Coordinated research and focus on sterile insect technology can contribute to tackling livestock pest

New edition also explores shipping fuel implications, energy-agriculture market linkages, fertilizer markets, and the global food import bill

Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen and Palestine remain hotspots of highest concern, with Nigeria and Somalia joining the list as acute hunger risks deteriorate towards catastrophic levels.

Report highlights sustainability and equity challenges as sector feeds growing global population

Director-General QU Dongyu addresses 181st Session of the FAO Council emphasizing that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is not a regional issue but a global food security risk

New early-season forecasts point to likely declining global cereal harvests and trade in the year ahead

$3.9 billion replenishment will help countries accelerate environmental actions through agrifood systems

Report analyses how the food environment influences supply and demand for terrestrial animal source food (TASF)

Drawing on FAO’s mandate and the Strategic Framework 2022–2031, this publication highlights the central role of sustainable, inclusive and resilient agrifood systems in driving progress across the entire 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 

Across UNFF21, FAO’s contributions highlighted the multiple values of forests and the need for strengthened, coordinated action to conserve, restore and sustainably use forest resources. These efforts reinforced FAO’s role in supporting country-led solutions, advancing data and monitoring, and promoting integrated approaches to forests within agrifood systems. 

At World Nutrition Day 2026, FAO Director-General calls for effective collaboration to ensure that basic, nutritious, healthy, and functional foods reach those who need them most

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu addresses event on Middle East conflict with Spain Prime Minister

Rome – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of...

Rome - The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is not a temporary shipping ...

Director-General QU Dongyu addresses the Ministerial Meeting of the MED9++ Countries and calls for coordinated action to address disruptions threatening food security

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), an interagency partnership of 16 member organizations permanently chaired by FAO, will contribute to the deliberations of the upcoming 21st Session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF21). 

Publicly-oriented agricultural R&D systems surpass $50 billion globally and investment is steadier since 2009

The food security situation in Lebanon has worsened following the drastic escalation in hostilities and widespread displacement that began in early March 2026.