Target Zero Hunger

En este episodio, destacamos la disminución del Índice de Precios de los Alimentos de la FAO, el problema de la hambruna aguda que afecta a casi la mitad de la población en Haití, un desastre sin precedentes en el Cuerno de África y los próximos eventos en el Día Mundial de la Inocuidad de los Alimentos. Productoras: Lis Sánchez, Ruki Inoshita Presentadora: Lis Sánchez Sonido: Eric Deleu

En este episodio, cubrimos los desastres climáticos en el África austral, el potencialmente devastador brote de langostas marroquíes en el granero de trigo de Afganistán, la presentación de nuevos sitios SIPAM, y los momentos destacados de los eventos del Día Mundial de las Abejas y el Día Internacional del Té. ¡No te lo pierdas! Productoras: Lis Sánchez, Ruki Inoshita Presentadora: Lis Sánchez

En este primer episodio presentamos las cifras actuales sobre inseguridad alimentaria aguda en todo el mundo y destacamos el aumento del Índice de Precios de los Alimentos de la FAO en abril. Además, abarcamos la importancia de la protección de la salud de las plantas como tema vital este mes, enfatizando su papel en nuestro esfuerzo colectivo para combatir el hambre. Suscríbase ahora y manténgase conectado con la información más reciente para un futuro sostenible. Productoras: Lis Sánchez, Ruki Inoshita Presentadora: Lis Sánchez Sonido: Eric Deleu

How can we safeguard it, while ensuring the livelihood of the 600 million people who depend on it? And how do we guarantee that the ocean remains a vital source of food for a growing global population? For World Oceans Day, we put these questions - and a few more - to: Manuel Barange, Director of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. He was interviewed by Michele Zaccheo, in Rome. Producer: Lis Sánchez Narrator: Laura Quiñones Sound: Eric Deleu

Most people affected by disasters are rural farmers and fisherfolk but only 4% of emergency assistance targets their needs. Director of FAO's Office of Emergencies and Resilience, Rein Paulsen, explains how to improve emergency responses globally - at a time of unprecedented need Link to Rein Paulson's Q & A story here: www.fao.org/newsroom/detail/att…mergencies-chief/en Photo credit: © FAO

In this episode, we're covering the FAO´s urgent call for assistance for southern Africa after cyclones and floods, the potentially devastating Moroccan Locust outbreak in Afghanistan’s wheat basket, 24 new agricultural heritage sites receiving certifications in Rome, and highlights from the World Bee Day and International Tea Day events. Stay tuned! Producer: Lis Sánchez, Ruki Inoshita Presenter: Ruki Inoshita Sound: Eric Deleu

In this episode, we highlight the decline in the FAO Food Price Index, increasing acute food insecurity in 18 hunger hotspots, an unprecedented disaster in the Horn of Africa, and upcoming events for World Food Safety Day. Producer: Lis Sánchez, Ruki Inoshita Presenter: Ruki Inoshita Sound: Eric Deleu FAOUnited NationsAgricultureFood Index PriceHungerNutritionFood SafetyHaitiHorn of AfricaWorld Food Safety      

Stay informed with the FAO Brief Podcast, your essential source for the latest on global food security and agriculture. In this episode, we present the current figures on acute food insecurity worldwide and highlight the rise of the FAO Food Price Index in April. Additionally, we cover the importance of plant health protection as a vital topic this month, emphasizing its role in our collective effort to combat hunger. Producer: Lis Sánchez, Ruki Inoshita Presenter: Ruki Inoshita Sound: Eric Deleu

According to the World Bank estimates, our planet’s population is expected to increase to 9 billion people by the year 2050 - with young people aged between 15 and 24 accounting for approximately 14 percent of this total. Employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for youth today, however, remain limited, especially in rural areas. Long associated with harsh working conditions and low wages, many youngsters see agriculture as a less than attractive prospect. But the sector is crucial in terms of maintaining food security particularly in countries affected by conflict. And the sector is promising – offering lucrative jobs and business opportunities on and off the farm. In several governorates across Syria, FAO has implemented a training programme since 2021 to help young entrepreneurs transform their ideas into successful agri-businesses. The  Nabta programme aims to enhance agricultural production in a country decimated by protracted war. Producer: FAO Syria, Anais Hotin Presenter: Daniel Johnson, UN Geneva

In Colombia, the coastal town of Buenaventura boasts one of the country’s busiest ports. Local communities rely to a great extent on fisheries and aquaculture to make a living, and women make up a large part of the workforce. These women fish sellers – known as the Platoneras - work informally and earn low wages.  Like more than half of the world’s population, they are not covered under any social protection scheme, making them particularly vulnerable to adverse shocks such as illness, injury, and the eventual onset of old age. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO, and its partners including the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, NORAD, are supporting the Platoneras to strengthen their livelihoods and improve their access to social protection schemes - all the while boosting the community's food security. Producers: Lis Sánchez, Heysel Calderón (FAO Colombia), Anais Hotin. Presenter: Laura Quiñones  Sound: Eric Deleu Photo: @ FAO/Heysel Calderón Music: Conectados

Globally, over three million people migrate to cities each week looking for work opportunities or to join their families. By 2050, over two-thirds of the global population is expected to live in urban areas. The city of Dakar in Senegal has also faced this unprecedented population increase in the last few decades. Over 3.8 million people currently live in the Senegalese capital. Population growth and rapid urbanization have led to losses of agricultural land. This has caused food shortages and a general increase in the price of food products, further threatening the food security of the most vulnerable people. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been working with the Municipality of Dakar and some NGOs on a micro-gardening project to reduce food insecurity in the city. Producers; Yacine Cisse (FAO Senegal), Anais Hotin, Ruki Inoshita.Presenter: Daniel Johnson, UN Radio & TV Geneva. Photo credit: © FAO/Yacine Cisse

Have you ever wondered where your coffee beans come from? Chances are it was prepared in Guatemala, ninth largest coffee exporter in the world. In the remote region of Ixil, far off the beaten tracks of the northern part of the country, low literacy rates and poverty have long plagued the Maya Ixil Indigenous population. Employment opportunities are far and few between and many parents feel that they have no choice but to bring their children to work with them in coffee fields to make ends meet. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO, and partners in the Ixil region are tackling child labor and poverty by promoting education and safe youth employment in the coffee industry. Producers ; Anais Hotin, Charlotta Lomas. Presenter: André Vornic, FAO Photo credit: © FAO/Santiago Billy

Imataca is a vast tropical forest in southeast Venezuela spanning 38,000 square kilometers. Rich in biodiversity, the forest is home to thousands of plant and animal species. Decades of illegal logging and mining have led to deforestation and loss of wildlife. The Karina indigenous people living in the forest are working hard to change this. Through a women-led initiative, supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), they’re ensuring the forests of Imataca are now protected for generations to come. Producers: Marina Sánchez Castelo, Charlotta Lomas, Anais Hotin. Presenter: Charlotta Lomas, FAO. Photo credit: ©Jesús Contreras/FAO

Across the globe, people are transforming agrifood systems to become more nutritious, equitable and sustainable. Listen to how one town in northern Italy sparked a global movement to bring about change to local food systems. Producers: Megan Williams, Charlotta Lomas, Anais Hotin, Marina Sánchez Castelo. Presenter: Megan Williams. Photo: ©Federica Bolla    

In April 2021, four astronauts travelled to space for six months where they conducted a series of scientific experiments. From inside the International Space Station, astronaut and FAO Goodwill Ambassador Thomas Pesquet told us how growing food in space can help us to adapt to extreme environmental conditions and ensure future food security on earth. Producers: Charlotta Lomas, Anais Hotin, Marina Sánchez Castelo. Presenter: Charlotta Lomas, FAO. Photo credit: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet/W. Harold. Sound effects provided by ESA and NASA.

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 cooking lab led by Naheda Slayih and supported by volunteers, invites visually impaired children to learn how to become young chefs and have a good time too. Producers: Megan Williams, Charlotta Lomas, Anais Hotin, Marina Sánchez Castelo, Nina Coates. Presenter: Megan Williams. Photo: ©FAO/Cristiano Minichiello.

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 United Kingdom, crossing borders is a requisite for survival. But in recent decades, competition over natural resources has led to cattle raids and violent conflicts. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has supported a series of community-led initiatives to strengthen pastoralists’ livelihoods, enhance food security and prevent conflict in the region. Producers: Charlotta Lomas, Anais Hotin, Marina Sánchez Castelo, Ariel Bardi, Michael Adey, Video agency Wolfstreet. Presenter: Charlotta Lomas, FAO. Photo ©FAO/ Luis Tato.

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 backbone of country’s economy, with Tonle Sap contributing over half of the country’s fish production. Yet the lake’s 4.8 million residents are some of the poorest in Asia. Many depend heavily on fish and rice for their livelihoods and have to send their children to work rather than school, in order to survive. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is working with the government and partners to get children back to school.

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 emergency campaign appealed for urgent action to avoid a desert locust plague and a looming humanitarian crisis. One year on, we ask FAO' s senior locust forecasting officer Keith Cressman if we are winning the fight. Host/Producer: Charlotta Lomas, FAO.

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 millions of people without enough food to eat and seriously damages agriculture - the primary source of income for poor rural communities. Plants are critical to our food security, which is why the UN declared 2020 the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). Ralf Lopian, chairperson of the International Steering Committee of the IYPH, explains.