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

In a bid to improve data-driven agricultural investment and planning, the Government of Gabon, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Joint Sustainable Development Goals Fund, organized a four-day capacity-building workshop on...

Djibouti, long recognized for its strategic ports and location, is now making headlines for its untapped potential in agrifood. The Djibouti Agribusiness Forum, held in mid-June 2025, has unveiled the country’s strategic openness and opportunities for agrifood investment.

Did you know that only 8 percent of the global population live more than one hour away from an urban centre? This number can be far higher at the country level – well beyond 50 percent in countries like Madagascar, South...

On April 9 and 10, the Technical Network on Poverty Analysis hosted a lively two-day webinar exploring metrics and strategies to support a living income for smallholder producers of cash crops.

On a recent mission to Guatemala, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reinforced its commitment to strengthening the country’s agrifood systems through the FAO Global Roadmap. This effort is designed to guide agrifood...