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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025
Addressing high food price inflation for food security and nutrition
2025While some progress and recovery have been made in recent years, the world is still above pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels and far from eradicating hunger and food insecurity by 2030 (SDG Target 2.1). Similarly, despite some progress in the global nutrition targets, the world is not on track to achieve SDG Target 2.2. Among other factors, persistent food price inflation has slowed this momentum.The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025 highlights how elevated inflation in many countries has undermined purchasing power and, especially among low-income populations, access to healthy diets. The report documents how high food price inflation is associated with increases in food insecurity and child malnutrition. Vulnerable groups, including low-income households, women, and rural communities, can be particularly affected by food price inflation, risking setbacks in the fight against hunger and malnutrition.In response to these challenges and to prevent future price shocks, the report examines policy measures adopted by countries, and outlines what is necessary going forwards. It stresses the importance of coherent implementation of fiscal and monetary policies to stabilize markets, promote open and resilient trade, and protect vulnerable populations. Additionally, it calls for better data systems and sustained investment in resilient agrifood systems to build long-term food security and nutrition. These coordinated actions are vital to reignite progress towards ending hunger and malnutrition by 2030. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe 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. -
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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food and Agriculture 2024
Value-driven transformation of agrifood systems
2024Uncovering the true cost of food is the first step in making agrifood systems more inclusive, resilient and sustainable. As The State of Food and Agriculture 2023 revealed, agrifood systems activities generate significant benefits for society, but also have negative impacts on economic, social and environmental sustainability. The quantified hidden costs of agrifood systems amount to around 10 percent of global gross domestic product. Therefore, strategic action is necessary, and all agrifood systems actors ‒ from producers and agribusinesses to consumers and governments ‒ have a crucial role to play.While transforming agrifood systems would yield a net global gain, the benefits and costs would be unevenly distributed among stakeholders and countries over time. The State of Food and Agriculture 2024 builds on the findings of the 2023 edition, delving deeper into the use of true cost accounting assessments of agrifood systems and identifying policy interventions aimed at transformation. Using updated global datasets, the report confirms previous estimates of the quantified hidden costs of agrifood systems and provides a detailed breakdown of the hidden costs associated with unhealthy dietary patterns and non-communicable diseases for 156 countries. These findings are analysed through the lens of six agrifood systems categories to take into account various outcomes and hidden costs that require different policy interventions. Case studies offering in-depth assessments of country, local and value chain contexts illustrate the economic, social and environmental impacts of current practices to guide policy interventions. Crucial to all contexts is the need for inclusive stakeholder consultations to inform interventions and reconcile power imbalances and trade-offs. -
Book (series)YearbookWorld 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.
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ArticleJournal articleMulti-factor, multi-state, multi-model scenarios: exploring food and climate futures for Southeast Asia 2016
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No results found.Decision-makers aiming to improve food security, livelihoods and resilience are faced with an uncertain future. To develop robust policies they need tools to explore the potential effects of uncertain climatic, socioeconomic, and environmental changes. Methods have been developed to use scenarios to present alternative futures to inform policy. Nevertheless, many of these can limit the possibility space with which decision-makers engage. This paper will present a participatory scenario process that maintains a large possibility space through the use of multiple factors and factor-states and a multi-model ensemble to create and quantify four regional scenarios for Southeast Asia. To do this we will explain 1) the process of multi-factor, multi-state building was done in a stakeholder workshop in Vietnam, 2) the scenario quantification and model results from GLOBIOM and IMPACT, two economic models, and 3) how the scenarios have already been applied to diverse policy processes in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. -
BookletEvaluation reportTerminal evaluation of the project “Towards sustainable management of the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem - Initial support to the strategic action programme implementation”
Project code: GCP/INT/985/GFF, GEF ID: 9940
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This final evaluation examines the project "Towards Sustainable Management of the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem - Initial support to the strategic action progrramme". The project's objective was to "create favorable conditions for the effective implementation of the Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem". The project played a crucial role in establishing these favorable conditions for SAP implementation. It achieved several milestones aimed at fostering future collaboration among institutions, including recommendations for the establishment of a governance body, a financing strategy, a regional operational plan for SAP implementation, and operational plans for each of the seven beneficiary coastal states, as well as a training module for coastal communities on the ecosystem approach to fisheries management. -
BookletEmergency responseRépublique centrafricaine: Plan d'urgence et de résilience, 2026-2028 2026
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No results found.La République centrafricaine est confrontée à une combinaison de crises humanitaires, socioéconomiques et climatiques qui détériorent la sécurité alimentaire et fragilisent les moyens de subsistance des populations. Cette situation affaiblit la résilience des communautés rurales qui représentent près de 70 pour cent de la population active. De plus, les conflits armés persistants, les déplacements forcés, la dégradation des infrastructures agricoles et la faiblesse des institutions compromettent gravement les systèmes de production et de commercialisation. Face à ces défis, l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) a conçu le Plan d’urgence et de résilience 2026-2028 pour la République centrafricaine. Il représente une stratégie intégrée de réponse et de relèvement et vise à soutenir près de 39 pour cent des populations en insécurité alimentaire aiguë. Sa réussite dépend d’un financement soutenu de 53,4 millions d’USD et cible 173 350 ménages (866 750 personnes). -
BookletEmergency responseMyanmar: Emergency and Resilience Plan, 2026–2028 2026
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No results found.Myanmar continues to face compounded humanitarian, economic and environmental shocks that are undermining agricultural livelihoods and food security, particularly among conflict-affected and displaced rural households. The Emergency and Resilience Plan (ERP) 2026–2028 outlines the integrated approach of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to protecting livelihoods, restoring food production and strengthening resilience. Combining time-critical agricultural assistance with climate-resilient practices, natural resource management, anticipatory action and strengthened evidence and coordination, the ERP bridges humanitarian response and medium-term recovery. With a funding requirement of USD 54.2 million, the ERP aims to support 176 000 households with coordinated, risk-informed interventions that reduce vulnerability and sustain agrifood systems. -
Book (series)Technical reportCommittee on Fisheries: Report of the 20th Session of the Sub-Committee on Fish Trade, Virtual meeting, 8–12 September 2025 / Rapport de la 20e session du Sous-Comité du commerce du poisson, Réunion en ligne, 8-12 septembre 2025 / Informe de la 20.ª reunión del Subcomité de comercio pesquero, Reunión virtual, 8-12 de septiembre de 2025 2026
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No results found.The 20th Session of the Sub-Committee on Fish Trade (COFI:FT), held virtually from 8 to 12 September 2025, convened COFI Members and observers. Participants reviewed global fisheries and aquaculture trends and emphasized the need for sustainable aquaculture, responsible capture fisheries, more substantial efforts to address illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and broader ratification of relevant international instruments. The Sub-Committee welcomed FAO’s work on food safety and quality, loss and waste reduction, and traceability, and underscored support for small-scale fisheries and aquaculture regarding market access, the Blue Ports Initiative, and the development of the FAO Voluntary Guidance on Social Responsibility in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Value Chains. La vingtième session du Sous-Comité du commerce du poisson du Comité des pêches, qui a eu lieu par visioconférence du 8 au 12 septembre 2025, a réuni ses membres et les observateurs. Les participants ont examiné les tendances mondiales de la pêche et de l’aquaculture et souligné la nécessité de promouvoir l’aquaculture durable, la pêche responsable, des efforts plus substantiels pour lutter contre la pêche illicite, non déclarée et non réglementée, ainsi que la ratification plus large des instruments internationaux pertinents. Le Sous-Comité a salué les travaux de la FAO sur la sécurité sanitaire et la qualité des aliments, la réduction des pertes et du gaspillage, et la traçabilité, et a mis en avant le soutien à la pêche et à l’aquaculture artisanales en matière d’accès aux marchés, l’Initiative sur les ports bleus et l’élaboration de directives volontaires de la FAO sur la responsabilité sociale dans la filière de la pêche et de l’aquaculture. La 20.ª reunión del Subcomité sobre Comercio Pesquero (COFI:FT), celebrada de manera virtual del 8 al 12 de septiembre de 2025, reunió a los miembros del COFI y a los observadores. Los participantes examinaron las tendencias mundiales de la pesca y la acuicultura y destacaron la necesidad de promover la acuicultura sostenible, la pesca responsable, esfuerzos más sustanciales para combatir la pesca ilegal, no declarada y no reglamentada (INDNR) y una ratificación más amplia de los instrumentos internacionales pertinentes. El Subcomité acogió con satisfacción la labor de la FAO en materia de inocuidad y calidad de los alimentos, reducción de pérdidas y desperdicios, y trazabilidad, y subrayó el apoyo a la pesca y la acuicultura en pequeña escala en lo relativo al acceso a los mercados, la Iniciativa puertos azules y la elaboración en curso de las orientaciones voluntarias de la FAO sobre responsabilidad social en las cadenas de valor de la pesca y la acuicultura.