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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

Impacts on energy and fertilizer trade, and food security

Papua New Guinea has reached a significant milestone in improving forest data transparency and governance with the publication of its national forest inventory (NFI) in the Food and Agriculture Microdata (...

Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Bulletin

In an exclusive AgroSpectrum interview, Jairo Castano of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations explains how the World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2030 will modernize agricultural censuses, strengthen data-driven policymaking, and support progress toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Quality statistics are key to informing decisions, policies and investments that address issues such as food security, malnutrition as well as sustainable and resilient agrifood systems. FAO, as part of its core mandate, is committed to collecting, analysing, interpreting and disseminating these statistics. 

Guidelines formulated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for the World Programme of Census of Agriculture in 2030 were endorsed on 6 March by the UN Statistical Commission at its 57th Session, elevating them to the status of an internationally agreed standard.

March 2026

The fifty-seventh session of the United Nations Statistical Commission will take place in person from 3 to 6 March 2026 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

New forecasts also point to reduced wheat plantings in 2026 as farmers respond to lower prices

New FAO Statistics Working Paper 

La medición y el monitoreo del ODS 12.3.1.a “Índice de pérdidas de alimentos” es compleja y requiere de diversos esfuerzos de medición para poder cubrir los principales grupos de alimentos y eslabones a lo largo de la cadena agroalimentaria. En este contexto, México se posiciona como referente...

While progress has been achieved in land tenure and governance over the past 20 years, the ownership, tenure or use rights of only 35 percent of the world’s land is formally documented, according to the Status of Land Tenure and Governance, a new report released today.

In preparation for Tuvalu’s first National Crops and Livestock Census, FAO is providing technical and methodological supports in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources Development, Central Statistics Division and the Pacific Community (SPC). Today, a training is kick-started to equip field staff with the knowledge, skills and tools to collect accurate and high-quality census data.

Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Bulletin

The FAO/WHO Global Individual Food Consumption Data Tool (GIFT) is an open-access digital platform that provides access to harmonized individual level quantitative dietary intake data. The platform provides a range of summary statistics on food consumption and nutrition, food ...