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State of Knowledge of Soil Biodiversity
05/12/2020

This report is the result of an inclusive process involving 300 scientists from around the world under the auspices of the FAO’s Global Soil Partnership and its Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative and the European Commission. The report presents the...

The State of Food and Agriculture 2020
26/11/2020

The State of Food and Agriculture 2020 presents new estimates on the pervasiveness of water scarcity in irrigated agriculture and of water shortages in rainfed agriculture, as well as on the number of people affected. It finds major differences across countries, and also substantial spatial variation within countries. This evidence...

Food Outlook – Biannual Report on Global Food Markets (2020)
12/11/2020

This report provides supply and demand forecasts for basic foodstuffs, fish and fishery products along with price analysis, policy information and a preliminary assessment of the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on trade in bananas and tropical fruits. The report’s special feature reviews recent trends in food imports bills and...

FAO-WFP early warning analysis of acute food insecurity hotspots
06/11/2020

As acute food insecurity levels appear to be reaching new highs globally, also as a result of the socio-economic fallout of measures imposed to contain the spread of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), this joint FAO-WFP report aims to raise an early warning on 20 countries and situations - called hotspots...

Leaving No One Behind
28/10/2020

In Africa, women are critical agents of change in the fight against rural poverty, hunger and malnutrition. They are the backbone of their households, communities, and rural economies covering important roles in food production, processing and marketing, and also in the nutrition of the family. However, with food systems rapidly modernizing...

FAO at 75
28/10/2020

Seventy-five years down the line, FAO’s name, ambition, and spirit remain: everything else has changed, and will change further. Born in 1945 amid the idealism of post-war reconstruction, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations sets out to increase farm output around the world and make famines a thing...

World Food and Agriculture - Statistical Yearbook 2020
20/10/2020

This publication offers a synthesis of the major factors at play in the global food and agricultural landscape. Statistics are presented in four thematic chapters, covering the economic importance of agricultural activities, inputs, outputs and factors of production, their implications for food security and nutrition and their impacts on the...

World Food Day 2020
16/10/2020

In the 75 years since the founding of FAO, the world has made great progress in the fight against poverty, hunger, and malnutrition. Agricultural productivity and food systems have come a long way. Still, too many people remain vulnerable. More than 2 billion people do not have regular access to...

Ending Hunger by 2030 – policy actions and costs
12/10/2020

This policy brief builds on findings from two costing exercises: the marginal abatement cost curves (MACC) approach, and the computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelling approach. The purpose of the use of different research approaches and methodologies is to identify levels of coherence and consistencies of results that may lend credibility...

Investment costs and policy action opportunities for reaching a world without hunger (SDG 2)
12/10/2020

This study reviews the food security situation and change therein in light of recent developments, including COVID-19. It also analyses to which extent G7 countries responded to the challenge and their commitment in terms of development assistance and outlines promising investment opportunities to meet the 2030 targets.

Global Report on Food Crises 2020 September update: in times of COVID-19
09/10/2020

For the last four years, the Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) has provided an annual, consensus-based overview of the severity, magnitude and drivers of the world’s food crises. The GRFC 2020 reported the highest global number of acutely food-insecure people on record. This GRFC 2020 September update in times of COVID‑19 provides...

The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2020
23/09/2020

This edition of The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets (SOCO) focuses on how markets can bring us closer to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. SOCO 2020 offers a detailed analysis of the major global trends in agri-food markets and trade to identify how to reap economic, environmental and...

Resources, Partnerships – Impact 2020
28/07/2020

The report elucidates who FAO is, what it has done, and how it has worked in collaboration with multiple stakeholders in 2019. Also, it highlights the way FAO has been adapting to changes in the development aid landscape, specifically by leveraging different kinds of funds and seeking innovative partnerships, in order...

FAO-WFP early warning analysis of acute food insecurity hotspots (2020)
23/07/2020

This joint FAO-WFP analysis highlights countries that are at risk of significant food security deterioration, and in particular acute hunger and associated malnutrition. The analysis takes into account all major drivers of food insecurity, with a particular focus on the secondary impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides a forward-looking...

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020
13/07/2020

Five years into the 2030 Agenda, it is time to assess progress and to question whether continuing efforts implemented thus far will allow countries to reach SDG 2 targets. For this reason, this year’s report complements the usual assessment of the state of food security and nutrition in the world...