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Book (series)The 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. -
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Book (stand-alone)Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025 2025FAO completed its first assessment of the world’s forest resources in 1948. Since then, the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) has evolved into a comprehensive evaluation of forest resources and their condition, management and uses, covering all the thematic elements of sustainable forest management. This, the latest of these assessments, examines the status of, and trends in, forest resources over the period 1990–2025, drawing on the efforts of hundreds of experts worldwide. The results of FRA 2025 are available in several formats, including this report, an interactive story on key findings and an online database at https://fra-data.fao.org.
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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)零饥饿计划：巴西的经验 20132 0 0 1 年10月，巴西总统候选人路易斯 ? 伊纳西奥 ? 卢拉 ? 达席尔瓦提出“零饥饿计划 ― 一项巴西粮食安全政策提案”，这份计划体现了对粮食安全和消除饥饿的讨论与建议的成熟化，将成为全社会参与其中、有计划有目的的国家目标与行动。2003年卢拉当选为巴西总统，零饥饿计划随即成为指导经济和社会政策的国家主要战略，是冲破巴西经济社会政策二元论藩篱的标志。政府开始采取一些列措施，将结构性政策整合为应急性政策，以对抗饥饿，消除贫困。新型差别化家庭农业政策已经实施，国家粮食安全与营养政策基本立法也开始起草。本书是NEAD特别系列的一部分，其包含一系列主要文章，有助于人们从不同角度了解巴西零饥饿计划八年的实施历程。本汇编阐述了一系列主题，如社会各阶层的动员，家庭农业的作用，最新研究进展和所面临的挑战等。
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Book (stand-alone)Cahier d’opportunités d’investissement agricole responsable dans la région de Kébili en Tunisie
La filière porteuse des dattes communes
2025Also available in:
No results found.Ce cahier présente une liste sélectionnée d'idées de projets d'investissement dans le secteur des dattes dans la région de Kebili, située dans le sud de la Tunisie. Il propose une analyse préliminaire des opportunités potentielles et des risques associés à chaque projet proposé. En outre, il comprend une évaluation de la conformité de chaque idée avec les Principes pour un investissement responsable dans l'agriculture et les systèmes alimentaires (Principes CSA-IRA). Bien que ce cahier ne vise pas à remplacer des études de faisabilité détaillées ou des analyses de marché exhaustives, il sert de source d'inspiration pour les jeunes entrepreneurs et les parties prenantes intéressés par l'exploration d'initiatives durables et responsables dans la chaîne de valeur des dattes. Les informations fournies visent à susciter une réflexion innovante et à soutenir le développement de projets qui sont non seulement viables sur le plan économique et socialement responsables, mais aussi durables sur le plan environnemental. -
Book (stand-alone)Crop water productivity options to achieve real water savings
Training manual
2025Also available in:
No results found.Water scarcity continues to grow in many Asian countries as the gap between water demand and supply is projected to increase due to population growth, economic development, land degradation and climate change. The agricultural sector is the largest user of freshwater, and within this, irrigation is the largest consumer. Solutions to reverse water scarcity should focus irrigated agriculture, but many improved irrigation techniques to save water for other uses (such as domestic use and the environment) often actually increase water use at the basin level. This training manual provides a review of water saving technologies and examines the concept of understanding real water savings versus local savings. In this training manual, readers will learn how to use the REWAS and WEAP software tools to estimate real water savings and water productivity at both the irrigation system scale and the basin scale, respectively. -
Book (stand-alone)Guide technique pour l’outil de cartographie sur l’adaptation, la biodiversité et le carbone
Outil ABC-Map
2025Also available in:
Ce guide technique mis à jour pour ABC-Map, l'outil de cartographie de l'adaptation, de la biodiversité et du carbone, présente une vue d'ensemble d'ABC-Map, notamment les méthodologies et les sources de données qu'il utilise. Cette troisième édition du guide technique de l'outil de cartographie de l'adaptation, de la biodiversité et du carbone constitue une ressource actualisée, complète et conviviale, qui fournit : (i) une présentation générale d’ABC-Map, incluant son objectif, les données d’entrée requises et les résultats attendus ; (ii) des informations détaillées sur les indicateurs qui composent ABC-Map, leurs méthodologies et leurs sources ; et (iii) des précisions sur les méthodologies générales communes à plusieurs indicateurs. Développé par la FAO et le FIDA, ABC-Map est un outil géospatial qui permet aux utilisateurs d’évaluer les synergies et les compromis entre l’adaptation au changement climatique, la biodiversité et la dynamique du carbone dans les secteurs de l’agriculture, de la foresterie et des autres utilisations des terres (AFOLU). Les utilisateurs peuvent inclure, sans s’y limiter, les concepteurs et gestionnaires de projets, les départements ou agences œuvrant dans les domaines du climat, de l’environnement et de l’agriculture, les banques publiques de développement agricole, les planificateurs et points focaux gouvernementaux des unités concernées, ainsi que les organisations d'agriculteurs. Il est important de noter que les utilisateurs n’ont pas besoin de connaissances ou d’une expérience préalable en systèmes d’information géographique (SIG) ou en télédétection pour utiliser l’outil. ABC-Map est disponible en ligne à l’adresse abc-map.fao.org -
Book (series)Farmers’ willingness to pay for a digital extension tool in Sri Lanka
An economic application of list experiments
2025Also available in:
No results found.List experiments utilize indirect survey questions to reduce social desirability bias in measures of sensitive behaviours and sentiments. While often used to assess retrospective behaviour or opinions of respondents, list experiments have not been widely applied to assessing “deep” parameters of economic models, such as willingness to pay. Common stated preference methods of estimating willingness to pay may be impacted by social desirability bias, particularly when a product has been provided to survey recipients for free. List experiments can uncover the share of respondents willing to pay a given price while reducing social desirability bias. Repeating the method at a variety of prices recovers a partial demand curve. This study discusses the conditions required to satisfy the list experiment validity assumptions and demonstrates the method in an e-extension platform randomized control trial in Sri Lanka. We show that the “no design effect” assumption for list experiments requires that the budget constraint for a household be non-binding. Under conditions where that assumption is likely to hold, we find direct estimates overstate willingness to pay at low prices. Our findings suggest list experiments may provide a cheap method of more accurately assessing the typically large share of respondents unwilling to pay any non-zero-sum (extensive margin) but are less effective at reducing bias from exaggerated demand (intensive margin). -
BookletAssessing nutrition policies through specific trade concerns lenses
Technical note for The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2024
2025Also available in:
No results found.Global interest in nutrition labelling has increased significantly, as governments seek effective policy tools to help consumers make informed food choices and encourage healthier diets. Nutrition labelling plays a crucial role in shaping food environments, improving public health, and addressing rising concerns about diet-related diseases. However, as governments introduce labelling regulations, these measures often intersect with international trade rules, leading to discussions and disputes at the World Trade Organization (WTO).This technical note details the methodology used to develop an expanded dataset, outlining the data sources, selection criteria, and analytical framework applied in compiling and updating the information. The 2024 edition of The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets flagship report features the results of the dataset, exploring how trade discussions shape nutrition labelling policies and their broader impact on public health regulation. The report highlights how the dataset’s findings reveal the role of trade concerns in influencing regulations for key products, such as soft drinks and ultra-processed foods, which are crucial in preventing non-communicable diseases within the framework of the WTO Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement.