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...

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

29/09/2026
In a recent interview with FAO's "The Work We Do" podcast, Corinna Hawkes calls for greater investment in governance structures that bring competing interests together and shape how decisions are made...
11/08/2026
New learning series starts exploring how countries are creating the evidence, partnerships and integrated actions needed to align policies and support more resilient agrifood systems on the ground
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...

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