News
Agriculture ministers meeting in Berlin agree to establish FAO-designed International Digital Council for Food and Agriculture
Director-General hails agreement to establish the international body to promote digital technologies for a more prosperous world with accessible, affordable...
Story
A reading list for the new year
Brush up with FAO publications on biodiversity, food safety, youth engagement and an array of other crucial themes.
News
Making trade work for global food security
FAO Director-General, addressing ministers in Berlin emphasizes the need for efficiency gains and finding the right balance between agriculture and...
Story
Syria’s women step up in time of turmoil
FAO is helping build up confidence and skills to help rural women in the region achieve their potential, boost production...
Highlights
Website
Take a tour of FAO’s focus on digital agriculture
Dedicated web page is a quick guide to resources on how the ubiquity, portability and mobility of digital technologies are transforming agriculture and food production, and the related challenges that must be overcome.
Video
No plants, no people
2020 is the International Year of Plant Health. Plants are our partner and give us food, clean air and more.
Website
FAO’s role in trade
FAO supports member states by encouraging trade policies and agreements that recognize the diversity of needs and the overarching goal of achieving sustainable food security.
Video
Seven things you can do to stop soil pollution
Our actions are our future. Adopt common-sense behavior such as recycling, composting, avoiding single-use plastics and responsible disposal of hazardous waste all contribute to a better world.
Director-General
From the DG
FAO Director-General says digital technology is critical in fighting poverty and advancing agricultural development
The digital world is a “historic” moment and it’s crucial to give farmers need more access to its dividends in their fight against poverty.
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
Publications
Empowering young agri-entrepreneurs
Explore insights in recent FAO publications that aim to facilitate the process of giving youth – the future of food security – the skills they...
Digital Agriculture
Innovating for our future of food and agriculture
Examples of how rural smallholders can scale up successful techniques in areas such as forecasting, pest control, farm credit and new marketable crops, underscoring how...
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