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
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
Encouraging microbes to work for us
FAO experts are helping expand microbiome science across the spectrum, from nutrition to ecosystems
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)
United Republic of Tanzania
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Republic of Korea
China
Japan
