Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

16 October 2023

World Food Day

#FoodHeroes are water heroes  

On the occasion of World Food Day on 16 October, we take the opportunity to thank the #FoodHeroes who are taking #WaterAction to manage water wisely while providing food for us now and in the future - leaving no one behind.

 

Read how they are taking action!

ACEA #RunForWater participants
17/03/2024

On 17 March a special race will cross the heart of Rome, starting from the Fori Imperiali, passing by Castel Sant'Angelo and Piazza di Spagna, and...

Alessandro Vitale (Spicy Moustache)
17/08/2023

UK 

“Did you know the best organic shop could be your backyard?” So starts one of Alessandro Vitale’s popular gardening and cooking...

Matteo Ward
17/08/2023

Italy  

Matteo Ward would like you to see your t-shirt as a loaf of bread. “They’re made out of the same ingredients: land, water,...

Olivia Mandle
26/09/2023

Spain

Can a human be considered a creature of the sea? Perhaps not officially, but based on the time she spends in the water, Olivia Mandle...

A glass half-full mindset for saving water
23/10/2023

The Water Heroes taking action for the sustainable use of our water resources

Ángel León
21/09/2023

Spain 

Back in 2008, Spanish Chef Ángel León wowed the culinary scene by serving the world’s first phytoplankton menu, and later, in...

Michael Haddad
17/08/2023

Lebanon 

Imagine lifting 100kg of body weight with your arms. And now imagine doing it 12 000 times in below-zero temperatures.  

That’s...

Chefs promoting millets - Fatmata Binta, Anahita Dhondy and Max Mariola
26/09/2023

From pearl millet mango pudding to Achari Paneer tikka, chef Anahita Dhondy knows how to whip millets into surprising shapes. They’re just two out...

Almas Tasbytyrov
09/08/2023

Kazakhstan 

Like in all countries in Central Asia, climate change has diminished the productivity of farmland and pasture in Kazakhstan,...

Majongbeh S. Kamara
09/08/2023

Liberia

In Liberia, where few farmers have access to piped irrigation systems, agriculture production is still largely rain-dependent. That...

Yustus Menarbu
09/08/2023

Indonesia

Yustus Menarbu shares his last name with the small coastal community that’s been his home for 37 years. Living...

José Augusto López Zambrano
09/08/2023

Ecuador 

José Augusto López Zambrano is a third-generation fisher from the Ecuadorian port city of Manta.

At...

Vera Lleshaj
17/08/2023

Albania

In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck Albania’s Durrës area in 2019, Vera Lleshaj was determined to rebuild...

Karen Messam
17/08/2023

Jamaica 

Mount Airy is a hilly farming community about an hour’s drive west of Jamaica’s capital Kingston. It has the...

Avtandil Marakvelidze
23/08/2023

Georgia

In the Alazani valley of Georgia’s Kakheti Region, Avtandil Marakvelidze grows his vegetables and fruits on 22 hectares of land.  

“Weather...

Manzura Orolbaeva
24/08/2023

Cucine Popolari Cesena
25/08/2023

Italy

The idea of Italy’s Cucine Popolari, or Popular Kitchens, is a simple one: build a pleasant space where people, regardless of...

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Ramani Perera
25/08/2023

Sri Lanka

Ramani Perera is a paddy farmer in the Malwathu Oya river basin, a lush area in North Central Sri Lanka full of...

Charymukhammet Redzhepov
25/08/2023

Turkmenistan 

Charymukhammet Redzhepov is officially retired, but it hasn’t stopped him from teaching at his local secondary school...

Ines Messaoudi
25/08/2023

Tunisia 

Ines Messaoudi, 40, grew up in a small town near Tunis. But her heart...

Odina Sattorova
07/09/2023

Uzbekistan

Simple yet innovative farming technologies and techniques save natural resources while increasing incomes

Andranik Davtyan
28/08/2023

Armenia

At 37, Andranik Davtyan is somewhat of a rarity in his village of Aygedzor in Armenia’s Tavush Region. Like many young Armenians,...

Waadullah Jarjis
28/08/2023

Iraq 

“Water scarcity had become a relentless battle for our village,” Waadullah Jarjis recalls of recent years. 

He’s...

Fatiha Tibari
13/09/2023

Morocco

The Water Court of the Plain of Valencia
26/09/2023

Spain

Every Thursday at noon, a group of eight men meet at the Apostles Gate of the grand cathedral of Valencia, an ancient coastal city...

Nurudeen Quadri
22/09/2023

Nigeria

Bohdan Popov
11/09/2023

Ukraine

Some 15 years ago, Bohdan Popov lived in a picturesque place high on a mountain meadow in the Carpathian Mountains of Ukraine....

Karen Washington
11/09/2023

United States of America 

“Outside of New York City, Karen Washington is perhaps best known as the co-founder of Black Urban Growers,...

Tamara Fiodorova
28/09/2023

Russia

Potatoes, cabbage, courgettes and other vegetables can grow even in a harsh climate. And Tamara Fiodorova knows how to get good...

Atef Swelam
28/09/2023

Egypt

When it comes to trying new things, Nile Delta farmers can be a bit reluctant, Atef Swelam knows too well. After all, he grew...

Valeria Mangani
28/09/2023

Italy

When you think of cotton production, Sicily might not be the first place that comes to mind. And yet, the Mediterranean island...

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