Latest geospatial assessment from FAO and UNOSAT highlights devastating impact of conflict on agrifood systems infrastructure

From the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean

From FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa

Ministers of Agriculture from across the world agreed to accelerate the transition to a biomass-based economy, with food security, nutrition and climate action at its core

FAO publishes comprehensive report on Sustainable Nitrogen Management in Agrifood Systems

The Food Systems Countdown Initiative report identifies governance and resilience as pivotal leverage points for food system transformation

FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol briefs the UN Security Council on Sudan’s food crisis

In 2024 the benchmark measure of world food commodity prices averaged 2.1 percent below its 2023 level

Once these conditions are met, FAO can assist with projects to repair boats and equipment and to inject emergency funds

FAO, WFP and UNICEF urge immediate humanitarian access and action to avert what could become the worst hunger crisis in recent history

With FAO’s support, 22 countries access financing to address biodiversity loss, land degradation, climate change, and pollution

It offers advice on how to optimize monitoring and risk mitigation as infections of pathogenic H5N1 strain spread

Throughout November and December 2024, the FAO actively contributed to key trade-focused discussions and events, providing valuable insights and updates on agricultural and fisheries trade, food security, and sustainable development. 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture, conducted a rapid needs assessment in light of the escalation of conflict in Lebanon in September 2024. The assessment aimed to determine the proportion of agricultural hou...

Through events, programmes and publications, FAO reiterates its call to restore agricultural lands as key to transforming agrifood systems

The event showcases a new climate challenges and strategies publication, while the inaugural Mountain Future Award includes honours for initiatives from India and Rwanda

The report was presented at the International Soil and Water Forum 2024 in Bangkok

On the occasion of Human Rights Day, the FAO Right to Food Team of the Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division (ESP) organized the launch of the report Realizing the right to food in a changing world – The Right to Food Guidelines: 20 years on and beyond.

FAO statistical overview records significant 12 percent drop from record levels in 2021-2022