Publications
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Celebrating the power of pulses
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Transforming agriculture for a sustainable future
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Gender equality in plant production and protection
All publications
Guide to regulation of wood packaging material
01/2026
This guide provides comprehensive, yet easy to understand, information to improve the understanding of International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 15 (Regulation of wood packaging material in international trade).
The First FAO Global Exhibition: From Seeds to Foods Rome, Italy, 10–13 October 2025 Celebrating 80 years of FAO
12/2025
This catalogue presents a comprehensive visual and narrative record of the First FAO Global Exhibition: From Seeds to Foods, offering a comprehensive narration of the exhibition’s concept, design, thematic areas, programme and impact. Conceived as both a public-facing publication and an internal testimony for the FAO community, the catalogue follows the same narrative journey as the exhibition – from the origins of the idea to the experience delivered on site.
Manual on the development and use of FAO and WHO specifications for chemical pesticides
12/2025
In 2001, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) agreed to develop specifications for pesticides jointly, thus providing unique, robust and universally applicable standards for pesticide quality. This joint programme is based on a memorandum of understanding between the two organizations.
PIC Circular LXII (62) – December 2025
12/2025
The PIC Circular is a key document under the Rotterdam Convention, both for the operation of the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure and as a mechanism for the exchange of information. It is published in June and December in English, French and Spanish. It is done jointly with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Secretariat of the Basel
Field survey guidance for Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus
11/2025
This field survey guidance offers practical, step-by-step instructions for technical personnel within National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs) to effectively survey Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus—commonly known as citrus greening. As a pest of significant regulatory, economic and environmental concern in Africa,