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FAO marked World Soil Day in Rome, emphasizing how healthy soils underpin food security, climate resilience and urban wellbeing.

While global climate-related development finance grew by 12% between 2022 and 2023, funding for agrifood systems stagnated at only 1%. Experts warn that this underinvestment could limit opportunities for low-emission, resilient food production.

The new initiative, NAVAC, aims to expand sustainable and nutritious aquatic food value chains in five countries, improving food security and local livelihoods.

The Food and Agriculture Organization’s Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025 (FRA 2025), released every five years, shows that deforestation is slowing worldwide even as forests continue to face mounting ecological and human pressures.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) renewed their long-standing collaboration during their 24th Annual Meeting, emphasizing the feed sector’s central role in building safe, sustainable, and nutritious food systems.

The FAO Food Price Index climbed 1.6% in July, reaching a three-year high for vegetable oils while meat prices hit record levels. While cereals and sugar declined, the surge in palm, soy and sunflower oils signals potential downstream impacts for food and agriculture markets.

Türkiye has secured a seat on the FAO Council for the 2025–2028 term, receiving 127 votes from 141 member states. The country pledges to support inclusive, transparent, and cooperative global food policies.

The spread of H5N1 avian influenza is causing major poultry losses worldwide, impacting food security and driving up costs.

Global cereal production in 2024 is projected to decline slightly, driven by reduced maize output in the U.S. and lower wheat and barley harvests in Australia and the EU.

New recommendations aim to strengthen early detection and risk mitigation systems as the H5N1 influenza virus spreads to cattle, other mammals, and farm workers.

New satellite data from FAO and UNOSAT reveals severe damage to Gaza's agricultural sector, with more than two-thirds of its cropland destroyed in the ongoing massacre.