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About the series

The State of Food and Agriculture,one of FAO's major annual flagship publications, aims at bringing to a wider audience balanced science-based assessments of important issues in the field of food and agriculture. Each edition of the report contains a comprehensive, yet easily accessible, overview of a selected topic of major relevance for rural and agriculture development and for global food security.

Latest issue: SOFA 2019

Moving forward on food loss and waste reduction

This new edition of the report focuses on food losses and waste, providing new estimates of the world’s food post-harvest up to, but excluding, the retail level.

Addressing policy makers, the report also offers a comprehensive analysis of the critical loss points in specific supply chains, thus providing examples on appropriate measures for an effective reduction.

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Previous editions

The State of Food and Agriculture: 1947

Social protection and agriculture: breaking the cycle of rural poverty
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1948
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1949
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1950
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1951
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1952
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1953
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1954
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1955
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1956
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1957
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1958
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1959
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1960
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1961
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1962
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1963
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1964
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1965
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1966
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1967
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1968
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1969
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1970
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1971
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1972
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1973
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1974
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1975
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1976
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1977
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1978
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1979
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1980
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1981
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1982

World review, livestock production: a world perspective
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1983

World review: the situation in Sub-Saharan Africa, women in developing agriculture
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1984

World review: the ten years since the World Food Conference, Urbanization, agriculture and food systems
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1985

Mid-decade review of food and agriculture
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1986

World and regionale reviews, financing agricultural development
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1987-1988

Changing priorities for agricultural science and technologi in developing countries
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1989

World and regional reviews, sustainable development and natural resource management
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1990

World and regional reviews, structural adjustment and agriculture
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1991

World and regional reviews, agricultural policies and issues: lessons from the 1980s and prospects for the 1990s
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1992

World and regional reviews, marine fisheries and the law of the sea: a decade of change
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1993

Water policies and agriculture
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1994

Forest development and policy dilemmas
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1995

Agricultural trade: entering a new era?
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1996

Food security: some macroeconomic dimensions
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1997

The agroprocessing industry and economic development
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1998

Rural non-farm income in developing countries
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1999
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2000

Lessons from the past 50 years
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2001

Economic impacts of transboundary plant pests and animal diseases
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2002

Agriculture and global public goods ten years after the Earth summit
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2003-2004

Agricultural Biotechnology
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2005

Agricultural trade and poverty
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2006

Food Aid for Food Security?
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2007

Paying farmers for environmental services
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2008

Biofuels: prospects, risks and opportunities
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2009

Livestock in the balance
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2010-2011

Women in agriculture. Closing the gender gap for development
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2012

Investing in agriculture for a better future
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2013

Food systems for better nutrition
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2014

Innovation in family farming
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2015

Social protection and agriculture: breaking the cycle of rural poverty
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2016

Climate change, agriculture and food security
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2017

Leveraging Food Systems for Inclusive Rural Transformations
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2018

Migration, agriculture and rural development

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