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 Fisheries and Aquaculture
Blue Transformation in action
Recent Publications
Hunger Hotspots: FAO–WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity outlook (November 2024 to May 2025)
10/2024
In the current edition of a joint bi-yearly report, FAO and the WFP warn that acute food insecurity is projected to worsen in 16 hunger hotspots, including a total of 14 countries and two regional clusters which comprise 8 countries, during the outlook period from November 2024 to May 2025.
Climate change, biodiversity and nutrition nexus: Evidence and emerging policy and programming opportunities
10/2024
This paper identifies entry points within agri-food systems to improve biodiversity and diets, two levers that can be used to enhance nutrition and optimize environmental sustainability while ensuring social equity, especially of the most vulnerable people. It also presents recommendations for concrete actions by key stakeholders – governments, academia, civil society, private sector, and development partners –to build resilient, inclusive, and sustainable agri-food systems.
Shaping sustainable agrifood futures: pre-emerging and emerging technologies and innovations for impact
10/2024
This study assesses a selection of technologies and innovations, which potentially could be of paramount importance in addressing agrifood challenges until 2050, as well as the most important trends and drivers that will influence the emergence of agrifood pre-emerging and emerging technologies and innovations (PETIAS) and their triggers of change, including some regional aspects and stakeholders' perspectives.
Climate-change impacts on plant pests: a technical resource to support national and regional plant protection organizations
10/2024
To facilitate safe international trade in plants and plant products, it is imperative to strengthen national, regional and international phytosanitary capacities regarding climate change. The aim of this document is to provide technical and operational advice to NPPOs and RPPOs on how to effectively assess and manage the pest risk that is a consequence of climate change.
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Project Highlights - OSRO/LAO/002/USA
10/2024
The Government of the United States of America contributed USD 490 000 to FAO’s project entitled “Immediate technical assistance for animal health systems to address emerging and priority zoonotic diseases and health threats in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic”. The project’s objective was to improve capacities in animal disease outbreak prevention, preparedness and response using the One Health approach.
Cambodia: Project Highlights - OSRO/CMB/001/USA
10/2024
The Government of the United States of America contributed USD 980 000 to FAO’s project entitled “Immediate technical assistance for animal health systems to address emerging and priority zoonotic diseases and health threats in Cambodia”. The project’s objective was to strengthen animal health systems to reduce the risks and impacts of emerging infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and biothreats through an inclusive One Health approach.
La Niña: Anticipatory Action and Response Plan, September–December 2024
09/2024
FAO’s La Niña Anticipatory Action and Response Plan requires urgent funding to deliver immediate support in a number of identified countries around the world, based on analysis of historical trends, latest seasonal forecasts, agricultural seasonality and the vulnerability of populations at risk.
Nigeria: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 7
09/2024
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a seventh-round assessment conducted in September 2024 in Nigeria. It presents key findings and recommendations for humanitarian actors to utilize in planning and implementing data-driven programming to sustain farmers’ livelihoods and build their resilience to future shocks protecting the food security of rural people in Nigeria.
20 Years of the FAO Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) Programme
09/2024
This brochure marks the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of FAO ECTAD. It provides an overview of the work of the programme, including its partnerships and success stories. It also presents the programme's activities across more than 50 Member Nations and its future activities.
Reduce the Need for Antimicrobials for Sustainable Agrifood System Transformation (RENOFARM)
08/2024
The Reduce the Need for Antimicrobials for Sustainable Agrifood Systems Transformation (RENOFARM) initiative, officially launched on April 25-26, 2024, is a ten-year global programme and FAO’s response to the aforementioned high-level recommendations and requests.
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024
07/2024
SOFI 2024 provides time-critical recommendations for more efficient use of innovative financing tools, and for reforms to the food security and nutrition financing architecture. Agreement on how food security and nutrition financing is defined, along with methods for tracking, measurement and implementation, is an unmissable first step towards sustainably increasing the financing flows needed to end hunger, food insecurity, malnutrition and ensure access to healthy diets for all.
The State of the World’s Forests 2024
07/2024
This edition of The State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) provides highlights on the state of the world’s forests and explores the transformative power of evidence-based innovation in the forest sector, ranging from new technologies to creative and successful policies and institutional changes, to new ways of getting finance to forest owners and managers.
Zambia: El Niño impact assessment highlights
07/2024
This document presents the highlights of an impact assessment conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Zambia Vulnerability Assessment Committee, to understand the impact of El Niño on agricultural production and livelihoods across seven provinces of Zambia.
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2024-2033
07/2024
The Agricultural Outlook 2024-2033 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.
Food Outlook | Biannual Report on Global Food Markets - June 2024
06/2024
Food Outlook a biannual publication focusing on developments affecting global food and feed markets.
Hunger Hotspots: FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity (June-October 2024)
06/2024
In the current edition of a regular joint bi-yearly report, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP)warn that acute food insecurity is likely to deteriorate further in 18 hunger hotspots, including a total of 17 countries or territories and one regional cluster which comprises 4 countries, during the outlook period from June to October 2024.
Guatemala: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 4
06/2024
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a fourth-round assessment conducted in May and June 2024 in Guatemala. It presents key findings and recommendations for humanitarian actors to utilize in planning and implementing data-driven programming to sustain farmers’ livelihoods and build their resilience to future shocks protecting the food security of rural people in Guatemala.
Towards digital inclusion in rural transformation
06/2024
Rural residents and marginalized groups have the most to gain from digitalization but are also the most at risk of falling further behind due to digital divides. This report helps rural development practitioners and decision-makers work through this paradox. It does so by highlighting the factors that lead to digital exclusion, providing evidence regarding how digital divides play out, and providing recommendations on how to improve digital inclusion for rural areas and marginalized groups.
Afghanistan: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 4
05/2024
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a fourth-round field assessment conducted between March and April 2022 in Afghanistan. It presents key findings and recommendations for humanitarian actors to utilize in planning and implementing data-driven programming to sustain farmers’ livelihoods and build their resilience to future shocks – protecting the food security of rural people in Afghanistan.
Action Plan for the implementation of the FAO Strategy on Mainstreaming Biodiversity Across Agricultural Sectors 2024–2027
04/2024
The Action Plan for the implementation of the FAO Strategy on Mainstreaming Biodiversity Across Agricultural Sectors 2024–2027 sets out the concrete actions through which FAO is operationalizing the strategy.