Lionel Dabbadie

The bond between the @fao.org & Philippines goes beyond FAO-Philippines. It also shines through amazing Filipinos & Filipinas serving the UN in Rome to make our world better. Grateful to our FAO Asia-Pacific ADG/RR Alue Dohong for honoring us & maraming salamat sa inyong lahat! You make us proud! 💚

Today, the City of Roma & @FAO.org launched the #FAO80 celebrations with the opening of the “From Seeds to Foods” exhibition during which 🇵🇭 the Department of Agriculture - Philippines showcased its unique products to visitors, including His Majesty King Letsie III of Lesotho 🇱🇸 & @faodg.fao.org 🌿🥭🥥

Another disaster struck 🇵🇭. The country is resilient, but business as usual is no longer enough as recovery costs keep rising.

This Monday, I’ll share our experience with #AnticipatoryAction and why acting before disasters saves lives & livelihoods.

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#WFD2025 is not just a celebration. It is a call to action. Together with the Department of Agriculture-Philippines, partners, and every Filipino, let’s turn hope into harvest, and harvest into a future where no one is left behind. #FourBetters 🌾🤝✨

“Kung may isda, may pag-asa.” If there is fish, there is hope. 🐟 These words remind us that food is hope, and hope is the future we build together. #WFD2025

This year’s theme speaks directly to the Philippines: Hand in hand for better foods and a better future. Because food here is more than nourishment: it is culture, identity, dignity, health, and peace. 🇵🇭🍴

World Food Day is a proud tradition to celebrate food on the day of @fao.org anniversary, and its power to unite us. This year the Department of Agriculture-Philippines has taken it further with fresh innovations, and I was glad to join the #WFD2025 launch led by Usec Palabrica. 🌾✨

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#VPRepost #VPSupport

To understand better our mandate at @fao.org, read our basic texts here:

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hereby establish the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), hereinafter referred to as the "Organization", through which the Members will report to one another on the measures taken and the progress achieved in the field of action set forth above. »

💛 securing improvements in the efficiency of the production and distribution of all food and agricultural products;

💙 bettering the condition of rural populations;

🧡 and thus contributing towards an expanding world economy and ensuring humanity's freedom from hunger;

« The Nations accepting this Constitution, being determined to promote the common welfare by furthering separate and collective action on their part for the purpose of:

💚 raising levels of nutrition and standards of living of the peoples under their respective jurisdictions;

#FAO80 Eighty years ago, the Philippines 🇵🇭 helped shape history as one of the 44 founding states that approved our Constitution, whose preamble declares:

To understand better our mandate at @fao.org, read our basic texts here:

📘 openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.50...

hereby establish the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), hereinafter referred to as the "Organization", through which the Members will report to one another on the measures taken and the progress achieved in the field of action set forth above. »

💛 securing improvements in the efficiency of the production and distribution of all food and agricultural products;

💙 bettering the condition of rural populations;

🧡 and thus contributing towards an expanding world economy and ensuring humanity's freedom from hunger;

« The Nations accepting this Constitution, being determined to promote the common welfare by furthering separate and collective action on their part for the purpose of:

💚 raising levels of nutrition and standards of living of the peoples under their respective jurisdictions;

The Philippine voice is increasingly influent on the international stage, helping build global alliances to tackle challenges no country can solve alone. Proud to see the Department of Agriculture BAI's delegation meet with the Pandemic Fund team at @faodg.fao.org HQ.

REPORTAGE. À Bouraké, dans les coulisses d'une ferme aquacole en perpétuel perfectionnement C’est la fin de la saison de la pêche à la crevette bleue dans les différents bassins des fermes aquacoles de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. Une de nos équipes a suivi une pêche à Bouraké sur la commune de Bo...

C'est la fin de la saison de la pêche à la crevette bleue dans les différents bassins des fermes aquacoles de la Nouvelle-Calédonie.
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@fao.org applauds the Philippines’ landmark law on Anticipatory Action for disaster preparedness and response #RepublicAct12287, an Act Establishing a Mechanism on the Declaration of State of Imminent Disaster.

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USEC Perez powerfully called for #ClimateJustice: Agrifood systems drive nearly one-third of global emissions, yet receive less than 5% of climate finance. The Philippines now champions developing nations—those who emit least but suffer most. A strong voice we all need! #ClimateAdvocacy

👩‍🌾👨‍🌾 Small farmers are the backbone of food security. Innovative finance like ASEAN green bonds can transform their climate adaptation journey. The new 5-year framework to combat climate change in agriculture will enable collaboration as our strongest weapon! 💚

Together we can build resilient food systems in Southeast Asia. Climate challenges are profound, but collective action makes progress possible! said @fao.org’s ADG/RR Alue Dohong at #ASEANClimateResilienceNetwork high-level event chaired by Department of Agriculture’s Secretary Tiu Laurel Jr. 🌞🤝

💧Peatlands cover just 3% of land but store 2-4.5k tonnes of carbon per hectare. Losing them means releasing gigatons of CO₂ and draining millions of tonnes of freshwater. Protecting peatlands is protecting our future. #ClimateAction #WaterIsLife

One key to success in working across scales is fluid communication between levels. 🇵🇭 @fao.org Philippines is grateful to our ADG Alue Dohong for coming to Manila, listening & guiding us with his insights to better achieve our goals. #Leadership

Designing gender-inclusive data systems in small-scale fisheries - Ambio Gender equality is a ubiquitous national goal, yet sectoral gender data gaps to support this goal persist. These gaps are both structural and sexist, concealing women’s contributions and impeding actions that would strengthen livelihoods and economic development, food security, and environmental sustainability. The small-scale fisheries sector offers a cogent example of this phenomenon. Building on lessons from the Illuminating Hidden Harvests initiative, we identify systemic changes and specific indicators needed to fill these gaps. This requires multiple data streams, many of which come from outside fisheries agencies, e.g., government statistical or census organizations, sourced from responsible agencies across multiple areas—economy and environment, governance and support services, and health and nutrition. Closing gender data gaps requires making the policy case and working across agencies to create an enabling institutional environment. Only then can data reflect and respond to the lives of the ~ 500 million people who depend on small-scale fisheries.

Proud to be co-author of the paper Designing gender-inclusive data systems in small-scale fisheries - t.ly/zkydZ. Kudos to Sarah Harper for the lead, the main gender advisor for the #IlluminatingHiddenHarvest study- t.ly/MEngw @oceansolutions.stanford.edu @stanforddoerr.bsky.social @fao.org

👩‍🌾 Farmers are our custodians.
🌾 Farmers are our seed keepers.
🌱 Farmers are our innovators.
🥗 Farmers are our food providers.

Farmers’ Rights are recognized & strengthened in the International Plant Treaty.

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#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #FarmersRights

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🔴 Today 🔴

Peru & Switzerland Briefing for Permanent Representatives Briefing on upcoming Ministerial/Hi-Level Segment & 11th Governing Body Mtg of the International @planttreaty.bsky.social.

Read more here ➡️ bit.ly/3KmU83W

#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #GB11 #Multlateralism

The capacity building of these communities was made possible through our strong partnership with the Catanduanes Government, the Catanduanes PDRRMO, Educo ONG Philippines ; supported by the UN CERF and FAO #SFERA, with financial assistance from Germany.

Learning from past simulation exercises & response mechanisms developped with @fao.org - Philippines & their local authorities, they are now taking charge on their own of how they mitigate and manage predictable disasters, ensuring food security & resilient livelihoods for families & communities.