Farmers, extension workers and governments now have a powerful new tool to help identify the crops best suited to specific parcels of land, enabling more efficient use of resources and greater resilience. FAO today launched CropSuit, a free web-based application that combines soil information with climate information, topography, land cover and other environmental data to identify the crops most likely to perform well in a given location.

Around the world, farmers make decisions about what to plant, how much fertiliser to apply and where to invest scarce resources. Yet, the soils that support those decisions can vary dramatically across short distances. Two fields may receive the same rainfall and the same management, while producing very different results. Understanding these differences is becoming increasingly important as countries seek to increase productivity while making more efficient use of limited resources.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are stepping up efforts to contain and suppress the re-emergence of New World Screwworm in Central America, Mexico and the United States of America through the application of a nuclear technique.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have launched their first-ever Joint Anticipatory Action Appeal, seeking $202 million to protect nearly nine million people from the potential impact of a strong El Niño weather pattern across 22 high-risk priority countries.

The outlook for global food commodity markets continues to be relatively favourable, with the 2026/27 cereal production forecast to remain historically elevated, though easing from record highs. However, market prospects remain highly contingent on weather developments, including the emergence of El Niño, volatility in energy and fertilizer markets roiled by conflict, geopolitical tensions, uncertainty surrounding trade policies and broader macroeconomic headwinds, according to a new report published today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned that acute food insecurity is expected to worsen further for millions of people across 13 countries deemed “hunger hotspots” between June and November 2026. 

At $184 billion, trade in aquatic animal products continues to hit record highs and now rivals terrestrial meat trade in value. Ensuring sustainable and equitable growth of marine and inland ecosystems, however, remains a key challenge, according to the latest State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA 2026) report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Countries around the world are facing a growing threat from transboundary animal diseases (TADs), including New World Screwworm, African Swine Fever, Avian Influenza, Foot-and-Mouth Disease, and Peste des Petits Ruminants, as well as other emerging zoonotic threats such as Andes hantavirus, Ebola, and Nipah.  As diseases and pests move more rapidly across borders, countries are facing increasing pressure to strengthen prevention, preparedness and response systems.

The benchmark measure for world food commodity prices remained broadly stable in May, as declines in vegetable oil quotations offset increases in those for cereals and sugar, according to new data released Friday by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant long-term threat to food security, livestock production, economic welfare and human health, making it imperative to realign incentives in the global livestock sector before the costs of inaction become much harder to reverse, according to a new scenario-based economic assessment from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

FAO and the International Fertilizer Association (IFA) are marking ten years of partnership and reaffirming their shared commitment to sustainable agrifood systems, soil health and evidence-based fertilizer management through a renewed Memorandum of Understanding. Since the first partnership agreement was signed in 2016, FAO and IFA have built a strong collaboration grounded in technical expertise and shared objectives.

A milestone anniversary and a deepening partnership marked a recent visit to Penn State University, as FAO and one of North America's leading academic institutions came together to celebrate a year of collaboration under the World Food Forum (WFF) Youth Initiative.

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is not a temporary shipping disruption but the beginning of a systemic agrifood shock that could trigger a severe global food price crisis within six to 12 months. Avoiding such an outcome will require alternative trade routes, restraint on export restrictions, protection of humanitarian flows, and buffers to absorb higher transport costs, FAO has warned.

“Without order, there is chaos. In a world increasingly shaped by global shifts and crises— from extreme weather events to other major disruptions—maintaining order is essential. I am therefore thankful that the Standards Committee is an order-setting committee”. This was the key message by Enrico Perotti, Secretary of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), while opening the first of two annual IPPC Standards Committee (SC) meetings on 11 May in Rome.

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has called for greater ambition, innovation and partnership to transform global agrifood systems amid mounting pressures on food security and constrained financial resources.

A successful 49th session of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling has concluded in Ottawa, Canada. Upon adoption of the session report, Chairperson Parthiban Muthukumarasamy congratulated the delegates for the week’s achievements.  The Committee has completed work on three key agenda items and forwarded the agreed texts to the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) for adoption.

FAO, WFP and UNICEF warned today that nearly 19.5 million people – two out of every five people in Sudan - are currently facing crisis levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) across Sudan, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis. As the civil conflict enters its fourth year, the protracted hunger crisis in Sudan shows little sign of abating as violence, displacement and severe humanitarian access constraints are impacting children, families and communities across the country.

The 49th session of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling (CCFL) opened in Ottawa, Canada, with a warm welcome from Chairperson, Parthiban Muthukumarasamy, and opening remarks from Dr Celia Lourenco, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of the Health Products and Food Branch of Health Canada. “Canada places a high importance on the work done by Codex. Like many of you, we believe that the work of Codex is imperative to achieving our national food safety, public health and consumer protection objectives,” said Dr Lourenco.

The growing use of recycled plastic in food packaging and other food contact materials offers clear environmental benefits but also raises crucial chemical safety concerns that underscore the need for discussion on globally harmonized standards, according to a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) have launched an upgraded digital platform for the Global Early Warning System (GLEWS+), strengthening global information sharing and collaboration on health threats emerging at the animal–human–ecosystem interface.