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

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...

Transforming food and agriculture through a systems approach
10/03/2026

FAO’s new report on transforming agrifood systems, Transforming Food and Agriculture Through a Systems Approach, offers a practical framework for joined-up...

Stories

News

11/06/2026
Supporting young peri-urban farmers in Zambia with financial training and climate-smart practices
03/06/2026
In Zambia, agrifood transformation is not just a vision - it is a plan in motion.

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