Agrifood investment and finance solutions for people and the planet.

Two-thirds of the 70 million hectares affected by human-induced degradation — over 46 million hectares — are agricultural land 

FAO Director-General says biotechnologies are a vital driver of agrifood systems transformation

Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali remain hotspots of highest concern, and Democratic Republic of the Congo has returned as a hunger hotspot to watch

From FAO Office in South Sudan

Noting risks, report examines impacts of avian influenza, changing trade patterns since 2022, fish fraud, and shipping industry’s net-zero goals.

The areas include the restoration of five million hectares of marine ecosystems

Expanded assessment confirms sustainability challenges as well as gains where effective fisheries management is in place

FAO’s 80-year history illustrates potential for finding solutions

 

New FAO forecasts point to record global cereal output with a partial rebound in stocks and trade.

Findings come from FAO’s upgraded Adaptation, Biodiversity and Carbon Mapping Tool “ABC-Map”, further boosting capacity to assess and confront climate-related shocks

From FAO Office in Ukraine

Water conservation, transboundary cooperation and sustainable agriculture are key to securing the region’s future, says FAO Director-General QU Dongyu 

Available cropland now at less than five percent, according to latest geospatial assessment from FAO and UNOSAT

FAO’s Director-General addresses the 5th Baghdad International Water Conference

New joint initiative links ancient knowledge with sustainable development and food security

Brazil, China, Mexico and Spain receive new designations from FAO

 

FAO joins global humanitarian community's appeal to avert catastrophic conditions in the country 

From FAO’s Regional Office for Africa

In 2024, over 295 million people across 53 countries and territories faced acute hunger—an increase of almost 14 million people compared to 2023, while the number of people facing catastrophic levels of hunger reached a record high