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About the series

The State of Food and Agriculture,one of FAO's major annual flagship publications, aims at bringing to a wider audience balanced science-based assessments of important issues in the field of food and agriculture. Each edition of the report contains a comprehensive, yet easily accessible, overview of a selected topic of major relevance for rural and agriculture development and for global food security.

SOFA 2019

Moving forward on food loss and waste reduction

This new edition of the report focuses on food losses and waste, providing new estimates of the world’s food post-harvest up to, but excluding, the retail level.

Addressing policy makers, the report also offers a comprehensive analysis of the critical loss points in specific supply chains, thus providing examples on appropriate measures for an effective reduction.

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Previous editions

The State of Food and Agriculture: 1947

Social protection and agriculture: breaking the cycle of rural poverty
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1948
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1949
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1950
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1951
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1952
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1953
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1954
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1955
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1956
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1957
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1958
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1959
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1960
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1961
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1962
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1963
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1964
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1965
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1966
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1967
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1968
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1969
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1970
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1971
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1972
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1973
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1974
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1975
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1976
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1977
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1978
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1979
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1980
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1981
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1982

World review, livestock production: a world perspective
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1983

World review: the situation in Sub-Saharan Africa, women in developing agriculture
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1984

World review: the ten years since the World Food Conference, Urbanization, agriculture and food systems
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1985

Mid-decade review of food and agriculture
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1986

World and regionale reviews, financing agricultural development
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1987-1988

Changing priorities for agricultural science and technologi in developing countries
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1989

World and regional reviews, sustainable development and natural resource management
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1990

World and regional reviews, structural adjustment and agriculture
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1991

World and regional reviews, agricultural policies and issues: lessons from the 1980s and prospects for the 1990s
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1992

World and regional reviews, marine fisheries and the law of the sea: a decade of change
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1993

Water policies and agriculture
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1994

Forest development and policy dilemmas
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1995

Agricultural trade: entering a new era?
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1996

Food security: some macroeconomic dimensions
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1997

The agroprocessing industry and economic development
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1998

Rural non-farm income in developing countries
The State of Food and Agriculture: 1999
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2000

Lessons from the past 50 years
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2001

Economic impacts of transboundary plant pests and animal diseases
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2002

Agriculture and global public goods ten years after the Earth summit
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2003-2004

Agricultural Biotechnology
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2005

Agricultural trade and poverty
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2006

Food Aid for Food Security?
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2007

Paying farmers for environmental services
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2008

Biofuels: prospects, risks and opportunities
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2009

Livestock in the balance
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2010-2011

Women in agriculture. Closing the gender gap for development
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2012

Investing in agriculture for a better future
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2013

Food systems for better nutrition
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2014

Innovation in family farming
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2015

Social protection and agriculture: breaking the cycle of rural poverty
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2016

Climate change, agriculture and food security
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2017

Leveraging Food Systems for Inclusive Rural Transformations
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2018

Migration, agriculture and rural development
The State of Food and Agriculture: 2019

Moving forward on food loss and waste reduction

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