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A review of global policy trends in 2025
The ongoing priority for the policy intelligence efforts within the Agrifood Economics and Policy Division (ESA) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is to provide key insights on...
Since its launch in October 2024, the Environmental eXternalities ACcounting Tool (EX-ACT) web application has seen remarkable spike in uptake. Designed to estimate emissions and carbon sequestration from agrifood investments and monitor greenhouse gases (GHG) targets over time,...
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...
