Sound and timely statistics are key to inform decisions, policies and investments that tackle issues related to food and agriculture, from hunger and malnutrition to rural poverty, from food systems productivity to the sustainable use of natural resources or to climate change.

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QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), appealed for peace, recognition of the right to food, and reform of multilateral institutions as cardinal imperatives during the 

Rome/Nairobi – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) have named seven initiatives from Africa, Latin America, the Mediterranean, and Southeast Asia as UN World Restoration Flagships. These initiatives include ecosystems at the t...

The challenges of achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the perils of the climate crisis and the complexities of leveraging finance were among the topics discussed at a gathering today of ministers from many of the ...

How to harness the potential of a dynamic region in transforming the ways in which our food is produced and distributed globally, while also tackling its own all-too persistent problems of hunger and poverty - these are the crucial challenges that ministers from across Asia and the Pacific will b...

New York – Climate crisis and conflicts are becoming increasingly intertwined, feeding into one another to perpetuate hunger and poverty. Urgent action and innovative solutions are required to address global food insecurity, said Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organiz...

Conflict and hunger are inextricably linked to one another. Conflict often leads to severe humanitarian crises, resulting in heightened levels of hunger in specific regions. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) plays a crucial role in addressing these challenges, o...

Washington D.C./Rome – The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has greenlighted 48 FAO-led projects worth about $2.9 billion –$294 million in project financing and $2.6 billion in co-financing– that will play a pivotal role in fostering a sustainable agrifood systems transformation to end h...

The new annual Awards acknowledge progress in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Awards are open to individuals, organizations, governments, foundations, academia or private sector leaders across the world.  We want to hear your story about how you are transformin...

The Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition – Statistics and Trends 2023 reports for five regions are now available in PDF and in device-friendly formats, with downloadable datasets on the latest trends related to hunger and malnutrition and an interface enabling easy compariso...

Food loss and waste reduction should be seen as a means towards achieving other objectives, including improving food security and nutrition, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and lowering pressure on water and land resources, which contribute towards increased productivity and economic growth....

30 January, Brussels/Geneva/New York/Rome/Washington D.C. – In a bid to emphasize the transformative potential of agrifood systems in responding to climate change and ensuring good food for today and tomorrow, the FAO Liaison Offices in New York, Brussels, Geneva and Wash...

To help close data gaps and contribute to better guidance for nutrition-sensitive agrifood systems policies, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has created a new domain&nbs...

Jhon Puse Arroyo has spent his life as a traditional red crab harvester in the Tumbes National Mangrove Sanctuary, which stretches for close to 3 000 hectares along the Peruvian coast near the border with Ecuador.

“I learned this profession from my father, who gained his livelihood in th...

Must we choose between food security and climate neutrality? How do we make sure food imports are safe? How do low-income countries move up the food value chain?

FAO’s corporate brochures not only answer such questions but correlate them with broader subjects – the bioeconomy, say, or gl...