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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Our goal is to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives.
FAO serves as a knowledge network. We use the expertise of our staff - agronomists, foresters, fisheries and livestock specialists, nutritionists, social scientists, economists, statisticians and other professionals - to collect, analyse and disseminate data that aid development.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is driving sustainable development in Ghana through its Country Programming Framework (CPF) 2023-2025. This strategic initiative focuses on three core priorities: Transformative approaches for sustainable food production, strengthening rural livelihoods, promoting climate resilience.
This moderate level of food insecurity can contribute to various forms of malnutrition and can have serious consequences for health and well-being. Much has changed since 1974, when FAO first began reporting on the extent of hunger in the world. The world population is growing steadily and is increasingly urbanized.
An intergovernmental organization, FAO has 194 Member Nations, two associate members and one member organization, the European Union. Its employees come from various cultural backgrounds and are experts in the multiple fields of activity FAO engages in. FAO’s staff capacity allows it to support improved governance inter alia, generate ...
FAO Council (July 2013) This booklet contains information on the role and functioning of the FAO Council. It is intended for delegates and other government officials for reference purposes, building upon – but not substituting – formal texts accessible from the FAO website (see http://www.fao.org/unfao/govbodies/en).
FAO’s work on the reduction of impacts of fishing operations facilitates improved sustainable fishing practices and reduced impacts of fishing operations on ecosystems within the context of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries.
FAO responses to the ongoing crisis and their impact on global food security: Data analyses, policy recommendations, and actions on the ground.
FAO in Indonesia | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Indonesia Strengthens ASEAN Collaboration on Bioinformatics to Prevent Future Health Threats. Yogyakarta, 6 November 2024 – In response to global and national challenges posed by emerging...
FAO offers a wealth of information on best practices in food, agriculture and nutrition which can be used freely to inform research, policy development and technical programming. Our latest publications and statistics are fantastic resources for the latest and greatest analyses, case studies and data.
