Highlights archive

From 1–3 September 2025, FAO hosted the 14th International Food Data Conference (IFDC) in Rome. Led and organized by FAO’s Food and Nutrition Division (ESN) in collaboration with global partners, the three-day event brought together around 180 experts from over 40 countries to explore the latest developments in food composition data – the detailed information about the nutrients and components in the foods we eat.

Blog by Maksat Turlubaev – Head of the Bureau of National statistics, Agency for Strategic planning and reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan 

Explore the latest global estimates in depth

Monthly Report (October 2025)

Blog by Patrizia Varone, journalist at Corriere della Sera

Cambodia Embraces Digital Farming to Boost Sustainability and Resilience

Blog by Clara Aida Khalil, Team Leader of the Data Quality Unit of FAO Statistics Division

September 2025

Blog by Andrew Johnny, Statistician General, Statistics Sierra Leone

The benchmark of world food commodity prices declined slightly in September, led by drops in the sugar and dairy price indices, according to the new report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Friday.

Zimbabwe has taken a major stride in modernizing its agricultural statistics systems through the integration of Earth Observation (EO) technologies. This week, the country is hosting a training workshop organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), bringing together national experts for a hands-on training aimed at enhancing the country’s capacity to generate timely, accurate, and reliable crop type, crop acreage and crop yield statistics.

Blog by Michael Rahija, Regional Statistician, FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean

 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is marking this year’s International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW) by shining a light on the importance of leveraging data to stop food loss and waste.

Thailand has taken a significant step toward enhancing forest data transparency by publishing data on their national forest inventory (NFI) in the Food and Agriculture Microdata (FAM) Catalogue, developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). This achievement highlights Thailand’s commitment to sustainable forest management, climate action and international cooperation.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is pleased to announce that the results of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) 2025 will be officially launched at the Global Forest Observations Initiative Plenary 2025 in Bali, Indonesia, on 21 October.

FAO is the custodian of 22 Sustainable Development Goals indicators

The FAO Liaison Office in Geneva and FAO Statistics Division (ESS) cordially invite you to join the launch of "Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators 2025" report.

New FAO Statistics Working Paper 

Monthly Report (September 2025)

The sixth observance of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste calls for urgent action to expand and strengthen efforts to reduce food loss and waste toward securing a sustainable food future for all.