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 2025
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The 2025 edition of The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture underscores the urgent challenges of human-induced land degradation, water scarcity, and climate change, and their impact on agricultural productivity and ecosystems.
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
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.
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.
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.
The Status of Youth in Agrifood Systems
07/2025
With 1.3 billion youth globally, the future of food, livelihoods, and economic resilience depends on their participation in agrifood systems. At the same time, agrifood systems need youth to drive productivity, innovation, and sustainability in a crucial and rapidly evolving sector. This report presents the most comprehensive, evidence-based analysis of youth in agrifood systems to date, highlighting both the opportunities and structural barriers that shape their engagement.
Economic analysis for progressive control of foot-and-mouth disease and other transboundary animal diseases
06/2025
Animal diseases can devastate livelihoods, disrupt economies and threaten food security. But how do we determine how much to invest in their control, who should pay, and whether proposed policies will actually succeed? This practical handbook offers evidence-based answers to these pressing questions.
Investing in trade digitalization: the case of ePhyto
03/2025
Global trade in plants and plant products is rapidly expanding and set to grow another 11 percent by 2032. Electronic phytosanitary certificates – ePhytos – are easier to use, cheaper, safer and more responsive to changing circumstances than paper certificates. This report examines how the ePhyto solution can facilitate the export trade of four countries where the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) operates: Serbia, Egypt, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
Global coffee market and recent price developments
03/2025
Coffee is one of the most widely consumed beverages worldwide and ranks among the most traded commodities globally. It sustains the livelihoods of some 25 million farmers and creates additional employment throughout the coffee value chain.
