The high-level United Nations Ocean Conference convened at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from the 5th to 9th June 2017 in line with the World Oceans Day.

A recent study on street food vending in Ghana conducted by FAO showed that it is dominated by women. 

The International Year of the Pulses celebrated last 2016 was beneficial to farmers' livelihoods and have a postive impact on the environment. Although dried beans, lentils, and peas have been around for centuries, they will play a fundamental role in our sustainable future.

The Operation Timbang Plus (OTP), an annual weight-and-height-taking activity conducted by the National Nutrition Council (NNC) through its network of Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) is an example of an existing information system that provides data on the status of food utilization in a community in the Philippines.