Highlights
Director-General
News
FAO Food Price Index remains stable in March
Rising vegetable oil quotations offset lower prices for wheat, maize, rice and sugar
News
30 years of AQUASTAT: FAO celebrates global water data milestone
Event also features UN-Water strategy briefing and calls for stronger global coordination on water data
At FAO Council, Director-General emphasizes world’s growing need for the urgent and accelerated transformation of global agrifood systems
The 177th Session of the FAO Council opened on Monday at the Organization’s headquarters in Rome
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Understanding food insecurity
Explore the issue of food insecurity through the lenses of urbanization and gender.
Event
177th FAO Council
The Council is the executive arm of FAO's governing body. Access the agenda, meeting documents and more of the 177th Session.
In Focus
FAO response to global food security challenges
Data analyses, policy recommendations, and actions on the ground.
Publication
Safeguarding the Future of Plant Genetic Resources
Explore the latest report on the conservation, management, and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, highlighting progress, challenges, and future priorities.
Campaign
365 days of action
Join FAO’s 80th anniversary by organizing events that highlight actions and innovations for a sustainable food future.
Statistics
FAOSTAT - Food and agriculture data
FAOSTAT provides free access to food and agriculture data for over 245 countries and territories and covers all FAO regional groupings from 1961 to the most recent year available.
Director-General
Transforming our agrifood systems holds the key to helping the world’s poorest
FAO Director-General addresses the UN Finance for Development Summit at the Vatican
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Voices of Impact
Benin’s Farmers Get a Business Boost with Innovation
26/03/2025
Agriculture is the backbone of Benin, yet small-scale farmers face challenges accessing markets, financing, and technology. Watch the video and see how Mireille, Eloi, and Daniel transformed their business with RuralInvest, an innovative toolkit that helps farmers develop business plans, secure funding, and expand their activities, unlocking new opportunities for prosperity.
Video
What are food standards and why do they matter?
07/06/2023
Through the Codex Alimentarius, FAO and WHO work with governments to set food standards that save lives.
Podcast
FAO Brief - 31 March 2025
31/03/2025
In this episode, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu calls for the protection of forest and biodiversity on the International Day of Forests; FAO urges strengthened measures to contain the spread of the H5N1 avian influenza that kills millions of poultry worldwide; and a new FAO study notes that a nearly 40 percent surge in coffee prices last year was caused by adverse climatic conditions.
Data
FAO Food Price Index 2022-2025
2020 World
31.2%
2010 World
31.5%
In depth
Data
Transparency is key to FAO’s mission
Our new transparency portal shows how and where our resources are used and the results we have achieved. Explore the portal now.
Publication
Medium Term Plan and Programme of Work
The Director-General’s Medium Term Plan 2026-29 and Programme of Work and Budget 2026-27.
In Focus
FAO Data Lab
The FAO Data Lab for Statistical Innovation modernizes the statistical business process, with a specific focus on emergency contexts, when having access to timely information is very important.
FAO and the SDGs
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A world free from hunger and malnutrition where food and agriculture contributes to improving the living standards of all
FAO works with governments and partners to empower some of the world’s most marginalized people to end rural poverty.
FAO helps ensure food security by developing ways of growing food that will work in the future so that millions of people don’t go hungry.
Good health starts with nutrition. FAO sets global standards and works with governments and the private sector to ensure food quality and safety throughout the food chain.
FAO invests in educational systems for rural communities and supports improved access to primary education and school meals in order to create equal opportunities for all and chances of lifelong learning.
FAO supports gender equality in the agricultural sector in an effort to raise levels of nutrition in local communities and improve agricultural productivity.
FAO works with governments to ensure water use in agriculture is made more efficient, equitable and environmentally friendly.
FAO promotes the use of renewable energies and works to ensure access to modern energy services across the food chain.
FAO seeks better economic opportunities for all by investing in sustainable agricultural practices and food systems that reduce inequalities and create decent jobs.
FAO seeks to secure a future for rural communities via investments in transportation, irrigation, food storage facilities and communication technologies.
FAO works with countries and partners to generate employment in rural areas, ensure access to natural resources for the most vulnerable and connect farmers to markets.
FAO works to improve urban healthcare, water quality and rethink city region food systems to help deter the negative effects of sprawling urbanisation.
FAO coordinates major global initiatives and projects to tackle food waste and loss, partnering with international organisations, the private sector and civil society.
FAO supports countries in responding to the threats of climate change by providing advice, data and tools for better agricultural policies and practices.
FAO, in partnership with governments and fishing communities, implements best practices in fisheries to ensure our oceans are protected as a means of livelihoods.
FAO promotes sustainable approaches to natural resource management and supports endeavours that promote a balance between conservation and development initiatives.
FAO plays a critical role in peacebuilding, restoring rural livelihoods, building resilience and participatory approaches to policymaking.
FAO acts as a neutral policymaking forum and develops partnerships with all concerned with food and agriculture to ensure a world free from hunger.
FAO works with governments and partners to empower some of the world’s most marginalized people to end rural poverty.
FAO helps ensure food security by developing ways of growing food that will work in the future so that millions of people don’t go hungry.
Good health starts with nutrition. FAO sets global standards and works with governments and the private sector to ensure food quality and safety throughout the food chain.
FAO invests in educational systems for rural communities and supports improved access to primary education and school meals in order to create equal opportunities for all and chances of lifelong learning.
FAO supports gender equality in the agricultural sector in an effort to raise levels of nutrition in local communities and improve agricultural productivity.
FAO works with governments to ensure water use in agriculture is made more efficient, equitable and environmentally friendly.
FAO promotes the use of renewable energies and works to ensure access to modern energy services across the food chain.
FAO seeks better economic opportunities for all by investing in sustainable agricultural practices and food systems that reduce inequalities and create decent jobs.
FAO seeks to secure a future for rural communities via investments in transportation, irrigation, food storage facilities and communication technologies.
FAO works with countries and partners to generate employment in rural areas, ensure access to natural resources for the most vulnerable and connect farmers to markets.
FAO works to improve urban healthcare, water quality and rethink city region food systems to help deter the negative effects of sprawling urbanisation.
FAO coordinates major global initiatives and projects to tackle food waste and loss, partnering with international organisations, the private sector and civil society.
FAO supports countries in responding to the threats of climate change by providing advice, data and tools for better agricultural policies and practices.
FAO, in partnership with governments and fishing communities, implements best practices in fisheries to ensure our oceans are protected as a means of livelihoods.
FAO promotes sustainable approaches to natural resource management and supports endeavours that promote a balance between conservation and development initiatives.
FAO plays a critical role in peacebuilding, restoring rural livelihoods, building resilience and participatory approaches to policymaking.
FAO acts as a neutral policymaking forum and develops partnerships with all concerned with food and agriculture to ensure a world free from hunger.
