Publications
The State of the World
FAO’s State of the World collection comprises the Organization’s flagship reports. Published annually or biennially, these are data-rich and analytically complex publications: they provide a global snapshot of topics associated with food and agriculture.
The collection is increasingly structured to gauge progress towards the goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It is aimed at policymakers; donors; international organizations; academia; and journalists and researchers specializing in food security, agrifood systems, the environment and international development.
The State of Food and Agriculture
Addressing land degradation across landholding scales
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World
Addressing high food price inflation for food security and nutrition
The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture
The potential to produce more and better
The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets
Trade, resilience and food security: Global food markets under stress
The State of the World's Forests
Forest pathways for green recovery
The State of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Blue Transformation in action
Recent Publications
FAO’s Framework for transforming Urban Agrifood Systems
09/2026
FAO’s Framework for Transforming Urban Agrifood Systems provides a common reference point for how FAO frames and advances its work on urban agrifood systems. It sets out three shared goals, promotes a systems approach to generate multiple benefits, and helps connect technical expertise, governance support, partnerships, investment and implementation across divisions, regions and country offices.
Status of the world's soil resources 2026
09/2026
Soils are a unique resource providing a wide range of services for ecosystem functioning and human well-being. Despite more than a hundred years of soil science history, we still do not fully understand the dynamics and status of the world's soils, and efforts to protect, conserve and sustainably manage this valuable resource have always been limited by knowledge.
Highlights of science and innovation in FAO’s work
08/2026
The Highlights of science and innovation in FAO’s Work report was developed to illustrate the breadth and depth of science and innovation in FAO’s efforts. The FAO Science and Innovation Strategy is a key tool to support the implementation of the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-31. The report presents examples of FAO's work that reflect the Strategy’s broad scope, inclusive of all scientific disciplines and all types of innovation.
Codex Alimentarius Commission strategic plan, 2026–2031
07/2026
The strategic plan (2026–2031) sets out a clear, forward-looking framework to strengthen global food safety and fair practices in food trade through science-based standards. It outlines Codex’s vision for the next six years in a rapidly evolving global landscape.
Food Outlook – Biannual report on global food markets
06/2026
Despite spillovers from energy and fertilizer markets into agriculture, FAO’s latest assessments point to a still relatively favourable outlook for global food commodity markets. Cereal production is expected to ease from record highs but remain at historically elevated levels. Nevertheless, the outlook remains highly contingent on weather developments, including emergence of El Niño, which continue to pose significant risks to production.
The future of antimicrobial use in livestock
06/2026
This report shows that rising antimicrobial use is not an unavoidable consequence of growing demand for animal source foods. With coherent policies, predictable investment and incentives that support producers, countries can reduce the need for antimicrobials while strengthening productivity, resilience and market confidence.
Food safety implications of recycled plastics and alternative food contact materials
05/2026
As sustainability efforts accelerate, recycled plastics and alternative materials are gaining attention; however, their use in food packaging raises critical food safety questions.This report examines key food safety considerations for recycled FCMs. It highlights the chemical risks associated with recycled plastics, including contaminants migration, intentionally and non-intentionally added substances and unknown compounds.
Chad, from herds to child health: An integrated livestock management approach to prevent acute malnutrition in children under 5 years of age
05/2026
Chad faces alarmingly high and persistent levels of child acute malnutrition. This situation underscores the need to move beyond reactive models toward integrated and preventive approaches that address the root causes of persistent acute malnutrition. To respond to this challenge, FAO and partners designed and tested “Livestock for Health (L4H) – Integrated livestock management intervention to address child acute malnutrition”
2026 Global Report on Food Crises: Joint analysis for better decisions
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.
Regional strategic foresight report for Latin America and the Caribbean
03/2026
This report applies FAO’s strategic foresight framework to examine the long-term transformation pathways of agrifood systems in Latin America and the Caribbean. The analysis is conducted in a context marked by structural economic fragilities, persistent inequalities, climate risks, and increasing geopolitical and trade tensions, all of which interact to constrain sustainable development in the region.
Global Agrifood Implications of the 2026 Conflict in the Middle East
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 Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for oil, gas, and fertilizers, has already seen disruptions that are raising energy and agricultural input costs worldwide. Fertilizer shortages and higher energy prices threaten crop yields, while remittance losses and potential shifts to biofuel production could amplify food price volatility.
Haiti: Emergency and Resilience Plan, 2026–2028 (In French)
01/2026
Haiti is facing an unprecedented humanitarian and security crisis, with 51 percent of the population — 5.7 million people — in acute food insecurity.
FAO’s Global Emergency and Resilience Appeal 2026
01/2026
Acute food insecurity has nearly tripled since 2016, while humanitarian funding is falling back to 2016 levels. Rising needs cannot be met by doing less of the same.FAO’s first Global Emergency and Resilience Appeal seeks USD 2.5 billion to assist over 100 million people in 54 countries in 2026.
One Health in agrifood systems – FAO’s animal health service offer
01/2026
This portfolio showcases the animal health and One Health service offer, ultimately aimed at providing a service to all countries, in particular low- and middle-income countries.
The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security 2025
11/2025
This biennial flagship report provides comprehensive evidence on the escalating impact of disasters on global agricultural systems, revealing losses of USD 3.26 trillion over the period 1991–2023. 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.
Food Outlook – Biannual report on global food markets
11/2025
Agricultural markets remain highly sensitive to a variety of external shocks, including weather fluctuations and policy developments, and merit regular monitoring. According to the latest FAO assessments, global food commodity production has broadly increased, supported by strong consumption growth and a recovery in inventories. However, the trade outlook continues to be clouded by an evolving global trade environment and persistent policy uncertainties.
Framework for early warning of animal health threats
11/2025
Effective early warning systems (EWS) are a critical component of reducing risk. This framework lays out the technical objectives and the structural and institutional set-up for the operationalization and management of EWS against infectious animal diseases under a systems approach, which considers the overall strengthening of animal health surveillance systems and the capacity to implement risk-based strategies and respond to detected signals.
The State of Food and Agriculture 2025
11/2025
The 2025 edition of The State of Food and Agriculture explores the theme “Addressing land degradation across landholding scales”. It examines the implications of human-induced land degradation for agricultural production, producers of all scales and vulnerable populations. The report presents new findings on how cropland degradation contributes to the yield gap worldwide against a backdrop of broader degradation processes on other land cover types and even land abandonment.
Transforming food and agriculture through a systems approach
07/2025
The purpose of transforming food and agriculture through a systems approach is to clarify what a this involves in practice across agrifood systems. It explains what a systems approach means in the context of agrifood systems, why it matters and how to adopt it. It advances the operationalization of a systems approach by outlining the key shifts needed to embed systems thinking into policies, programmes, projects, and interventions.
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2025-2034
07/2025
The Agricultural Outlook 2025–2034 is a collaborative effort of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. It brings together the commodity, policy, and country expertise of both organisations, as well as input from collaborating member countries, to provide an annual assessment of the prospects for the coming decade of national, regional, and global agricultural commodity markets.