Highlights
In focus
Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Learn what FAO is doing with regard to the current pandemic.
Event
164th Session of FAO Council
The Council is the executive arm of FAO's governing body. Visit the Council portal to catch up on the 164th Session.
Video
Fighting locusts in Somalia: helicopter operations
Pilot Miles Woodgate talks about his experience fighting the desert locust in Somalia.
In focus
Launch of State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020 (SOFI)
Follow the virtual event on Monday, 13 July 2020, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (ETD)
From the DG
FAO and the EU to explore joint work on European Green Deal
Talks today between FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for the European Green Deal and European Commissioner for Climate Action, Frans Timmermans, focused on the need for food systems to be environmentally friendly and innovative while noting that to achieve this, concrete policies with the right incentives are key.
Data
FAOSTAT
Food and agriculture data
SDG Indicators
FAO’s Sustainable Development Goals Indicators Portal
AMIS
Agricultural Market Information System
FAM
Food and Agriculture Microdata Catalogue
FishStat
Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics
AQUASTAT
FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture
FPMA
Food Price Monitoring and Analysis
DAD-IS
Domestic Animal Diversity Information System
WIEWS
World Information and Early Warning System on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
FAO/WHO GIFT
FAO/WHO Global Individual Food consumption data Tool
AIDmonitor
Official Development Assistance
INFOODS
International Network of Food Data Systems
Food Loss and Waste Database
Take an in-depth look at what food is being lost and wasted, and where
GLRD
Gender and Land Rights Database
RuLIS
Rural Livelihoods Information System
FRA
Global Forest Resources Assessments
Stories
Their office in the air: Helicopter pilots fighting Desert Locusts
A day on the job with Miles Woodgate, a pilot conducting locust control operations in Somalia
Publications
New digital editions of FAO’s flagship publications
FAO's flagship "The State of the World" publications are now being published in a new easy-to-read digital format.
Digital Agriculture
In East Africa, a race to outsmart locusts with drones and data
With the COVID-19 emergency, East Africa continues to struggle with another crisis - the locust upsurge. Mobile phones, drones and satellites can help win this...
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