QU Dongyu
QU Dongyu
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Dr Qu Dongyu is the director general of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN

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A woman arranges peppers for drying in the sun as seasonal workers process tomatoes after a harvest in Gaziantep, Turkey, last August. Getty Images
How we can nourish people and nurture the environment

In a nutshell, it's possible by fostering innovation in agrifood systems

February 06, 2022, 4:43 PM
Helmine Monique Sija, a 50-year-old single mother, with six children, prepares raketa (cactus) to eat with her daughter Tolie,10, in the village of Atoby, Madagascar. The raketa eases hunger but does not provide any nutrients and is known to cause strong stomach aches. For decades the South-East of Madagascar has been prone to "kere" or the food crisis due to intense drought. AFP
Ending hunger: all of us have the potential to be food heroes

A reminder on World Food Day that our actions can determine our future

October 15, 2021, 9:10 AM
Global agriculture needs to become more sustainable, according to UN experts. Reuters
The FAO is gearing up to transform the way we make food

An upcoming UN summit on food systems will discuss the world's agricultural supply chains

September 15, 2021, 1:09 PM
A woman walks with her blind husband as they carry a food parcel collected during a food distribution leaded by the international NGO Gift to the Givers, in Johannesburg, on October 14. Luca Sola / AFP
It's still possible to end hunger forever

At 75, the UN's food agency has work to do and is far from riding off into the sunset

October 27, 2020, 11:13 AM