Highlights

In focus
FAO's response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Learn what FAO is doing with regard to the current pandemic and its impacts on food and agriculture. Check out FAO COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme.

News
Global initiative tackles marine litter to clean up the world’s oceans
30 countries partner with FAO and International Maritime Organization

News
FAO launched operations at its Partnership and Liaison Office in the Republic of Korea
The move aims to accelerate knowledge sharing, innovation and agricultural transformation to improve diets and livelihoods across Asia and the world.

Story
We are what we eat: Transforming diets to transform agri-food systems
Transforming agri-food systems story series: Part 1 - Consumer behavior and collective demand.

From the DG
Read-out of the bilateral meeting between FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and President of the Community of Sant’Egidio Professor Marco Impagliazzo
Today, 8 April 2021, the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and the President of the Community of Sant’Egidio, Professor Marco Impagliazzo, had a virtual meeting, to exchange on areas of interest for potential cooperation.
Data
Stories
We are what we eat: Transforming diets to transform agri-food systems
Transforming agri-food systems story series: Part 1 - Consumer behavior and collective demand
Publications
Water: An invaluable resource
Browse through a list of FAO publications highlighting the Organization’s work to promote coherent approaches to sustainable land and water management.
Digital Agriculture
The Digital Agriculture Forum 2020, an inspiration to create business with real impact for people with real needs
The Forum has helped foster an enabling ecosystem to accelerate the digital transformation of agri-food systems and enhance knowledge exchanges in digital agriculture policies and...

Country Showcase
The brand new FAO country showcase is a space where Member Countries can highlight their agricultural systems, innovations and food products. Take a worldwide tour of local agriculture, beautiful landscapes and typical crops and food. More countries will be available in the upcoming months.
Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems

China

Japan

Republic of Korea

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
