FAO has successfully completed the first-ever integration of the Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis (RIMA) framework into the Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM) system in the West Bank – marking a major milestone for resilience and...

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 represents a monumental leap from its 2021 predecessor, evolving from...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has received the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Innovator of the Year – Runner-Up Award for its Earth Observation for Agricultural Statistics (EOSTAT) initiative during the 2025 Zimbabwe ICT Excellence...

A multistakeholder workshop on living income for smallholder farmers convened at FAO headquarters on October 24 brought together representatives of governments, private sector actors, development partners and civil society to discuss how the living income approach can drive...

Global policy trends: a focus on water and technology

During September–October 2025, FAPDA tracked 1 632 policy actions.  Among these, 686 were new policy decisions covering 50 broad topics and 166 countries, territories and regional economic communities, reflecting widespread government responses...

Land degradation driven by human activity is undermining agricultural productivity, rural livelihoods, and food security, according to The State of Food and Agriculture 2025, released on 3 November 2025. The report, titled "Addressing land degradation across landholding scales”...

Global policy efforts react to trade and disease shocks

FAPDA released 1 109 new policy actions during July and August 2025, covering 53 broad topics and 207 countries, territories and Regional Economic Communities, reflecting widespread government responses to pressing challenges in...

A series of regional workshop brought together a total of 38 experts across African countries in late 2024 and summer 2025. The primary aim was to strengthen resilience reporting in support of the Malabo...

The RIMA training for FAO Colombia and FAO Venezuela officially launched in July, marking an important step toward strengthening regional capacities in resilience to food insecurity measurement. Jointly organized by FAO's Agrifood Economics and...

The Madhesh Food Forum 2025, held from 9 to 11 June in Dhanusha concluded with groundbreaking commitments that position the province at the forefront of Nepal’s agricultural transformation