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Book (series)The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024
Financing to end hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms
2024Six years from 2030, hunger and food insecurity trends are not yet moving in the right direction to end hunger and food insecurity (SDG Target 2.1) by 2030. The indicators of progress towards global nutrition targets similarly show that the world is not on track to eliminate all forms of malnutrition (SDG Target 2.2). Billions of people still lack access to nutritious, safe and sufficient food. Nevertheless, progress in many countries provides hope of the possibility of getting back on track towards hunger and malnutrition eradication. Implementing the policies, investments and legislation needed to revert the current trends of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition requires proper financing for food security and nutrition. Despite a broad agreement on the urgent need to increase financing for food security and nutrition, the same cannot be said for a common understanding regarding how this financing should be defined and tracked. The report provides a long-awaited definition of financing for food security and nutrition and guidance for its implementation. There are recommendations regarding the efficient use of innovative financing tools and reforms to the food security and nutrition financing architecture. Establishing a common definition of financing for food security and nutrition, and methods for its tracking, measurement and implementation, is an important first step towards sustainably increasing the financing flows needed to end hunger, food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition, and to ensure access to healthy diets for all, today and tomorrow. -
Book (series)The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024
Blue Transformation in action
2024The 2024 edition of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture features the Blue Transformation in action, illustrated by activities and initiatives, led by FAO in collaboration with Members, partners and key stakeholders, to integrate aquatic foods into global food security and sustainability, enhance policy advocacy, scientific research and capacity building, disseminate sustainable practices and technological innovations, and support community involvement. Part 1 of this edition of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture benefits from significant improvements in data collection, analytical and assessment tools and methodologies to present the most up-to-date review of world fisheries and aquaculture production and utilization. Part 2 highlights the role of FAO and its partners to catalyse the transformational changes required to support aquaculture expansion and intensification, effective management of global fisheries and upgrading of aquatic value chains. Part 3 covers the high-impact challenges and opportunities of the untapped potential of utilizing whole fish and by-products to improve food security and nutrition, expounds on the role of aquatic food systems in providing critical climate, biodiversity and environmentally sound solutions, and highlights the importance of their integration into national and multilateral processes. It also presents an outlook on future trends up to 2032 based on projections. The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024 provides the most up-to-date and evidence-based information, supporting policy, scientific and technical insights on challenges, opportunities and innovations shaping the present and future of the sector, for the benefit of a wide and expanding audience of policymakers, managers, scientists, fishers, farmers, traders, civil society activists and consumers. -
Book (stand-alone)Climate change and food security: risks and responses 2015
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End hunger, achieve food security and improve nutrition are at the heart of the sustainable development goals. The World has committed to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger by 2030. But climate change is undermining the livelihoods and food security of the rural poor, who constitute almost 80 percent of the world’s poor. The effects of climate change on our ecosystems are already severe and widespread. Climate change brings a cascade of impacts from agroecosystems to livelihoods. Climate change impacts directly agroecosystems, which in turn has a potential impact on agricultural production, which drives economic and social impacts, which impact livelihoods. In other words, impacts translate from climate to the environment, to the productive sphere, to economic and social dimensions. Therefore, ensuring food security in the face of climate change is among the most daunting challenges facing humankind. Action is urgently needed now to reduce vulnerability and increase resilience of food systems to ensure food security and good nutrition for all. -
Book (series)World Food and Agriculture – Statistical Yearbook 2024 2024
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No results found.The Statistical Yearbook 2024 offers a synthesis of the major factors at play in the global food and agricultural landscape. Statistics are presented in four thematic chapters, covering the economic importance of agricultural activities, inputs, outputs and factors of production, their implications for food security and nutrition and their impacts on the environment. The Yearbook is meant to constitute a primary tool for policymakers, researchers and analysts, as well as the general public interested in the past, present and future path of food and agriculture. -
Book (series)World Food and Agriculture – Statistical Yearbook 2023 2023
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No results found.This publication offers a synthesis of the major factors at play in the global food and agricultural landscape. Statistics are presented in four thematic chapters, covering the economic importance of agricultural activities, inputs, outputs and factors of production, their implications for food security and nutrition and their impacts on the environment. The Yearbook is meant to constitute a primary tool for policymakers, researchers and analysts, as well as the general public interested in the past, present and future path of food and agriculture.
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Book (stand-alone)Global forest products facts and figures 2023 2024
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No results found.A synthesis of major trends in production, trade, and consumption of forest products, 2019-2023, based on the FAOSTAT-Forestry database and including a short summary of recent improvements in FAO’s work on forest product statistics. These data are essential for monitoring change and innovation in the global wood industry. During these five years, global production and trade of most major wood-based products recorded a decline. Global international trade in wood and paper products reached record levels and then dropped off substantially. Global industrial roundwood removals dropped by 4 percent to 1.92 billion m³ in 2023, while global trade decreased by 13 percent to 100 million m³. Sawnwood production in 2023 decreased in all five regions of the world; global trade in sawnwood declined as well. In 2023, paper production declined in Europe and Northern America, while it stagnated in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. It grew only in the Asia-Pacific region. Global production of graphic papers in 2023 (84 million tonnes) was at its lowest level since 1987. Wood pellet production has increased dramatically in the last decades, mainly owing to demand generated from bioenergy targets set by European countries, the Republic of Korea and Japan.FAO launched new data series on a wide range of products including production and trade in engineered wood products (EWPs); trade quantity and value of sawdust; and trade value in secondary processed wood products (e.g., wooden furniture) and secondary processed paper products (e.g., composite paper and paperboard). As well, FAO contributed to the update or revision of all major forest product classification systems. New data and data on emerging products contribute to the monitoring of raw wood material and wood product flows as well as to value chain analyses that support the development of a forest-based bioeconomy. -
Book (stand-alone)Realizing the right to food in a changing world
The Right to Food Guidelines: 20 years on and beyond
2024Also available in:
No results found.The fourth report on the status of FAO’s Right to Food Guidelines commemorates 20 years of progress since their adoption by the FAO Council in November 2004. It explores how the Guidelines have evolved to address global challenges, strengthened international human rights frameworks, and tackled barriers to food security. By emphasizing a human rights-based approach, the report highlights the roles of states, individuals, civil society, and private entities in advancing this vital agenda.The report concludes with actionable recommendations, and calls for sustainable, inclusive solutions to end hunger and malnutrition. It reinforces the Guidelines as a cornerstone of equitable and resilient agrifood systems worldwide. -
Book (stand-alone)Gestión colaborativa de un proyecto subregional
Opción de buena práctica en Mesoamérica
2024Also available in:
No results found.El documento presenta la buena práctica de gestión colaborativa del proyecto implementado por la FAO, en alianza con los gobiernos de El Salvador, Guatemala y Honduras, y financiado por la Unión Europea. Esta buena práctica se elabora y difunde como parte de la Estrategia de Gestión del Conocimiento del proyecto Apoyo al Plan de Desarrollo Integral para Centroamérica en el marco de la respuesta global de la Unión Europea a la COVID-19, que contribuyó al aumento de ingresos y creación de empleo en el corredor seco de los tres países. De acuerdo con la FAO y la Unión Europea, las dinámicas migratorias y las causas que favorecen la migración son diversas y, en muchos casos, derivan de problemas históricos y estructurales. Estas se ven agravadas en el medio rural por la falta de crecimiento económico e inversión productiva, el deterioro de los recursos naturales y la creciente ocurrencia de desastres conexos con amenazas naturales.Partiendo de esta realidad, el documento analiza el efecto generado con el proyecto, para lograr medios de vida más resilientes y reducir la migración forzosa e irregular, tomando en cuenta las características de estos territorios como determinantes importantes de los flujos migratorios; en particular, de los municipios intervenidos, los cuales tienden a ser más pobres, más rurales y a depender mayormente de la agricultura. -
Book (series)Perspectivas de cosechas y situación alimentaria
Informe mundial trimestral, n.o 3, noviembre de 2024
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El informe trianual Perspectivas de cosechas y situación alimentaria ofrece un análisis prospectivo de la situación alimentaria en el mundo, centrándose en las perspectivas de la producción cerealera, la situación del mercado y las condiciones de la seguridad alimentaria, con especial atención a los países de bajos ingresos y con déficit de alimentos.La FAO considera que, a nivel mundial, 45 países –33 en África, nueve en Asia, dos en América Latina y el Caribe y uno en Europa– necesitan ayuda alimentaria externa. Según el último análisis de la Clasificación Integrada de la Seguridad Alimentaria en Fases, los conflictos y la inseguridad siguen siendo la causa principal de los altos niveles de inseguridad alimentaria aguda, con las poblaciones de la Franja de Gaza, Haití, Malí y el Sudán haciendo frente a niveles de Fase 5 (“Catástrofe”) en 2024. El informe incluye el pronóstico de la producción cerealera mundial para 2024, que es ligeramente inferior al del año anterior, aunque sigue siendo la segunda mayor. -
Journal, magazine, bulletinMonthly price update. Oilseeds, Oils and Meals, No. 185 | December 2024 2024
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No results found.In November 2024, the FAO price indices for oilseeds and vegetable oils continued to increase month-on-month, while the oilmeal price index declined markedly. The oilseed and oilmeal indices stood, respectively, 13.2 and 37.6 percent below their year-earlier readings, while the vegetable oil index climbed to its highest level since July 2022.