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.
Event
FAO Regional Conference for Africa
The 31st FAO Africa Regional Conference is hosted by the Government of Zimbabwe, 26-28 October 2020. See the meeting page for the agenda and other documents.
Video
Rome’s Colosseum illuminated to mark FAO75 and World Food Day
Watch the video of the show on the façade of the FAO building and Colosseum in celebration of the Organization’s 75th anniversary. Flickr photo gallery
News
Nobel laureate outlines how new technologies measurably boost farmers
FAO Impact Evaluation Task Force invites Michael Kremer to lecture on shifting focus from results to impacts.
From the DG
FAO consults its Members to develop the next ten-year Strategic Framework
FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and senior managers held today a first informal virtual consultation with Members to discuss the outline of FAO’s Strategic Framework 2022-2031.
Data
FAOSTAT
Food and agriculture data
SDG Indicators
FAO’s Sustainable Development Goals Indicators Portal
HiH
Hand-in-Hand Initiative
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
Mobile money transfers give Somali farmers a one-up on the climate
Cash+ helps farmers in Somalia through the lean season
Publications
FAO at 75 - Grow, nourish, sustain. Together
Seventy-five years down the line, FAO’s name, ambition, and spirit remain: everything else has changed, and will change further.
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...
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
India
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
United Republic of Tanzania
Japan
India
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
United Republic of Tanzania
Republic of Korea
