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Publicly-oriented agricultural research and development (R&D) systems have been growing at an average annual rate of 1.8 percent in the past two decades, reaching $50.4 billion in 2023, while the number of agricultural researchers has grown even faster, new data presented today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

New FAOSTAT data release

Acute food insecurity and malnutrition levels remain alarmingly high and deeply entrenched, with crises increasingly concentrated in a core group of countries, according to the Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2026, released today by an international alliance.  In its tenth edition, the GRFC shows that acute hunger has doubled over the past decade, with two famines declared last year for the first time in the report’s history.

Reducing food loss starts with better data. As more countries and organizations step up efforts to tackle the issue, better information is helping to show where losses occur and where action can have the greatest impact. Through its food loss and waste database, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome brings together evidence from across countries, products, and supply chains, creating a resource that supports global monitoring and helps to make more informed decisions. The Permanent Representation of the Netherlands to the FAO supports these developments.

FAO has launched the first phase of the new FAO/INFOODS Food Composition website, improving access to global food composition data, standards, and tools through a user-friendly platform.

The status of women in agrifood systems in sub-Saharan Africa provides the latest data, policy highlights and recommendations for policy- and decision-makers about gender in agrifood systems in sub-Saharan Africa.

Explore powerful tools to monitor national breed populations and make informed decisions on the management of animal genetic resources.

Forests employ approximately 42 million people worldwide, with women accounting for one quarter of the workforce, according to new research from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Thünen Institute of Forestry.

April 2026

The new API Developer Portal simplifies data integration and turns global food and agriculture statistics into actionable insights.

These Guidelines on estimating harvest and post-harvest losses of meat, milk and eggs are intended to provide countries with the appropriate statistical methodology and tools to properly estimate losses for meat, milk and eggs at the national level on the farm and along the supply chain.

Join global experts at ICAS 2026 in Kraków, Poland (July 8–10) to explore how innovative data approaches are shaping resilient and sustainable agri-food systems. 

World food commodity prices rose in March for the second month in a row, due largely to higher energy prices linked to the conflict escalation in the Near East, according to the latest benchmark measure released Friday by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

April 2026

New FAOSTAT data release

2026 update

On the occasion of the International Day of Zero Waste, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the World Food Programme (WFP), together with the Republic of Türkiye, marked the tenth anniversary of the Technical Platform on the Measurement and Reduction of Food Loss and Waste (TPFLW).

Agriculture remains the backbone of Rwanda’s Economy and the foundation of rural livelihoods. As the country is on the trajectory towards the vision 2050 ambition of becoming a high-income and climate-resilient nation, the sector continues to play a central role in food and nutrition security, employment, and broad-based social-economic development.

 

The sixth hybrid seminar series between FAO and La Sapienza University strengthens partnerships while training the next generation of statisticians