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This report is a comprehensive annual overview of topics related to FAO’s twin mandate. It lays strong emphasis on emerging development areas, such as agrifood systems and digital technologies in agriculture. 
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The State of Food and Agriculture 2023
Revealing the true cost of food to transform agrifood systems

This year's edition looks into the true cost of food for sustainable agrifood systems. The report introduces the concept of hidden environmental, health and social costs and benefits of agrifood systems and proposes an approach – true cost accounting (TCA) – to assess them. To operationalize the TCA approach, the report proposes a two-phase assessment process, first relying on national-level TCA assessments to raise awareness and then moving towards in-depth and targeted evaluations to prioritize solutions and guide transformative actions. 

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2022 
Leveraging agricultural automation for transforming agrifood systems

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2021
Making agrifood systems more resilient to shocks and stresses

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2020
Overcoming water challenges in agriculture

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2019
Moving forward on food loss and waste reduction

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2018
Migration, agriculture and rural development

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2017
Leveraging Food Systems for Inclusive Rural Transformations

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2016
Climate change, agriculture and food security

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2015
Social protection and agriculture: breaking the cycle of rural poverty

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