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.
Story
Acute malnutrition threatens half of children under five in Yemen in 2021: UN
Humanitarian crisis continues to exert a terrible toll on children, warn FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO.
In focus
Keeping a vigilant eye on avian influenza outbreaks
Read the Q&A with FAO’s global surveillance coordinator on a perennial threat to human and animal health.
Story
There’s always time for a podcast!
Listen to stories from around the world and deepen your knowledge with these FAO podcasts
From the DG
FAO and Japan urge increased responsible investment for greener, stronger agri-food systems
Japan is stepping up funding for FAO in three key areas, Vice-Minister for International Affairs at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) Makoto Osawa told Director-General QU Dongyu, as the two officials met virtually today. Osawa went on to list the strengthening of agricultural supply chains in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic; the promotion of traditional healthy...
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
Tapping into community potential in Iran
Villagers work together to pool resources and address longstanding challenges
Publications
Explore FAO’s 2020 digital flagship reports in six languages
In 2020, FAO’s flagship ‘The State of the World’ collection was released in a new easy-to-read digital format.
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
China
Republic of Korea
United Republic of Tanzania
Japan
