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 new report on transforming agrifood systems, Transforming Food and Agriculture Through a Systems Approach, offers a practical framework for joined-up action.
Transforming food and agriculture through a systems approach
15/01/2026

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

Policymaking for agrifood systems transformation in Mozambique
08/10/2025

Mozambique is transforming its agrifood systems to enhance food security, climate resilience, and inclusive growth. Despite agriculture employing most...

International experiences of systems approaches: re-thinking policies and governance to transform agrifood systems
26/09/2025

Drawing inspiration from various countries, this article illustrates the promise and practice of delivering agrifood systems transformation through...

Stories

News

23/02/2026
A high‑level delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) last week visited the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, with the shared goal of accelerating the transfer of nuclear-based agricultural innovations to country and regional levels.
22/12/2025
From Ecuador to Europe, young practitioners share their lessons on reframing markets, governance and knowledge structures, offering concrete pathways for agrifood systems transformation.
16/12/2025
How can governments turn systems approaches into day-to-day practice? 

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

05/02/2026

Looking forward from 80 years of FAO

02/12/2025

Corinna Hawkes - Director of the Agrifood Systems and Food Safety Division at FAO - shares a powerful perspective on how our food systems shape our health, our environment, and the future of young people.