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Empowering farmers, Indigenous Peoples, local communities and scientists to conserve and use genetic resources is key to resilient agrifood systems

Safeguarding forest genetic resources for future generations

With our interactive photo essay, explore the state of the world’s plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.

Drawing on data and information from 77 countries representing more than three-quarters of the world’s forests, The Second Report on the State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources provides a global assessment of forest genetic resources.

New FAO Statistics Working Paper

This report on the status of the conservation, management and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) is based primarily on information provided by 128 countries and four regional and 13 international research centres.

Forests across Asia and the Pacific region cover 740 million hectares, accounting for 18 percent of global forest cover. These forests are not only critical for the livelihoods of more than 450 million people, but also play a critical economic role, with annual trade in primary forest products surpassing USD 90 billion. 

Accurate data is key to achieving FAO’s mandate and driving progress toward the SDGs. Yet, despite its critical importance, official data is not always readily available and may be difficult to obtain due to limited statistical capacities, as well as insufficient funding and dissemination processes.

New FAO study notes a nearly 40 percent price surge in 2024 due to supply-side disruptions, primarily from unfavourable weather

Monthly Report (March 2025)

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has assumed joint custodianship with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) of a new Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator regarding Minimum Dietary Diversity (MDD). This indicator captures a crucial aspect previously lacking in tracking progress toward ending malnutrition and achieving SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and the broader 2030 Agenda.

Higher sugar, dairy, and vegetable oil prices drive the overall increase

March 2025

Mongolia has taken a major step towards ensuring greater forest data transparency with the publication of the country’s Multipurpose National Forest Inventory (NFI) and make it available to the global audiences through the Food and Agriculture Microdata (FAM) Catalogue, developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Nepal has taken a significant step toward forest data transparency and sustainable forest management by making its National Forest Inventory (NFI) metadata and resources available on the Food and Agriculture Microdata (FAM) catalogue.

FAO Statistics at the 56th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission

Guidelines for countries collecting data in line with the United Nations Statistical Commission-endorsed guidelines on food data collection in HCES

This handbook provides an essential description of the methodology used by FAO to develop food balance sheets. It aims to familiarize Member Nations, food budgeting institutions, and other interested parties with the core processes involved in data collection and imputation strategies specificall...

Results from Pacific fishing areas are presented at Honiara Summit in Solomon Islands

The FAO Yearbook of Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics offers a synthesis of the major trends in the fisheries and aquaculture sector.