News
Hunger threatens over half of the population in South Sudan
Food security worsened significantly in areas hit by last year’s floods.
Story
Young heroes for our planet
Kids are our future – let's help them to become environmental heroes.
Story
Treasures of biodiversity
An adundance of diverse, local food varieties can boost communities' nutrition and food security - but these treasures are in...
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.
Video
Our future depends on biodiversity
We need to preserve it to ensure healthy and nutritious food for everyone.
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
Research and agricultural innovation in Lao People’s Democratic Republic benefiting smallholders
While Lao PDR is a comparatively small country in Asia it has an impressive track record in agricultural research and recent organic innovation.
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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