keep counting!

A shared past, present & future. For over 20 years, Food and Agriculture Organization has recognized traditional agricultural systems that preserve biodiversity & knowledge, providing solutions to feed the world. Today, we reach 102 Globally Important #AgriculturalHeritage Systems, & we keep counting!

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🧐 How much do you know about food loss and waste? 💡 Put your knowledge to the test with these brainteasers, quizzes, and crosswords, and share your results below 👇 ➡️ #FLWDay #FoodLoss #FoodWaste

🧐 How much do you know about food loss and waste? 💡 Put your knowledge to the test with these brainteasers, quizzes, and crosswords, and share your results below 👇 ➡️ #FLWDay #FoodLoss #FoodWaste

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Because empowering countries is essential for long-lasting #ClimateAction. More about Food and Agriculture Organization-Green Climate Fund partnership:

Because empowering countries is essential for long-lasting #ClimateAction. More about Food and Agriculture Organization-Green Climate Fund partnership:

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Accelerated climate actions can transform agrifood systems and help achieve food security and nutrition for all, today and tomorrow. Read Food and Agriculture Organization’s Global Roadmap to achieve #SDG2 without breaching the 1.5ºC threshold ➡️ #COP28 #ClimateAction

Accelerated climate actions can transform agrifood systems and help achieve food security and nutrition for all, today and tomorrow. Read Food and Agriculture Organization’s Global Roadmap to achieve #SDG2 without breaching the 1.5ºC threshold ➡️ #COP28 #ClimateAction

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Forests cover about one-third of our planet’s land.🌲 But as pressures mount, how are they faring in 2025? Explore our interactive story and discover the facts shaping the future of our forests➡️ #FRA2025

Forests cover about one-third of our planet’s land.🌲 But as pressures mount, how are they faring in 2025? Explore our interactive story and discover the facts shaping the future of our forests➡️ #FRA2025

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Tackling plastic pollution in agriculture starts with the 6Rs: 🙅‍ Refuse 💡 Redesign 📉 Reduce 🔁 Reuse ♻️ Recycle 🌱 Recover Every step matters to #BeatPlasticPollution.

Tackling plastic pollution in agriculture starts with the 6Rs: 🙅‍ Refuse 💡 Redesign 📉 Reduce 🔁 Reuse ♻️ Recycle 🌱 Recover Every step matters to #BeatPlasticPollution.

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🌎 has used up all its resources for the entire year! Many are used to produce the food we never eat. We can and we must #MoveTheDate! #EarthOverShootDay #FoodWaste

🌎 has used up all its resources for the entire year! Many are used to produce the food we never eat. We can and we must #MoveTheDate! #EarthOverShootDay #FoodWaste

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#DYK? 🌱 Of 30 000 edible plant species, just 30 feed the world. 🥣 And 5 grains (rice, wheat, maize, millet, sorghum) provide 60% of global calories! It's time to diversify our plate. 🌾🌽🍠

#DYK? 🌱 Of 30 000 edible plant species, just 30 feed the world. 🥣 And 5 grains (rice, wheat, maize, millet, sorghum) provide 60% of global calories! It's time to diversify our plate. 🌾🌽🍠

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There are more living organisms in 1 teaspoon of healthy #soil than there are people on Earth! Safeguarding natural resources & #biodiversity is critical to people’s health & that of our planet too.

There are more living organisms in 1 teaspoon of healthy #soil than there are people on Earth! Safeguarding natural resources & #biodiversity is critical to people’s health & that of our planet too.

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Tackling plastic pollution in agriculture starts with the 6Rs: 🙅‍ Refuse 💡 Redesign 📉 Reduce 🔁 Reuse ♻️ Recycle 🌱 Recover Every step matters to #BeatPlasticPollution. #INC5 #PlasticTreaty

Tackling plastic pollution in agriculture starts with the 6Rs: 🙅‍ Refuse 💡 Redesign 📉 Reduce 🔁 Reuse ♻️ Recycle 🌱 Recover Every step matters to #BeatPlasticPollution. #INC5 #PlasticTreaty

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Women’s contributions are prominent in all agricultural subsectors. Investing in women & girls can be a catalyst to accelerating progress in: ✔️ Agriculture ✔️ Rural development ✔️ Nutrition ✔️ #FoodSecurity ✔️the achievement of the #SDGs ✔️ & so much more! #WomensDay

Women’s contributions are prominent in all agricultural subsectors. Investing in women & girls can be a catalyst to accelerating progress in: ✔️ Agriculture ✔️ Rural development ✔️ Nutrition ✔️ #FoodSecurity ✔️the achievement of the #SDGs ✔️ & so much more! #WomensDay

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Forests protect biodiversity, regulate climate & support millions of livelihoods. Their strength? Genetic diversity. To secure their future, we must protect & sustainably use their genetic resources. Explore why it matters: #CGRFA #GeneticResources

Forests protect biodiversity, regulate climate & support millions of livelihoods. Their strength? Genetic diversity. To secure their future, we must protect & sustainably use their genetic resources. Explore why it matters: #CGRFA #GeneticResources

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Tackling plastic pollution in agriculture starts with the 6Rs: 🙅‍ Refuse 💡 Redesign 📉 Reduce 🔁 Reuse ♻️ Recycle 🌱 Recover Every step matters to #BeatPlasticPollution.

Tackling plastic pollution in agriculture starts with the 6Rs: 🙅‍ Refuse 💡 Redesign 📉 Reduce 🔁 Reuse ♻️ Recycle 🌱 Recover Every step matters to #BeatPlasticPollution.

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Land degradation is not just an environmental issue. #DYK? Nearly 1.7 billion people live in areas where land degradation reduces yields and threatens food security? Food and Agriculture Organization's #SOFA2025 explores the solutions to this growing global challenge ➡️

Land degradation is not just an environmental issue. #DYK? Nearly 1.7 billion people live in areas where land degradation reduces yields and threatens food security? Food and Agriculture Organization's #SOFA2025 explores the solutions to this growing global challenge ➡️

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🔴Starting soon! Join us for the #WorldFoodDay Ceremony to raise awareness about the importance of taking #WaterAction for food and leaving no one behind. 📅16 October 🕜10:00 CEST 📺Watch live here:

🔴Starting soon! Join us for the #WorldFoodDay Ceremony to raise awareness about the importance of taking #WaterAction for food and leaving no one behind. 📅16 October 🕜10:00 CEST 📺Watch live here:

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Using 3D models, our new interactive story explores the world of camelids! See how camelids sustain communities with milk, meat, fibre and transport. #YearOfCamelids

Using 3D models, our new interactive story explores the world of camelids! See how camelids sustain communities with milk, meat, fibre and transport. #YearOfCamelids

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🥔 3rd most consumed food crop globally 🥔 159 countries cultivate it 🥔 5 000 varieties worldwide 🥔 8 000 years of story Learn more about this staple crop that can contribute to #FoodSecurity & create livelihood opportunities: #InternationalDayOfPotato

🥔 3rd most consumed food crop globally 🥔 159 countries cultivate it 🥔 5 000 varieties worldwide 🥔 8 000 years of story Learn more about this staple crop that can contribute to #FoodSecurity & create livelihood opportunities: #InternationalDayOfPotato

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Our food has hidden costs that go beyond the price we pay at the store – including costs linked to diet-related health impacts. Explore Food and Agriculture Organization's interactive story and see how we can shape a healthier future for everyone👉 #SOFA2024 #TrueCostOfFood

Our food has hidden costs that go beyond the price we pay at the store – including costs linked to diet-related health impacts. Explore Food and Agriculture Organization's interactive story and see how we can shape a healthier future for everyone👉 #SOFA2024 #TrueCostOfFood

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Only 9 plant species account for 66% of all crop production. Yet these plants are threatened by plant pests that cause the loss of 40% of all food crops globally. Protecting #PlantHealth is key to safeguarding food security. Learn more👉 #PlantHealthDay

Only 9 plant species account for 66% of all crop production. Yet these plants are threatened by plant pests that cause the loss of 40% of all food crops globally. Protecting #PlantHealth is key to safeguarding food security. Learn more👉 #PlantHealthDay

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🌱I am life. 🌱I have been around for longer than you can imagine. 🌱I am home to millions. 🌱I cover much of the earth. Your life relies on mine. I am worth protecting. I am plants. 🌱🌱 #PlantHealth

🌱I am life. 🌱I have been around for longer than you can imagine. 🌱I am home to millions. 🌱I cover much of the earth. Your life relies on mine. I am worth protecting. I am plants. 🌱🌱 #PlantHealth

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🚨Saving lives cannot wait. 295M in acute hunger. 87M lives on the brink. Timely, practical agricultural support works, & helps farmers, herders & fishers rebuild themselves. Food and Agriculture Organization backs UN Humanitarian's #87MillionLives campaing. Governments: step up NOW!

🚨Saving lives cannot wait. 295M in acute hunger. 87M lives on the brink. Timely, practical agricultural support works, & helps farmers, herders & fishers rebuild themselves. Food and Agriculture Organization backs UN Humanitarian's #87MillionLives campaing. Governments: step up NOW!

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From fruits, nuts & honey to edible insects & mushrooms, forests are nature's supermarkets, offering essential nutrients that sustain millions of people. This year on 21 March we celebrate #ForestDay with the theme 'Forests and foods'! ➡️

From fruits, nuts & honey to edible insects & mushrooms, forests are nature's supermarkets, offering essential nutrients that sustain millions of people. This year on 21 March we celebrate #ForestDay with the theme 'Forests and foods'! ➡️

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🌍#SustainableGastronomyDay celebrates food as culture, identity and a force for change. It's a movement for the future—and it starts with all of us. Internationally renowned chefs are showing how tradition, innovation, and respect for nature can shape a better food future.

🌍#SustainableGastronomyDay celebrates food as culture, identity and a force for change. It's a movement for the future—and it starts with all of us. Internationally renowned chefs are showing how tradition, innovation, and respect for nature can shape a better food future.

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🔴 New information note on the potential impacts of the escalating conflict in the Middle East on global agrifood systems. 📄 Download👉 🎧 Watch the full interview with Food and Agriculture Organization Chief Economist Maximo Torero & David Laborde for more:

🔴 New information note on the potential impacts of the escalating conflict in the Middle East on global agrifood systems. 📄 Download👉 🎧 Watch the full interview with Food and Agriculture Organization Chief Economist Maximo Torero & David Laborde for more:

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In Côte d’Ivoire, cocoa farmers are adopting full-shade agroforestry to protect forests & soil health. With support from @fao, Green Climate Fund & Global Environment Facility (GEF), these practices are helping build a resilient future for cocoa producers— & for chocolate. 🍫 This is #ClimateAction you can taste.

In Côte d’Ivoire, cocoa farmers are adopting full-shade agroforestry to protect forests & soil health. With support from @fao, Green Climate Fund & Global Environment Facility (GEF), these practices are helping build a resilient future for cocoa producers— & for chocolate. 🍫 This is #ClimateAction you can taste.

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The impacts of drought in the Syrian Arab Republic are pushing rural communities to the brink, compounding one of the world’s largest food security crises. Read more about Food and Agriculture Organization's planned response and funding requirements:

The impacts of drought in the Syrian Arab Republic are pushing rural communities to the brink, compounding one of the world’s largest food security crises. Read more about Food and Agriculture Organization's planned response and funding requirements:

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We buy food every day without seeing its true cost: to our health, the planet, & people who grow it. 🎙️ Listen in as Food and Agriculture Organization's David Laborde discusses how to make the invisible visible, so sustainable choices become easier choices.

We buy food every day without seeing its true cost: to our health, the planet, & people who grow it. 🎙️ Listen in as Food and Agriculture Organization's David Laborde discusses how to make the invisible visible, so sustainable choices become easier choices.

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Forests power economies. They create jobs, support millions of livelihoods and contribute trillions to the global economy — providing clean water, climate regulation, energy, raw materials and ecotourism. Join us on 21 March to celebrate #ForestDay ➡️

Forests power economies. They create jobs, support millions of livelihoods and contribute trillions to the global economy — providing clean water, climate regulation, energy, raw materials and ecotourism. Join us on 21 March to celebrate #ForestDay ➡️

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41% of agrifood systems workforce are women. In some regions, they are the majority. Yet barriers to land, finance & technology persist. The International #YearOfTheWomanFarmer is a moment to turn awareness into investment. Full episode 🎥 #IYWF2026

41% of agrifood systems workforce are women. In some regions, they are the majority. Yet barriers to land, finance & technology persist. The International #YearOfTheWomanFarmer is a moment to turn awareness into investment. Full episode 🎥 #IYWF2026

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🫘 Pulses are more than just nutritious seeds. 📽️ Watch to find out how these nutritious seeds help us combat climate change and protect our natural resources👇 #LovePulses #WorldPulsesDay

🫘 Pulses are more than just nutritious seeds. 📽️ Watch to find out how these nutritious seeds help us combat climate change and protect our natural resources👇 #LovePulses #WorldPulsesDay

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Changing a law to achieve #GenderEquality is a powerful first step. And change happens in the field — informing women of their rights and turning policy into access to land, resources & opportunity. 🎙️ Food and Agriculture Organization’s Lauren Phillips explains: #IWD2026 #IYWF2026

Changing a law to achieve #GenderEquality is a powerful first step. And change happens in the field — informing women of their rights and turning policy into access to land, resources & opportunity. 🎙️ Food and Agriculture Organization’s Lauren Phillips explains: #IWD2026 #IYWF2026

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Take a minute to think about our oceans... 🌊Oceans act as the largest carbon sink in the 🌍 🌊Oceans host 80% of life on the 🌍 🌊Oceans provide half of the 🌍’s oxygen The health of our oceans affects us all. #BlueTransformation #SaveOurOcean #WorldOceansDay

Take a minute to think about our oceans... 🌊Oceans act as the largest carbon sink in the 🌍 🌊Oceans host 80% of life on the 🌍 🌊Oceans provide half of the 🌍’s oxygen The health of our oceans affects us all. #BlueTransformation #SaveOurOcean #WorldOceansDay

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🆕Food and Agriculture Organization has released the most detailed report ever on the state of marine fish stocks. The data shows that some of the world’s fisheries are recovering thanks to effective, science-based management. Read more➡️ #UNOC3 #BlueTransformation

🆕Food and Agriculture Organization has released the most detailed report ever on the state of marine fish stocks. The data shows that some of the world’s fisheries are recovering thanks to effective, science-based management. Read more➡️ #UNOC3 #BlueTransformation

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Water is food, and food is water. Here are 8 actions each and every one of us can take to save water every day 👇 #WaterAction #SDG6 #FAOConference

Water is food, and food is water. Here are 8 actions each and every one of us can take to save water every day 👇 #WaterAction #SDG6 #FAOConference

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85% of the world’s youth live where agrifood systems are a key sector. But barriers hold them back. The opportunities in agrifood systems are huge – but only if we work with young people to unlock them. New Food and Agriculture Organization report👉 #MoveFoodForward #FAOconference

85% of the world’s youth live where agrifood systems are a key sector. But barriers hold them back. The opportunities in agrifood systems are huge – but only if we work with young people to unlock them. New Food and Agriculture Organization report👉 #MoveFoodForward #FAOconference

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Investing in #CleanEnergy in agrifood systems means: 📉 Lower GHG emissions 🫁 Cleaner air ⚕️ Better health 💚 Greener ecosystems ⚙️ Thriving rural economies ♻️ More sustainable future .. and more! 🔗

Investing in #CleanEnergy in agrifood systems means: 📉 Lower GHG emissions 🫁 Cleaner air ⚕️ Better health 💚 Greener ecosystems ⚙️ Thriving rural economies ♻️ More sustainable future .. and more! 🔗

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✅❌Standards define what is safe to eat and what is not. Farmers, fishers, food processors, retailers... They all use standards to ensure #FoodSafety. Through the Codex Alimentarius, Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization (WHO) work with governments to set food standards that save lives. #WorldFoodSafetyDay

✅❌Standards define what is safe to eat and what is not. Farmers, fishers, food processors, retailers... They all use standards to ensure #FoodSafety. Through the Codex Alimentarius, Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization (WHO) work with governments to set food standards that save lives. #WorldFoodSafetyDay

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Culture. Heritage. Nutrition. A journey. Join Food and Agriculture Organization and Roma at the #Seeds2Foods global exhibition for a journey of celebration and discovery of how we grow, share and enjoy food. 🔗 #FAO80 #WorldFoodDay

Culture. Heritage. Nutrition. A journey. Join Food and Agriculture Organization and Roma at the #Seeds2Foods global exhibition for a journey of celebration and discovery of how we grow, share and enjoy food. 🔗 #FAO80 #WorldFoodDay

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Women play a vital role in our agrifood systems, but their working conditions & economic opportunities are impacted by gender inequalities. It's time to make agrifood systems work better for women. Read Food and Agriculture Organization's new report👉🏼 #LetsGrowEquality

Women play a vital role in our agrifood systems, but their working conditions & economic opportunities are impacted by gender inequalities. It's time to make agrifood systems work better for women. Read Food and Agriculture Organization's new report👉🏼 #LetsGrowEquality

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