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 Agricultural Commodity Markets
Trade and nutrition: Policy coherence for healthy diets
The State of Food and Agriculture
Revealing the true cost of food to transform agrifood systems
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World
Urbanization, agrifood systems transformation and healthy diets
The State of the World's Forests
Forest pathways for green recovery
The State of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Blue Transformation in action
Additional flagship reports
The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security
Avoiding and reducing losses through investment in resilience
The Status of Women in Agrifood Systems
This report uses extensive new data and analyses to provide a comprehensive picture of women’s participation, benefits, and challenges they face working in agrifood systems globally.
Recent Reports
Recent Publications
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The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023
07/2023
This year, the global assessment of the state of food security and nutrition in 2022 reflects a particular moment in history. In 2022, the world was beginning to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic when the war broke out in Ukraine, shaking commodity and energy markets. The pandemic, the ensuing economic rebound, the war in Ukraine, and the soaring prices of food, agricultural inputs and energy due in part to the war have all played...
FAO Action Plan 2022–2025 for the implementation of the FAO Strategy on Climate Change
07/2023
The elements of the Action Plan are derived from the Theory of Change anchored in the Strategy. The Action Plan is therefore articulated around the three pillars and six outcomes of the Strategy. In addition, and with the aim to provide more clarity, action areas have been introduced to cluster the outputs, which are concrete results contributing to each outcome of the Strategy. The outputs are formulated based on the FAO actions listed in...