Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Archives

Chronic Diseases

Chronic diseases are a class of diseases that can last for a very long time. Some chronic diseases, whose treatments are still under development, can last with patients for the rest of their life. However, it is possible to control or treat chronic diseases through medication and changes in lifestyle. Chronic diseases may have minor or unnoticeable symptoms in the beginning, but, they can be very...

Food Insecurity

Food insecurity is a general term that is used when food is unavailable for people. Food insecurity is classified into three major types. Chronic food insecurity refers to the unavailability of food for a long time. Transitory food insecurity means that food is unavailable but for a short duration. Last, of all, seasonal food insecurity is usual in different parts of the world....

Sustainable food and ecotourism as a development pathway

Giorgio Grussu, Project Coordinator, Mountain Partnership, FAO Focus: How the Coalition for Fragile Ecosystems considers sustainable food a...

Amazing Health Benefits of Sunflower Seeds

The Sunflower plant, scientifically known as Helianthus annuus, to be precise, we will talk about the amazing health benefits of sunflower seeds. I’m pretty sure, all of you have seen the bright yellow flower of the sunflower plant. It’s impossible to miss. The seeds are harvested from the head of the sunflower plant. The flower head measures up to 12 inches in diameter and o...

The Moringa plant and, it’s amazing health benefits

It is also known as the miracle tree or the horseradish tree moringa is a plant native to india, nepal and adjoining southeast countries and has been used since centuries for its numerous health benefits. It has anti-inflammatory properties, antioxidant properties, it contains abundant varieties of different vitamins and nutrients, and it also has very good amount of protein in it. It also has pai...