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Director-General
News
Tigray: FAO scales up procurement of fertilizers thanks to a $10 million loan from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund
The funds have helped to speed up delivery of agricultural inputs to farmers during the critical planting season.
Story
Indigenous women take the lead to improve food security in their Costa Rican communities
Women of the Cabécar people use their traditional knowledge to diversify diets and generate income.
G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting
QU Dongyu’s statement on the theme: the economic impact on food insecurity of the war in Ukraine.
Interactive story
The geography of food and agricultural trade
In Focus
Honouring Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous Peoples are stewards of ancestral food and knowledge systems that have preserved biodiversity for centuries while generating food. Learn more.
Campaigns
The World Food Day Poster Contest is open!
Calling youth ages 5-19. Get creative and submit your poster of a world where no one is left behind.
Director-General
FAO Director-General meets European Commissioner for Economy, Paolo Gentiloni
The discussion focused on the close cooperation between FAO and the European Commission.
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Voices of Impact
Indigenous hunter-gatherers and forest conservation, Thomas’s story
Thomas, an indigenous hunter-gatherer living in the Ituri forest, is actively involved in the conservation of the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Videos
Forest and Landscape Restoration in Cambodia
Mountain women in Kyrgyzstan are working with Stella Jean to bring their traditional felt designs to the international market.
There is no more time to waste
Podcasts
Kids, it’s time to cook!
Who says children shouldn’t play in the kitchen? Cooking healthy food starts young in this Touch Smell Taste cooking class in Rome. The hands-on cooking lab led by Naheda Slayih and supported by volunteers, invites visually impaired children to learn how to become young chefs and have a good time too.
Venezuela's forest guardians leading the way
In Venezuela, the vast tropical forest of Imataca Reserve is home to thousands of species. Decades of illegal logging and mining, however, have led to deforestation and loss of wildlife. The Karina Indigenous People living in the forest are working hard to change this.
FAO and the SDGs
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A world free from hunger and malnutrition where food and agriculture contributes to improving the living standards of all
FAO works with governments and partners to empower some of the world’s most marginalized people to end rural poverty.
FAO helps ensure food security by developing ways of growing food that will work in the future so that millions of people don’t go hungry.
Good health starts with nutrition. FAO sets global standards and works with governments and the private sector to ensure food quality and safety throughout the food chain.
FAO invests in educational systems for rural communities and supports improved access to primary education and school meals in order to create equal opportunities for all and chances of lifelong learning.
FAO supports gender equality in the agricultural sector in an effort to raise levels of nutrition in local communities and improve agricultural productivity.
FAO works with governments to ensure water use in agriculture is made more efficient, equitable and environmentally friendly.
FAO promotes the use of renewable energies and works to ensure access to modern energy services across the food chain.
FAO seeks better economic opportunities for all by investing in sustainable agricultural practices and food systems that reduce inequalities and create decent jobs.
FAO seeks to secure a future for rural communities via investments in transportation, irrigation, food storage facilities and communication technologies.
FAO works with countries and partners to generate employment in rural areas, ensure access to natural resources for the most vulnerable and connect farmers to markets.
FAO works to improve urban healthcare, water quality and rethink city region food systems to help deter the negative effects of sprawling urbanisation.
FAO coordinates major global initiatives and projects to tackle food waste and loss, partnering with international organisations, the private sector and civil society.
FAO supports countries in responding to the threats of climate change by providing advice, data and tools for better agricultural policies and practices.
FAO, in partnership with governments and fishing communities, implements best practices in fisheries to ensure our oceans are protected as a means of livelihoods.
FAO promotes sustainable approaches to natural resource management and supports endeavours that promote a balance between conservation and development initiatives.
FAO plays a critical role in peacebuilding, restoring rural livelihoods, building resilience and participatory approaches to policymaking.
FAO acts as a neutral policymaking forum and develops partnerships with all concerned with food and agriculture to ensure a world free from hunger.
FAO works with governments and partners to empower some of the world’s most marginalized people to end rural poverty.
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FAO helps ensure food security by developing ways of growing food that will work in the future so that millions of people don’t go hungry.
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Good health starts with nutrition. FAO sets global standards and works with governments and the private sector to ensure food quality and safety throughout the food chain.
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FAO invests in educational systems for rural communities and supports improved access to primary education and school meals in order to create equal opportunities for all and chances of lifelong learning.
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FAO supports gender equality in the agricultural sector in an effort to raise levels of nutrition in local communities and improve agricultural productivity.
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FAO works with governments to ensure water use in agriculture is made more efficient, equitable and environmentally friendly.
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FAO promotes the use of renewable energies and works to ensure access to modern energy services across the food chain.
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FAO seeks better economic opportunities for all by investing in sustainable agricultural practices and food systems that reduce inequalities and create decent jobs.
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FAO seeks to secure a future for rural communities via investments in transportation, irrigation, food storage facilities and communication technologies.
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FAO works with countries and partners to generate employment in rural areas, ensure access to natural resources for the most vulnerable and connect farmers to markets.
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FAO works to improve urban healthcare, water quality and rethink city region food systems to help deter the negative effects of sprawling urbanisation.
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FAO coordinates major global initiatives and projects to tackle food waste and loss, partnering with international organisations, the private sector and civil society.
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FAO supports countries in responding to the threats of climate change by providing advice, data and tools for better agricultural policies and practices.
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FAO, in partnership with governments and fishing communities, implements best practices in fisheries to ensure our oceans are protected as a means of livelihoods.
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FAO promotes sustainable approaches to natural resource management and supports endeavours that promote a balance between conservation and development initiatives.
Tap for more
FAO plays a critical role in peacebuilding, restoring rural livelihoods, building resilience and participatory approaches to policymaking.
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FAO acts as a neutral policymaking forum and develops partnerships with all concerned with food and agriculture to ensure a world free from hunger.
Tap for moreFAO HUNGER MAP
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity 2019-2021
SDG Indicator 2.1.2
Percent of the total population
Source: FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO. 2022. The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022. Repurposing food and agricultural policies to make healthy diets more affordable. Data are available on FAOSTAT (https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FS)
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on these map(s) do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of FAO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers and boundaries. Dashed lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement.
Final boundary between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan has not yet been determined. Dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties.
2020 World
31.2%
2010 World
31.5%
In depth
In Focus
Annual funding overview
Thanks to continued trust and growing financial support from our Resource Partners, FAO is working to create a world without hunger or poverty.
In Focus
Programme Implementation Report 2020-21
In an exceptionally challenging biennium, see how FAO rose to the challenge, implementing a global, holistic and multipronged strategy to support Members.
In Focus
FAO Data Lab
The FAO Data Lab for Statistical Innovation modernizes the statistical business process, with a specific focus on emergency contexts, when having access to timely information is very important.
