Story
Young heroes for our planet
Kids are our future – let's help them to become environmental heroes.
Story
Five ways to make cities healthier and more sustainable
Promoting green spaces and sustainable food systems can help improve well-being of people in urban areas.
News
Italy and FAO highlight the importance of the Mediterranean diet for the sustainable management of natural resources
FAO hosts the third event of the initiative “Mediterranean Diet’s Principles for Agenda 2030”.
Highlights
Podcast
Worst Desert Locust outbreak in decades
As the situation continues to deteriorate in the Horn of Africa, FAO warns there’s a growing risk the pests could migrate to more countries.
Website
FAO and the European Union
Learn more about FAO's partnership with the European Union to help eradicate extreme poverty and hunger around the world.
Video
What farmers can do for plant protection
If you are a farmer or work in agribusiness, here are four actions you can do to protect plant health.
Website
Urban Food Actions Platform
Explore the Urban Food Actions Platform to find out more about how to nourish growing and increasingly-urban communities.
From the DG
Agriculture must get ‘smarter’ to end poverty and hunger
“Smarter farming is the only way to deal with global warming and climate change," said FAO Director-General while visiting a tomato ‘smart’ farm in central Thailand.
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
Pulses: nutritious food for a sustainable future
Read all about numerous benefits of these edible seeds, as FAO observes the World Pulses Day.
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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