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2026 Global Report on Food Crises Joint analysis for better decisions
24/04/2026

The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2026 reveals that acute food insecurity and malnutrition remain at alarmingly high and deeply entrenched levels, with crises increasingly concentrated in a core group of countries. In its tenth edition, the report shows that acute hunger has doubled over the past decade, with two famines declared last year for the first time in its history.

Extreme heat and agriculture FAO–WMO joint report
23/04/2026

Extreme heat is emerging as one of the most urgent and least understood threats to agriculture and food security. Rising temperatures, prolonged heatwaves, and shifting climate patterns are already disrupting crop yields, livestock health, water availability, and rural livelihoods – with impacts falling disproportionately on the most vulnerable. Because extreme heat is predictable, strengthening climate services and early warning systems linked to anticipatory actions is a key opportunity.

The Work We Do Special Episode: Update on the Global Agrifood Implications of the 2026 Conflict in the Middle East. Máximo Torero and David Laborde
13/04/2026

The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed since 28 February. As of 13 April, vessels are still not moving in meaningful numbers. The last ships to leave before the blockade are now reaching their destinations, meaning the real supply gap is only beginning to materialise.

The Implication of the Middle East Conflict 2026 on energy, fertiliser and global food security
03/04/2026

In the video, FAO Chief Economist Máximo Torero explains how the 2026 Middle East conflict is disrupting energy and fertilizer supplies, driving up costs across global food systems.

Presentation of the Global Agrifood Implications of the 2026 Conflict in the Middle East Impacts on energy and fertilizer trade, and food security
02/04/2026

The note, by FAO Chief Economist Dr. Máximo Torero, explains how the 2026 Middle East conflict disrupts energy and fertilizer supplies, driving higher input costs across agrifood systems.

The Work We Do – Ep 3. Trade Economics and Policy Tradeoffs. David Laborde
31/03/2026

In this episode, we sit down with David Laborde, FAO Director of the Agrifood Economics and Policy Division to discuss the role of trade in food security and the true cost of the food we consume.

The impact of oil supply shocks on the global food import bill
26/03/2026

The note examines how oil supply disruptions linked to geopolitical tensions raise global energy prices and transmit cost shocks across agrifood systems.

The Work We Do Special: Global Agrifood Implications of the 2026 Conflict in the Middle East
15/03/2026

In this special episode of The Work We Do, Máximo Torero, FAO Chief Economist, and FAO Director of Agrifood Economics and Policy Division, David Laborde, share the findings of a report that looks at the implications of the 2026 conflict in the Middle East, including the increasing risks for global energy, fertilizer, and agrifood systems.

Global Agrifood Implications of the 2026 Conflict in the Middle East Impacts on energy and fertilizer trade, and food security
15/03/2026

The escalation of conflict in the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Middle East has sharply increased risks to global energy, fertilizer, and agrifood systems.

The Work We Do - Ep2. Women and Youth in Agrifood Systems. Lauren Phillips
24/02/2026

In this episode of The Work We Do, we speak with Lauren Phillips, Director of Partnerships and UN Collaboration at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, about why women and youth are central to the transformation of agrifood systems. The conversation draws on FAO’s flagship reports to examine women’s roles across agrifood systems, persistent gaps in access to land, finance, and opportunities, and why progress remains uneven despite decades of policy reform.

The Work We Do - Ep1. How to Build Resilient Agrifood Systems featuring Máximo Torero, FAO Chief Economist
10/02/2026

In this first episode of The Work We Do, we speak with Máximo Torero, Chief Economist of FAO. The conversation explores how agrifood systems, global markets, financing, and macroeconomic stability are deeply interconnected, and why food security is not only a humanitarian concern but a central pillar of economic and political resilience, promoting national security.

The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security 2025 - Digital solutions for reducing risks and impacts
14/11/2025

The 2025 edition introduces enhanced methodologies for assessing disaster impacts across crops, livestock, fisheries and aquaculture subsectors, offering Member States robust data for evidence-based policymaking. Aligned with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, this edition provides actionable recommendations for integrating disaster risk reduction into agricultural policies and investments through digital innovations.

Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025
21/10/2025

FAO completed its first assessment of the world’s forest resources in 1948. Since then, the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) has evolved into a comprehensive evaluation of forest resources and their condition, management and uses, covering all the thematic elements of sustainable forest management. This, the latest of these assessments, examines the status of, and trends in, forest resources over the period 1990–2025, drawing on the efforts of hundreds of experts worldwide.

The status of women in agrifood systems in sub-Saharan Africa Overview
02/09/2025

Building on the momentum generated by FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems global report, this report provides a comprehensive analysis of the status of women in agrifood systems in sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting their vital yet often undervalued roles. Key themes include women’s work, food security and nutrition, natural resource rights, climate impacts, innovation, and women’s agency and collective action.

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025: Addressing high food price inflation for food security and nutrition
28/07/2025

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025 highlights how elevated inflation in many countries has undermined purchasing power and, especially among low-income populations, access to healthy diets. The report documents how high food price inflation is associated with increases in food insecurity and child malnutrition.