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)