Key areas
Goals
Developing sustainable crop production systems for a world free from hunger
Protecting the environment and biodiversity and facilitating safe trade and economic growth
Enabling more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable crop production and protection
Enhancing farmers' timely access to affordable quality and safe seeds and planting materials
Ensuring food security and nutrition through sustainable plant production and protection
Minimizing agricultural chemical inputs and mitigating climate change impact
Events
29/7
2026
From field signal to field-ready decision: AI-enabled surveillance and early warning for transboundary plant pests and diseases
Hybrid Event, 29/07/2026
This seminar presents a “measurement-to-management” pipeline that integrates visual estimations, imaging and sensing technologies, artificial intelligence, and quantitative epidemiology to detect, quantify, and forecast high-consequence crop diseases. This is hosted by FAO Technical Network on Sustainable Crop Production and Agroecology (FTN).
23/11
2026
26/11
2026
Asia-Pacific Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (APSAM)
Hybrid Event, 23/11/2026 - 26/11/2026
FAO is organizing the Asia-Pacific Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (APSAM) under the theme “Modernize. Scale. Sustain.” Hosted by the Department of Agriculture of the Government of the Philippines, APSAM will be held from 23 to 26 November 2026 in Manila, Philippines, in a hybrid format.
3/8
2026
8/8
2026
Global technical workshop on the One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) initiative for tropical Special Agricultural Products under the FAO-China South-South Cooperation Programme
03/08/2026 - 08/08/2026
FAO will organize the Global Technical Workshop on the OCOP initiative for Tropical Special Agricultural Products from 3 to 8 August 2026 in Hainan Province, China. The workshop is designed to build the capacity of stakeholders on the sustainable development of value chains of tropical agricultural products, using China's tropical agriculture sector as a demonstration case. Participants will sh...
Latest publications
Publications
Celebrations of World Pulses Day 2026 around the globe
2026
Pulses, the dried seeds of legumes used for human consumption, are an important component of agrifood systems worldwide. The Food and Agriculture Organization...
Publications
Desert Locust Bulletin No. 572
2026
Discover the current desert locust situation, recent developments, and forecasted risks across affected regions. Stay informed on one of the world's...
Publications
Pulses of the world: from modesty to excellence
2026
Pulses, the dried seeds of legumes used for human consumption, are an important component of agrifood systems worldwide. Diverse, resilient, and highly...
Technical Guidelines
PIC Circular LXIII (63) – June 2026
2026
The PIC Circular is a key document under the Rotterdam Convention, both for the operation of the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure and as a mechanism...
Publications
Practical guidelines on locust and grasshopper monitoring in Caucasus and Central Asia
2026
These practical guidelines on monitoring cover the identification and morphology of main economic locust and grasshopper species in Caucasus and Central...
Publications
Pesticide residues in food: Report 2025 - Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues
2026
The annual Joint Meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues in Food and the...
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- FAO's Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP)
- Global Action on Pollination Services for Sustainable Agriculture
- One Country One Priority Product (OCOP)
- Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization
- Scaling up Climate Ambition on Land Use and Agriculture through Nationally Determined Contributions and National Adaptation Plans (SCALA)