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Revealing the true cost of food to transform agrifood systems
Major report, 2023
Agrifood systems generate significant benefits to society, including the food that nourishes us and jobs and livelihoods for over a billion people. However, their negative impacts due to unsustainable business-as-usual activities and practices are contributing...
Revealing the true cost of food to transform agrifood systems
Major report, 2023
The In Brief version of the FAO flagship publication, The State of Food and Agriculture 2023, contains the key messages and main points from the publication and is aimed at the media, policymakers and more...
Leveraging agricultural automation for transforming agrifood systems
Major report, 2022
Automation has been shaping world agriculture since the early twentieth century. Motorized mechanization has brought significant benefits in terms of improved productivity, reduced drudgery and more efficient allocation of labour, but also some negative environmental...
Leveraging automation in agriculture for transforming agrifood systems
Major report, 2022
The In Brief version of the FAO flagship publication, In Brief to The State of Food and Agriculture 2022, contains the key messages and main points from the publication and is aimed at the media,...
Making agrifood systems more resilient to shocks and stresses
Major report, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerability of agrifood systems to shocks and stresses and led to increased global food insecurity and malnutrition. Action is needed to make agrifood systems more resilient, efficient, sustainable and inclusive.
The...
Making agrifood systems more resilient to shocks and stresses
Major report, 2021
The In Brief version of the FAO flagship publication, In Brief to The State of Food and Agriculture 2021, contains the key messages and main points from the publication and is aimed at the media,...
Overcoming water challenges in agriculture
Major report, 2020
Intensifying water constraints threaten food security and nutrition. Thus, urgent action is needed to make water use in agriculture more sustainable and equitable. Irrigated agriculture remains by far the largest user of freshwater, but scarcity...
Overcoming water challenges in agriculture
Major report, 2020
The In Brief version of the FAO flagship publication The State of Food and Agriculture 2020 contains the key messages and main points from the publication and is aimed at the media, policy makers and...
Moving forward on food loss and waste reduction
Major report, 2019
The need to reduce food loss and waste is firmly embedded in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Food loss and waste reduction is considered important for improving food security and nutrition, promoting environmental sustainability...
Moving forward on food loss and waste reduction
Major report, 2019
A shorter version of the FAO flagship publication The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2019, the In Brief contains the key messages and main points from the publication and is aimed at the media,...