A high-level Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) mission to Haiti and the Dominican Republic this week underscored a central reality for the Caribbean: food security is a shared regional challenge, requiring both life-saving, emergency agricultural action to respond to acute needs as well as cutting-edge prevention and preparedness systems to protect food supply chains.

The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis for Gaza confirms that no areas of the Strip are currently classified in famine following the October ceasefire and improved humanitarian and commercial access. This welcome progress remains extremely fragile as the population continues to struggle with massive infrastructure destruction and collapsed livelihoods and local food production, given restrictions on humanitarian operations.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published its Emergency and Early Recovery Response Plan for Ukraine for 2026–2028, outlining priority actions to protect agricultural livelihoods, restore productive capacity and support Ukraine’s agrifood sector.

More than 72 000 farming and herding families in the West Bank – nearly two-thirds of all agricultural families – urgently require emergency agricultural assistance, according to a new survey published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 

After a sharp decline in 2023, the global forest products sector saw signs of stabilization in 2024, according to Global forest products facts and figures 2024 , released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The report highlights that global international trade in wood and paper products has regained momentum, with modest growth recorded across most major product groups.

As Quebec’s research and farming communities mobilize around the future of food security, FAO North America Director Jocelyn Brown Hall travelled to the province to strengthen key partnerships driving this momentum. Her two-day mission highlighted Quebec’s leadership in sustainable agriculture, showcased the province’s youth engagement, and reaffirmed FAO’s long-standing collaboration with institutions committed to building resilient, equitable, and climate-smart food systems. 

A delegation of Veterinary Services officials from 18 African countries, joined by representatives from the USDA APHIS, visited the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome as part of the Engaging Intergovernmental Organizations (EIO) programme. With the goal of strengthening engagement with FAO, participants were welcomed by FAO technical leadership and received insights into the Organization's structure, partnerships and technical work.

World food commodity prices declined in November, led by lower international quotations for all major staple foods except cereals, according to the benchmark measure released Friday by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

As Ukraine prepares for the 2026 agricultural season, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) confirms the completion of one of its key interventions in 2025: the distribution of 615 modular storage units to small- and medium-scale farmers across seven frontline oblasts. This initiative, supported by the Governments of Canada and Japan and implemented in close cooperation with the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine, has expanded farmers’ access to safe and reliable grain storage infrastructure across frontline regions.

The 55th session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) will close the cycle of Codex meetings for 2025. As delegates prepare to meet in Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, we sat down with Chairperson Evelyne Mbandi to discuss the Committee's achievements, the texts under revision, and how CCFH contributes to the aims of the Commission.

FAO today launched its first-ever Global Emergency and Resilience Appeal, calling for a more coherent and urgent approach to rising levels of acute food insecurity at a moment of tightening humanitarian resources. The Appeal places emergency agricultural assistance at the center of efforts to protect food production and strengthen resilience in crisis contexts.

Under the theme “The potential to produce more and better,” the report highlights the significant, often overlooked potential of land and water resources to support sustainable increases in food production. It presents strategies for producing more – and better – food for a growing population while ensuring the responsible and resilient management of land, soil, and water.

FAO’s proposed Global Partnership Programme for Transboundary Animal Diseases introduces a new funding model that focuses on four key features: innovative partnerships; an integrated system for coordinated action; country-led mechanisms; and sustainable, long-term impact. 

In recent years, there has been growing global attention to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) — when microorganisms evolve and become harder to treat with antimicrobials, such as antibiotics, antivirals and antifungals — in animals and humans. But antimicrobials are also vital in crop production to manage bacterial and fungal diseases in apples, citrus fruits, tomatoes, potatoes, rice, and other major crops. 

The 48th Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) has concluded after a productive and smooth week of work. Upon adoption of the report, Allan Azegele, CAC Chairperson, congratulated Members for their work. “Distinguished delegates, esteemed colleagues, representatives of Observer organizations and members of the Codex Secretariat,” he said, “as we conclude this session of the 48th Codex Alimentarius Commission, I would want to extend my sincere appreciation to all of you for your active participation, your thoughtful engagement, and your steadfast commitment to the statutory purpose of Codex.”

Disasters have inflicted an estimated $3.26 trillion in agricultural losses worldwide over the past 33 years – an average of $99 billion annually, roughly 4 percent of global agricultural GDP – according to a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

FAO joined partners from across the U.S. veterinary public health, academic and animal health research community at the 2025 USAHA–AAVLD Annual Meeting in Denver. FAO delivered global updates on avian influenza and African swine fever, highlighting coordinated surveillance, responsible vaccination strategies, genomic monitoring and cross-sector preparedness.  

Current conditions point to broad-based increases in global food commodity production, alongside strong consumption growth and a recovery in inventories, although weather variability and a clouded trade outlook could pose risks, according to a new report published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

World food commodity prices generally declined in October, driven largely by ample global supplies, according to the benchmark measure released Friday by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Approximately 1.7 billion people live in areas where crop yields are falling because of human-induced land degradation - a pervasive and silent crisis that is undermining agricultural productivity and threatening ecosystem health worldwide. This alarming figure comes from the latest The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).