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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. -
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 (stand-alone)Technical bookGlobal Forest Resources Assessment 2020
Main report
2020FAO completed its first assessment of the world’s forest resources in 1948. At that time, its major objective was to collect information on available timber supply to satisfy post-war reconstruction demand. 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 1990–2020, drawing on the efforts of hundreds of experts worldwide. The production of FRA 2020 also involved collaboration among many partner organizations, thereby reducing the reporting burden on countries, increasing synergies among reporting processes, and improving data consistency. The results of FRA 2020 are available in several formats, including this report and an online database containing the original inputs of countries and territories as well as desk studies and regional and global analyses prepared by FAO. I invite you to use these materials to support our common journey towards a more sustainable future with forests. -
Book (stand-alone)Strategy / action plan / roadmapDigital Agriculture and AI Innovation Roadmap
For the Global Agrifood Systems Transformation
2025Also available in:
No results found.The Digital agriculture and AI innovation roadmap crystallizes a shared vision: an agrifood future where innovation is inclusive, trusted, and relentlessly focused on impact. Developed through a multistakeholder dialogue, the roadmap translates the high-level ambition of more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems (AFS) into a three-year action plan that moves the sector decisively beyond fragmented pilots towards an ecosystem that fosters collaboration, reuse, and contextual adaptation. This ecosystem, which met during the first dialogue, has already had the opportunity to develop its first collective asset: the AI governance toolkit, which defines the key criteria and principles for ensuring the success and good governance of digital agriculture and AI projects in the agrifood sector. Where the roadmap provides the blueprint for ecosystem creation and growth, the toolkit exemplifies the type of shared resource that the ecosystem will continue to generate. The roadmap’s architecture pools knowledge, infrastructure and funding across shared missions and use-case families, giving every actor the flexibility to tailor solutions to their local agroecological and cultural realities. The AI governance toolkit, in turn, shows how these collaborative structures translate into concrete guidance, embedding: accountability, equity, efficiency, security and data stewardship into project life cycles and supplying governments, funders and entrepreneurs with clear metrics for selecting, monitoring and scaling high-value initiatives. Together, they chart both the path, and the practical instruments needed to move from ambition to impact.This document is therefore both a roadmap and an open invitation. Governments can align digital agriculture strategies and crowd-in investment; innovators can access a ready community of practice to test, refine, and scale their solutions; researchers can channel their expertise towards the most pressing knowledge gaps, and funders, public and private alike can identify well-governed opportunities that deliver tangible social, economic, and environmental returns.The milestones ahead are clear: beta validation at the AI for Good Summit, formal endorsement at the Science and Innovation Forum, and the launch of a continuously updated knowledge base and project pipeline. Success will depend on sustained engagement, transparency, and the courage to iterate as new insights emerge. By joining forces under this roadmap, the global agrifood community can harness the power of digital technology to deliver not only higher productivity, but also greater resilience, equity, and climate security, ensuring that the promise of AI becomes a reality for every farmer, consumer, and ecosystem worldwide. -
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookTraitement des données sur la consommation alimentaire issues des enquêtes sur la consommation et les dépenses des ménages (ECDM)
Directives pour les pays collectant des données en ligne avec les directives approuvées par la Commission statistique des Nations Unies sur la collecte de données alimentaires dans les enquêtes sur la consommation et les dépenses des ménages (ECDM)
2026Also available in:
Les directives relatives au traitement des données alimentaires présentées dans ce document fournissent quelques principes de base à adopter lors de la transformation des données alimentaires collectées dans le cadre des enquêtes sur la consommation et les dépenses des ménages (ECDM) en données prêtes à être utilisées pour l’analyse de la pauvreté ou de la sécurité alimentaire (entre autres). L’objectif est de permettre l’obtention de statistiques de plus en plus opportunes, cohérentes et fiables à partir des données sur la consommation alimentaire, tout en améliorant la qualité et la transparence du traitement des données.La première partie présente les modules de consommation alimentaire et fournit quelques principes utiles et méthodes générales à prendre en compte avant de commencer le travail. L’analyste doit évaluer les outils de collecte de données et les autres informations disponibles avant de se lancer dans le traitement des données. En outre, l’analyste doit décider de l’approche globale à adopter pour nettoyer les données.La deuxième partie fournit une description étape par étape du traitement des données alimentaires, ensuivant 11 étapes qui décrivent comment transformer les données brutes sur la consommation alimentaire, telles qu’elles ont été collectées dans le cadre de l’enquête, en données transformées prêtes à être utilisées pour l’analyse statistique. Ce document a été élaboré sous l'égide du Comité d'experts des Nations Unies sur la sécurité alimentaire, les statistiques agricoles et rurales (UN-CEAG), qui rend compte à la Commission statistique des Nations Unies. Il a été préparé par les membres du groupe de travail de l'UN-CEAG sur les statistiques de la sécurité alimentaire et de la consommation, après plusieurs cycles de consultation avec un large groupe d'experts issus des offices nationaux de statistique, d'organisations internationales et du monde universitaire. -
BookletTechnical briefThe benefits of investing in breastfeeding and paid maternity leave in agrifood systems
Technical brief
2025Also available in:
No results found.Women are essential contributors to agrifood systems but continue to face structural inequalities, including limited access to paid maternity leave and fair employment protections, particularly in informal employment roles. This technical brief presents evidence on the benefits of investing in breastfeeding and paid maternity leave for women working in agrifood systems as complementary interventions to improve maternal and child health and nutrition outcomes. It outlines the economic, environmental and social value of breastfeeding, and examines how paid maternity leave supports optimal breastfeeding practices, women’s well-being and workforce participation. Drawing on feasibility studies and policy experiences, the brief reviews approaches to extending maternity protection across formal and informal agrifood sectors, highlighting that such investments are feasible and cost-effective when compared with the economic losses associated with suboptimal breastfeeding. It situates paid maternity leave within relevant global policy frameworks and underscores its role in promoting more equitable, inclusive, resilient and nutrition-sensitive agrifood systems. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical reportReport of the Fifth Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. Manta, Ecuador, 21–25 April 2025. 2026
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No results found.The Parties reviewed the results of the 2024 questionnaires for the review and assessment of the effectiveness of the Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA). Parties reported on a wide range of activities to implement the PSMA and highlighted implementation challenges. Appreciation was expressed for recent enhancements to the Global Information Exchange System (GIES). The Parties noted that information exchange is the backbone of the PSMA supporting the essential work of Parties, RFMOs and other international instruments in combating IUU fishing. The Parties agreed to designate a national general/administrative coordinator through a dedicated new section in the GIES. Terms of Reference for the Strategy and Monitoring Working Group (SMWG) and Terms of Reference for a taskforce on the sustainable functioning of the PSMA were adopted. The Parties commended the technical assistance provided by FAO through the Global Capacity Development Programme and reiterated the importance of recurrent training in support of the implementation of the PSMA and complementary international instruments. Support was expressed for formulating indicators for monitoring the implementation and effectiveness of the PSMA that are simple and straightforward and considered that indicators should be used as part of a broader monitoring process conducted by the SMWG and the Meeting of the Parties. The programme of work was discussed and the Parties agreed on a schedule of PSMA meetings. -
BookletEvaluation reportCluster evaluation of FAO resilience activities in Yemen 2018–2024 2026
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No results found.This report presents the findings of an independent evaluation of selected areas of the Food andAgriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s resilience programme in Yemen, covering theperiod 2018 to mid-2024. The evaluation examined FAO’s contributions in four thematic areas: naturalresources management (NRM) (with a focus on water), agriculture, livestock and governance, within theframework of the humanitarian–development–peace (HDP) nexus. The primary users of the evaluation arethe FAO Yemen Country Office, the Government of Yemen, the Sana’a-based authorities, FAO regional andheadquarters divisions, as well as resource partners, implementing partners, and other humanitarian anddevelopment actors in Yemen. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical studyRegulatory options to address food e-commerce in national legislation 2026
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No results found.This legislative study examines the challenges of food e-commerce, particularly with regards to food safety and consumer protection, and looks at how – and first of all, if – different legal systems have addressed this phenomenon from a regulatory standpoint. Even if online trade of food has grown at an unprecedented speed in recent years, food e-commerce regulation – both international and national – has not necessarily followed the same pace. This legislative study identifies several recommendations to guide policy and rule makers in their mission to build effective regulatory mechanisms towards safety and compliance on food e-commerce channels. It suggests a multidisciplinary regulatory approach, integrating existing frameworks with new rules where necessary. Considering the inherent cross-border nature of food e-commerce and the extensive role of online platforms in today’s economy, this study also focuses on the importance of international regulatory guidance and the involvement of private self- and co-regulatory schemes to complement national frameworks.