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New study estimates that the forest sector generates jobs for at least 33 million people
30/11/2022
Forests and the forest sector are important sources of employment, livelihoods and incomes for millions across the globe, particularly in rural areas. They provide jobs...

New data tool explores where the “food dollar” goes
28/11/2022
FAOSTAT’s new Food Value Chain domain analyzes resource flows beyond the farm sector and across agrifood systems

New data to measure cropland nutrient budgets
15/11/2022
FAOSTAT, the International Fertilizer Association and leading research universities offer new reference point for assessing agricultural, environment and sustainability priorities.

FAO provides a wide range of information on prices
02/09/2022
The updated webpage summarizes the wide range of price data available in FAO

UN Report: Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021
06/07/2022
The latest State of Food Security and Nutrition report shows the world is moving backwards in efforts to eliminate hunger and malnutrition.

FAO unveils new public tool based on agricultural census data
24/05/2022
New FAOSTAT domain allows for easier assessment of trends in agriculture sectors around the world

Wealth is in the eye of the beholder
26/04/2022
A new way of measuring rural poverty yields unexpected results in Malawi

Boosting mitigation through sustainable agrifood systems: part of the solution to climate change
06/04/2022
Described as “the most highly anticipated piece of information on the subject of climate change mitigation”, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presented its...


