Agrifood Systems Technologies and Innovations Outlook (ATIO) Use cases analysis for the ATIO Knowledge Base: personas, content needs and search journeys

12/2025

Transforming agrifood systems through science and innovation- A Strategic Partnership with Wageningen University & Research (WUR)

11/2025

This publication highlights the strategic collaboration between FAO and Wageningen University & Research (WUR) to advance sustainable agrifood systems through science, innovation, and capacity development.

The State of Food and Agriculture 2025-Addressing land degradation across landholding scales

11/2025

The 2025 edition of The State of Food and Agriculture explores the theme “Addressing land degradation across landholding scales”. It examines the implications of human-induced land degradation for agricultural production, producers of all scales and vulnerable populations.

The Status of Youth in Agrifood Systems

07/2025

Young people stand at the heart of a rapidly changing world. They have the vision, energy and entrepreneurial spirit to find new and innovative ways to cultivate, create, package and transport the food we all need. If adequately nourished, educated, equipped with resources and involved in decision-making, young people can drive economic transformation and global prosperity.

Guidance on strengthening national science–policy interfaces for agrifood systems

06/2025

In line with its Science and Innovation Strategy, FAO has developed this guidance on strengthening science–policy interfaces (SPIs) for agrifood systems at the national level, helping to ensure that effective policy decisions are made based upon sufficient, relevant, and credible science and evidence.

Science and Innovation Forum 2024: A Roadmap to Transformation

06/2025

The Science and Innovation Forum (SIF) 2024 Report captures the key outcomes and insights from one of the cornerstone events of the World Food Forum (WFF), held from 14–18 October 2024. Under the theme “Inclusive Science and Innovation for Agrifood Systems Transformation, Leaving No One Behind,” the report explores how inclusive, equitable, and accessible science and innovation can drive sustainable change in global agrifood systems.

Global Report on Food Crises 2025

05/2025

This Global Report on Food Crises is another unflinching indictment of a world dangerously off course. Hunger is not an emergency confined to certain pockets of the world or periods of time. It is fast becoming a scar etched into the lives of millions around the globe. Fueled by conflict, geopolitical tensions, climate chaos, environmental vulnerabilities, and economic upheaval, food and nutrition crises define the lives of millions– not for weeks or months, but for years and even lifetimes.

Investing in trade digitalization: the case of ePhyto

03/2025

Global trade in plants and plant products is rapidly expanding – more than doubling in some cases – and set to grow another 11 percent by 2032. Yet, many countries still employ mostly manual rather than electronic means for issuing the phytosanitary certificates required to trade goods internationally. Relying on paper slows applications for and delivery of these certificates.

Leveraging space technology for agricultural development and food security

02/2025

This report underscores the transformative potential of space technologies in enhancing agricultural productivity and ensuring food security amid global challenges.

Resilience and behaviour change assessment in Malawi in the districts of Mangochi, Ntcheu and Balaka

01/2025

This factsheet presents key findings from surveys conducted in Mangochi, Ntcheu, and Balaka between November and December 2023, using the Self-evaluation and Holistic Assessment of Climate Resilience of Farmers and Pastoralists (SHARP+) methodology—a tool developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to assess the resilience of smallholder farmers at the household level.

Curriculum for training of Multi-actors Agricultural Innovation Platform facilitators

01/2025

Multi-actors Agricultural Innovation Platform (MAIP) is established in rural communities where farmers and key value chain actors become empowered through participatory action research, knowledge co-creation and application, market linkages and so on.

Self-evaluation and Holistic Assessment of Climate Resilience of Farmers and Pastoralist (Sharp+)

01/2025

The SHARP+ In-Brief presents the mains uses and implementation of the tool

Agrifood Systems Technologies and Innovations Outlook: Concept Note

12/2024

The Agrifood Systems Technologies and Innovations Outlook (ATIO) initiative, launching in 2025, aims to enhance understanding of technology and innovation uptake and factors shaping the technology frontier in agrifood systems. It will be the most comprehensive global source of information on innovative solutions for Agrifood Systems Transformation.

Case studies of agrifood systems technologies and innovations for climate action at country level

12/2024

Climate change is having a devastating effect on many of the world’s agrifood systems and the communities that rely on them for their livelihoods. This compendium contains summaries of forty case studies, from a total of over two hundred submitted to FAO for the Science and Innovation Forum 2023, that describe innovative efforts that have been made to address some of the challenges arising from climate change.

SHARP+ resilience assessment in Somalia in the districts of Jowhar and Balcad

12/2024

The SHARP+ resilience assessment in Somalia factsheet presents key findings from surveys conducted in the districts of Jowhar and Balcad in September 2024, as part of the multi-actor programme Jowhar Off-stream Storage Programme (JOSP).

Agro-industry versus agroecology? Two macroeconomic scenarios for 2050 in Andhra Pradesh, India

12/2024

This book presents the first macroeconomic scenario of a full transition to agroecology in 2050. It is for Andhra Pradesh, a state in southern India with 53 million inhabitants and 9.3 million farmers in 2020.

Climate technologies for agrifood systems transformation Placing food security, climate change and poverty reduction at the forefront

12/2024

The report highlights the needs for robust technology assessments to underpin climate technology identification for agrifood systems transformation that addresses all stages of agrifood value chains. This needs to be supported by capacity-building programmes, targeted financing and fed into the ongoing climate policy process.

Guide for strengthening functional capacities in agricultural innovation

12/2024

The purpose of this guide is to contribute to the development of functional capabilities among individuals and organizations that support innovation in Latin America. The guide uses the common framework for capacity development promoted by the Tropical Agriculture Platform (TAP) to identify and strengthen key functional capacities in organizations and individuals.

SHARP+ resilience assessment in the United Republic of Tanzania in the districts of Kaliua, Mlele, Sikonge and Urambo

11/2024

The SHARP+ resilience assessment in Tanzania factsheet presents key findings from surveys conducted in the districts of Kaliua, Mlele, Sikonge, and Urambo in September 2024, as part of the Drylands Sustainable Landscapes Impact Program (DSL-IP).

The State of Food and Agriculture 2024: Value-driven transformation of agrifood systems

11/2024

Uncovering the true cost of food is the first step in making agrifood systems more inclusive, resilient and sustainable. As The State of Food and Agriculture 2023 revealed, agrifood systems activities generate significant benefits for society, but also have negative impacts on economic, social and environmental sustainability.