FAO: Publications

Publications are central to FAO's work as a knowledge organization. More than 300 titles per year are published -- usually in multiple language versions -- on topics such as hunger and food security, commodity markets, climate change, nutrition, fisheries, forests, rural livelihoods and much more.

FAO's flagship publications

FAO’s most important publications present comprehensive and objective information and analysis on the current global state of food and agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture, forests, agricultural commodity markets and hunger. These titles are issued regularly, to inform public debate and policy-making at national and international levels.

• The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA)
• The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA)
• State of the World's Forests (SOFO)
• The State of Food Insecurity in the World (SOFI)
• The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets (SOCO)

New publications

Organically Produced Food
With the increasing production and international commerce of organically produced foods, international standard are essential to facilitate trade and prevent misleading claims... details

cover Forests and energy
Forest and energy are at the center of the global debate on climate change. Soaring energy consumption and prices, and increasing greenhouse gas emission, represent a major opportunity and challenge for the forestry sector to find a new role in energy supply... details

cover Food Labelling
Food labelling is the primary means of communication between the producer and seller of food on the one hand, and the purchaser and consumer on the other... details

cover Water and the Rural Poor
This publication is the result of a joint effort by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)... details
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