Transforming food and agriculture for sustainable development
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls for a bold, transformational change to achieve a world that is more inclusive, fair, sustainable and resilient. It’s a world free of hunger and extreme poverty, one that protects the sustainable use of biodiversity, natural resources and ecosystem services for development.
This corporate portal is a gateway to FAO’s policy and governance support work to build sustainable food systems that can help countries achieve the vision of the 2030 Agenda. FAO, itself the world’s leading forum for policy dialogue, promotes evidence-based policymaking from national to regional and global levels as countries prioritize challenges, implement decisions and monitor their effectiveness.
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The decisions behind our diets
31 August 2026 - What gets produced, subsidised and regulated shapes what ends up on our plates – and so does the everyday choice between what is good for us and what we can afford. In an interview with FAO's The Work We Do podcast, Lynnette Neufeld argues that achieving healthy diets requires stronger agrifood governance and greater policy coherence
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Morocco seeks stronger water-agriculture coordination amid growing scarcity
15 June 2026 - A high-level dialogue in Rabat brought together water and agriculture officials and experts to explore stronger coordination and governance approaches for balancing food production with Morocco’s increasingly scarce water resources.
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Forests for food - Nourishing people, sustaining the planet
2026
The report examines the multiple ways in which forests contribute to food security and nutrition, with a particular emphasis on forest foods because they are among the least visible and least well-documented components of food systems. It brings together evidence from around the world, and it contributes to a shift in perspective, from seeing forests primarily as environmental assets towards recognizing them as fundamental components of sustainable, resilient and nutritious food systems.
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2026
2026
Despite gradual progress, global hunger and food insecurity remain well above 2030 SDG targets, with an estimated 645 million people facing hunger in 2025. Around 2.7 billion people cannot afford a healthy diet. The 2026 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World examines the structural factors driving high food costs and finds that nutrient-rich foods such as animal-source products, fruits and vegetables account for nearly 70% of the cost of a healthy diet.
The status of women in agrifood systems in sub-Saharan Africa
2026
The report reviews and analyses women’s opportunities and constraints in economic and social processes in sub-Saharan Africa, while taking stock and assessing progress made in closing a series of gender gaps. It provides new directions, examples of policies and good practices that promote gender, climate and environmentally just agrifood systems in sub-Saharan Africa.
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