Repurposing public support to food and agriculture has gained significant global attention. However, resources allocated to support the food and agriculture sector may not be high enough for significant repurposing in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper...

Uncovering the true cost of food is the first step in making agrifood systems more inclusive, resilient and sustainable. As The State of Food and Agriculture 2023 revealed, agrifood systems activities generate significant benefits for...

Uncovering the true cost of food is the first step in making agrifood systems more inclusive, resilient and sustainable. As The State of Food and Agriculture 2023 revealed, agrifood systems activities generate significant benefits for...

Agrifood systems are perpetually changing. Greater agricultural productivity and food trading have reduced hunger and enhanced food security and nutrition. However, agrifood systems have become increasingly fragile and unsustainable, contributing to climate change and natural...

There is growing recognition that significant costs associated with food systems remain unaccounted for in market prices. Coffee is the second most traded commodity in the world and the most traded agricultural commodity. More than...

The most expensive way to end hunger is through social protection programmes such as cash transfers. Another way is through job creation and income generation. The two approaches are not mutually exclusive. But an income-generating approach to...

Six years from 2030, hunger and food insecurity trends are not yet moving in the right direction to end hunger and food insecurity (SDG Target 2.1) by 2030. The indicators of progress towards global nutrition...

The In Brief version of the FAO flagship publication The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024, contains the key messages and main points from the publication and is aimed at the...

In 2022, 738.9 million people faced hunger, nearly 2.4 billion in 2022 lacked regular access to adequate food, and over 3.1 billion could not afford healthy diets. The pandemic added 120 million to the number...

Agrifood systems generate significant benefits to society, including the food that nourishes us and jobs and livelihoods for over a billion people. However, their negative impacts due to unsustainable business-as-usual activities and practices are contributing...