Highlights
Director-General
News
FAO welcomes UN resolution instituting International Coffee Day
October 1 annual observance to raise awareness about coffee’s socio-economic importance and contribution to food security
Story
Turning the tide on typhoon havoc in the Philippines
Fishers and farmers are putting anticipatory action lessons in place.
FAO’s Food and Agriculture Museum and Network links with new WOW Agrifood Museum in Siena
FAO Director-General attends inauguration of the University of Siena’s new museum dedicated to agrifood systems and innovation
Interactive story
Turning over a new leaf
Discover how we can safeguard our forest genetic resources for future generations
In Focus
Where water flows, equality grows
Join World Water Day 2026 and discover how gender equality in agricultural water management is key to achieving food security for all.
In Focus
FAO response to global food security challenges
Data analyses, policy recommendations, and actions on the ground.
Campaign
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists 2026
Explore the vital role of rangelands and pastoral communities in sustaining ecosystems, cultures and food security worldwide.
Campaign
International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026
Discover how women farmers drive food security, nutrition and economic resilience and join the call to strengthen women’s empowerment across agrifood systems.
Director-General
FAO’s Food and Agriculture Museum and Network links with new WOW Agrifood Museum in Siena
FAO Director-General attends inauguration of the University of Siena’s new museum dedicated to agrifood systems and innovation
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Voices of Impact
The Chocolate Island: Growing sustainable cocoa in Sao Tome
19/09/2025
FAO is supporting cocoa farmers in Sao Tome and Principe, particularly women, with improved agroforestry techniques and organic, fair-trade certifications. Discover how farmers like Camila are boosting production, accessing better markets, and improving their livelihoods to support their families.
Video
Empowered women, transforming agrifood system
27/02/2026
Women play essential roles across agrifood systems, producing, processing and trading food that sustains families, communities and economies.
Podcast
Feeding and regreening: The micro-gardens of Dakar
23/11/2022
In Dakar, Senegal, the massive rural urban migration of these last decades led to losses of agricultural land, triggering food shortages and soaring food prices. Listen to how FAO and the local authorities are working together with women on a micro-gardening project to reduce food insecurity in the city.
Data
Annual forest area net change, by country and area 1990–2025
Thanks to slowing deforestation and gains in forest area, net forest loss dropped from 10.7 million ha per year (1990-2000) to 4.12 million ha (2015-2025). Let’s see how that looks around the world.
Source: https://fra-data.fao.org/assessments/fra/2025/WO/home/overview (2025)
2020 World
31.2%
2010 World
31.5%
In depth
In Focus
Discover the enhanced FAO Transparency Portal
Explore new dashboards on programme, budget and HR, alongside updated project data, for deeper insights into how we work.
Publication
Medium Term Plan and Programme of Work
The Director-General’s Medium Term Plan 2026-29 and Programme of Work and Budget 2026-27.
In Focus
FAO Data Lab
The FAO Data Lab for Statistical Innovation modernizes the statistical business process, with a specific focus on emergency contexts, when having access to timely information is very important.
FAO and the SDGs
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A world free from hunger and malnutrition where food and agriculture contributes to improving the living standards of all
FAO works with governments and partners to empower some of the world’s most marginalized people to end rural poverty.
FAO helps ensure food security by developing ways of growing food that will work in the future so that millions of people don’t go hungry.
Good health starts with nutrition. FAO sets global standards and works with governments and the private sector to ensure food quality and safety throughout the food chain.
FAO invests in educational systems for rural communities and supports improved access to primary education and school meals in order to create equal opportunities for all and chances of lifelong learning.
FAO supports gender equality in the agricultural sector in an effort to raise levels of nutrition in local communities and improve agricultural productivity.
FAO works with governments to ensure water use in agriculture is made more efficient, equitable and environmentally friendly.
FAO promotes the use of renewable energies and works to ensure access to modern energy services across the food chain.
FAO seeks better economic opportunities for all by investing in sustainable agricultural practices and food systems that reduce inequalities and create decent jobs.
FAO seeks to secure a future for rural communities via investments in transportation, irrigation, food storage facilities and communication technologies.
FAO works with countries and partners to generate employment in rural areas, ensure access to natural resources for the most vulnerable and connect farmers to markets.
FAO works to improve urban healthcare, water quality and rethink city region food systems to help deter the negative effects of sprawling urbanisation.
FAO coordinates major global initiatives and projects to tackle food waste and loss, partnering with international organisations, the private sector and civil society.
FAO supports countries in responding to the threats of climate change by providing advice, data and tools for better agricultural policies and practices.
FAO, in partnership with governments and fishing communities, implements best practices in fisheries to ensure our oceans are protected as a means of livelihoods.
FAO promotes sustainable approaches to natural resource management and supports endeavours that promote a balance between conservation and development initiatives.
FAO plays a critical role in peacebuilding, restoring rural livelihoods, building resilience and participatory approaches to policymaking.
FAO acts as a neutral policymaking forum and develops partnerships with all concerned with food and agriculture to ensure a world free from hunger.
FAO works with governments and partners to empower some of the world’s most marginalized people to end rural poverty.
FAO helps ensure food security by developing ways of growing food that will work in the future so that millions of people don’t go hungry.
Good health starts with nutrition. FAO sets global standards and works with governments and the private sector to ensure food quality and safety throughout the food chain.
FAO invests in educational systems for rural communities and supports improved access to primary education and school meals in order to create equal opportunities for all and chances of lifelong learning.
FAO supports gender equality in the agricultural sector in an effort to raise levels of nutrition in local communities and improve agricultural productivity.
FAO works with governments to ensure water use in agriculture is made more efficient, equitable and environmentally friendly.
FAO promotes the use of renewable energies and works to ensure access to modern energy services across the food chain.
FAO seeks better economic opportunities for all by investing in sustainable agricultural practices and food systems that reduce inequalities and create decent jobs.
FAO seeks to secure a future for rural communities via investments in transportation, irrigation, food storage facilities and communication technologies.
FAO works with countries and partners to generate employment in rural areas, ensure access to natural resources for the most vulnerable and connect farmers to markets.
FAO works to improve urban healthcare, water quality and rethink city region food systems to help deter the negative effects of sprawling urbanisation.
FAO coordinates major global initiatives and projects to tackle food waste and loss, partnering with international organisations, the private sector and civil society.
FAO supports countries in responding to the threats of climate change by providing advice, data and tools for better agricultural policies and practices.
FAO, in partnership with governments and fishing communities, implements best practices in fisheries to ensure our oceans are protected as a means of livelihoods.
FAO promotes sustainable approaches to natural resource management and supports endeavours that promote a balance between conservation and development initiatives.
FAO plays a critical role in peacebuilding, restoring rural livelihoods, building resilience and participatory approaches to policymaking.
FAO acts as a neutral policymaking forum and develops partnerships with all concerned with food and agriculture to ensure a world free from hunger.
Discover the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)
Blog Post
Hold the Land, Heal the Soil
When farmers own land, they invest in it. Reforming and enforcing land tenure can be a powerful tool to combat land degradation and food insecurity.