France remains at the top of the 2017 Food Sustainability Index (FSI), which ranks 34 countries according to their food system sustainability
Agriculture
FAO recognises sustainable farming systems in Spain, China and Korea
The UN FAO has designated five traditional farming systems in China, Korea and Spain as globally important agricultural heritage systems
Smart technologies enable food to be grown in the world's harshest climates
The recent opening of the Sahara Forest Project (SFP) launch station outside Aqaba, the Jordan port city, has highlighted the possibility of using some of the world’s harshest landscapes to produce food, fresh water and clean energy
Asia-Pacific forest and farm producers pivotal to improving smallholder livelihoods
Forest and Farm Producer Organisations (FFPOs) from more than 10 countries of Asia-Pacific gathered in Myanmar for the second regional conference to accelerate and scale up implementation of the SDGs in climate-resilient landscapes for the benefit of local farm and forest communities
India, Philippines collaborate to further innovation in the rice sector
Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, inaugurated the Resilient Rice Field Laboratory at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Philippines