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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Power and compromise shape the future of agrifood systems
29 September 2026 - In a recent interview with FAO's The Work We Do podcast, Corinna Hawkes calls for greater investment in governance structures that bring competing interests together and shape how decisions are made
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FAO Members celebrate 10th anniversary of landmark fisheries treaty
7 September 2026 - Policymakers, experts and partners in the fisheries and aquaculture sector gather at FAO Headquarters, in Rome, for the 37th Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI37), marking the 10th anniversary of the entry into force of the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), the first binding international agreement to specifically target illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing
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One Health Governance Dashboard
2026
The One Health Governance Dashboard brings together country-level information to help explore governance mechanisms, identify gaps and strengthen multisectoral coordination for One Health. Covering areas such as antimicrobial resistance, zoonotic diseases, biodiversity conservation and the environmental dimensions of health, the dashboard provides concrete examples of One Health legal and policy approaches from around the world.
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.
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