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Book (stand-alone)Corporate general interestFAO at 75 - Grow, nourish, sustain. Together 2020Seventy-five years down the line, FAO’s name, ambition, and spirit remain: everything else has changed, and will change further.Born in 1945 amid the idealism of post-war reconstruction, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations sets out to increase farm output around the world and make famines a thing of the past. Over the subsequent 75 years, FAO’s outlook and body of work acquire new environmental and sustainability dimensions. By 2020, continued success requires strategic re-invention.As the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates vulnerabilities linked to conflict and climate change, FAO is looking to advanced research partnerships, digitalization, and wall-to-wall innovation to help end hunger and malnutrition. With ten years to go until the Sustainable Development Goals come due, the race is on for bold answers and dramatic solutions.
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Book (series)Working paperBioeconomy for food and agriculture: A global stocktaking study 2024
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No results found.The global bioeconomy landscape is diverse, reflecting various national and regional interpretations and visions. This study has conducted a global review of national and regional bioeconomy strategies, with a focus on sustainability objectives, definitions, priority areas, activities, and governance mechanisms. It highlights FAO's role in advancing a sustainable bioeconomy within the food and agriculture sectors. The study concludes by identifying gaps and opportunities in global bioeconomy development to guide FAO and its Members in shaping the transition to a sustainable global bioeconomy for food and agriculture.The concept of bioeconomy is gaining significant global traction, evolving from its early focus on resource substitution and biotechnological innovation to a more comprehensive and cross-cutting model for sustainable development. This perspective underscores its transformative potential, aiming to reshape the existing economic paradigm into one that is economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable. However, bioeconomy is not inherently sustainable. Realizing its potential requires robust governance that ensures alignment with societal goals. Increased biomass demand, central to bioeconomy development, poses challenges such as resource competition and international trade impacts.Without assessing the economic, environment and social sustainability of the bioeconomy, this transition risks exacerbating global inequalities related to resource access, environmental degradation and land rights.This study was prepared by the Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), within the framework of its Programme Priority Area bioeconomy for sustainable food and agriculture. The insights gathered aim to guide FAO in shaping the strategic direction of its corporate area of work on bioeconomy, strengthening the role of agrifood systems in driving the transformative potential of the bioeconomy across other sectors. -
Book (stand-alone)Corporate general interestThe First FAO Global Exhibition: From Seeds to Foods Rome, Italy, 10–13 October 2025
Celebrating 80 years of FAO
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No results found.This catalogue presents a comprehensive visual and narrative record of the First FAO Global Exhibition: From Seeds to Foods, offering a comprehensive narration of the exhibition’s concept, design, thematic areas, programme and impact. Conceived as both a public-facing publication and an internal testimony for the FAO community, the catalogue follows the same narrative journey as the exhibition – from the origins of the idea to the experience delivered on site.The opening chapters introduce the vision, rationale and key messages behind "From Seeds to Foods", explaining how the exhibition was conceived to celebrate FAO’s 80th anniversary and to bring the story of agrifood systems closer to the public. The catalogue then presents the design phase, illustrating how the conceptual framework was translated into a spatial narrative through the masterplan, visual identity and visitor experience.A substantial section is dedicated to the three main thematic areas – Products of the World, Innovations in Agrifood Systems, and Foods of the World – each documented through photographs, captions and concise descriptions. The programme chapter highlights the diversity of activities that animated the exhibition: talks, workshops, cooking shows, cultural performances and educational sessions for children and families.The catalogue also includes a chapter on outcomes, summarising key figures, the exhibition’s legacy project, sustainability measures, and global media reach. A final photo-gallery, One FAO Behind the Scenes, pays tribute to the staff, volunteers, divisions, regional offices, and partners whose collective effort made the exhibition possible.Richly illustrated and designed as a document to browse and revisit, this catalogue stands as a lasting memory of the exhibition and a celebration of FAO’s mission in action.
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookPicturing progress – Four betters in focus 2025This commemorative volume marks the 80th anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), tracing its journey from a founding conviction – that hunger is not inevitable – to today’s global mission of transforming agrifood systems. Through a rich collection of photographs and narratives, the book illustrates how FAO works alongside farmers, fishers, scientists, governments, Indigenous Peoples, youth and civil society to advance sustainable solutions that nourish both people and planet.Organized around FAO’s vision of the four betters – better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life – the book highlights concrete progress: from regenerative farming and climate-smart livestock, to school feeding programmes, land restoration and inclusive digital innovation. It reflects on both the challenges and the opportunities facing agrifood systems, including climate volatility, conflict and inequality, while showing how collaboration, knowledge and innovation create pathways for resilience and hope.Arriving at a moment of reflection and renewal, this volume is both tribute and testimony: to the millions of people whose daily efforts sustain our world, and to FAO’s enduring commitment to building sustainable, inclusive and equitable agrifood systems that leave no one behind.
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BookletCorporate general interestFAOSTYLE: English 2024The objective of having a house style is to ensure clarity and consistency across all FAO publications. Now available in HTML, this updated edition of FAOSTYLE: English covers matters such as punctuation, units, spelling and references. All FAO staff, consultants and contractors involved in writing, reviewing, editing, translating or proofreading FAO texts and information products in English should use FAOSTYLE, together with the practical guidance on processes and layout questions provided in Publishing at FAO – strategy and guidance.