Agrifood Systems

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Agrifood systems have the power to sustain life on Earth. They tie together the people, activities, investments, and choices involved in producing and delivering food and agricultural goods. Agrifood systems include everything from how food is grown, harvested, processed, packaged, transported, distributed, traded, bought, prepared, eaten, and eventually disposed of. They also include non-food agricultural products such as forestry, feedstock, biomass for biofuels, and fibres. Learn more about FAO's definition of agrifood systems. 

Resources

Tools and methods to support the design and implementation of policies for agrifood systems transformation
16/07/2026

In response to the growing demand for guidance on operationalizing a systems approach, this handbook provides policymakers with the tools and methods...

FAO’s Framework for transforming Urban Agrifood Systems Local action, national impact, global goals
17/06/2026

FAO’s Framework for Transforming Urban Agrifood Systems provides a common reference point for how FAO frames and advances its work on urban agrifood...

Advancing policy coherence for agrifood systems transformation – Emerging lessons from ten countries
15/06/2026

Policy coherence is not an endpoint, but a continuous process of aligning shared goals with collective action. Find out how countries are advancing...

Stories

News

07/08/2026
Cities across Asia and the Pacific are increasingly recognizing food loss and waste reduction as a powerful entry point for transforming urban agrifood systems...
23/07/2026
Gathered at the Second Chance Center of the Moroccan Corps for Education and Development (CMED) in Salé, the FAO Office in Morocco and the specialized press laid the foundation for a sustainable dialogue on the transformation of food systems in Morocco. This landmark morning was followed by the i...
22/07/2026
After six days of intensive training, organized under the project "Accelerating the transformation of agrifood systems along the rural-urban continuum to improve livelihoods and food security" and spread over two sessions, from 13 to 15 July and from 20 to 22 July 2026, the members of the Nationa...

Events

16/10

2026

16/10/2026

World Food Day

Podcast

18/07/2023

Tune in to the FAO talks podcast with Corinna Hawkes, Director of FAO’s Division of Food Systems and Food Safety, to look at how agrifood systems play vital roles in our lives, ensuring our health and wellbeing, and make a major impact on the environment.

Videos

03/06/2026

How can youth transform the future of food and agriculture in cities and rural areas? Discover how FAO is empowering young agripreneurs to lead change in urban agrifood systems.

05/02/2026

Looking forward from 80 years of FAO