Publications
Thematic highlights
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Thematic highlight
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
Desert Locust Bulletin No. 555
01/2025
Discover the current desert locust situation, recent developments, and forecasted risks across affected regions. Stay informed on one of the world's most significant transboundary crop pests.
Pesticide residues in food 2025. Evaluation part 1 – Residues Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues
08/2026
The JMPR is comprised of the FAO Panel on Pesticide Residues and the WHO Core Assessment Group. The WHO Core Assessment Group is responsible for reviewing pesticide toxicological data and estimating Acceptable Daily Intakes (ADI), acute reference doses (ARfDs) and characterized other toxicological criteria.
Sustainable plant production and protection - Annual report 2025
08/2026
Crops lie at the heart of food security and nutrition, underpinning diets, livelihoods and resilient agrifood systems worldwide. This report outlines FAO’s work on sustainable plant production and protection in 2025. It showcases FAO and a wide range of partners’ efforts in transforming cropping systems to be more productive, resilient and sustainable while protecting the environment and resources for present and future generations.
Pesticide residues in food 2024 – Evaluations 2024: Part II – Toxicological - Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues
07/2026
The present publication is the corresponding toxicological monograph arising from that Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues meeting and provides the detailed scientific basis for the toxicological evaluations conducted by the WHO Core Assessment Group on Pesticide Residues.
Celebrations of World Pulses Day 2026 around the globe
07/2026
Pulses, the dried seeds of legumes used for human consumption, are an important component of agrifood systems worldwide. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) facilitates the global observance of the World Pulses Day in collaboration with other relevant partners to underscore the critical importance of these crops in the quest for global food security and nutrition.