Agrifood economics and policy

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14/04/2026

From 20–21 April 2026, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will bring together leading experts, practitioners and partners for a two-day workshop at its headquarters in Rome. The event will focus on strengthening the evidence base for anticipatory action (AA) in a...

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04/04/2026

During March 2026, the Food and Agriculture Policy Decision Analysis (FAPDA ) database recorded 585 policy actions across 146 countries, territories and regional economic communities, highlighting emergency responses to disruptions in global energy, fertilizer and food supply chains linked to the Middle East conflict .

19/03/2026

A mission led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has strengthened collaboration with government institutions and partners in Zambia and Zimbabwe to advance evidence-based agricultural pol...

16/03/2026

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched the Regional Strategic Foresight Report for Latin America and the Caribbean during the 39th Session of the

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09/03/2026

During January–February 2026, the Food and Agriculture Policy Decision Analysis (FAPDA) database-recorded 1 060 policy actions across 177 countries, territories and regional economic communities, highlighting biosecurity measures, household consumption support, new tariff regimes and policy efforts toward achieving SDG 2 Zero Hunger.

05/03/2026

At the National Results Dissemination Workshop on the Integrated Roadmap for Sustainable Food Systems Transformation that took place on 11 February 2026 in Pakistan, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...

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06/02/2026
During 2025–the Food and Agriculture Policy Decision Analysis (FAPDA) database-recorded 3 815 new policy actions across 206 countries, territories and regional economic communities, highlighting trends in climate resilience, healthy diets, regional cooperation and multistakeholder agrifood policy action.
30/01/2026

Since its launch in October 2024, the Environmental eXternalities ACcounting Tool (EX-ACT) web application has seen a remarkable spike in uptake. Designed to&nbs...

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09/12/2025

A revolutionary guide for modernizing agricultural data collection worldwide was officially launched today in Chengdu, China. The UN Handbook on Remote Sensing for Agricultural Statistics ...

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