Agrifood Systems

test es
Agrifood systems have the power to sustain life on Earth. They tie together the people, activities, investments, and choices involved in producing and delivering food and agricultural goods. Agrifood systems include everything from how food is grown, harvested, processed, packaged, transported, distributed, traded, bought, prepared, eaten, and eventually disposed of. They also include non-food agricultural products such as forestry, feedstock, biomass for biofuels, and fibres. Learn more about FAO's definition of agrifood systems. 

Resources

ASTA Engagement Guide
16/10/2026

This document introduces ASTA, the Agrifood Systems Transformation Accelerator, a global programme built on the strategic partnership between FAO and...

Tools and methods to support the design and implementation of policies for agrifood systems transformation
16/07/2026

In response to the growing demand for guidance on operationalizing a systems approach, this handbook provides policymakers with the tools and methods...

Transforming food and agriculture through a systems approach
10/03/2026

FAO’s new report on transforming agrifood systems, Transforming Food and Agriculture Through a Systems Approach, offers a practical framework for joined-up...

Stories

News

16/10/2026

Fifteen publications highlight practical pathways to stronger value chains and more sustainable, resilient agrifood systems across nine countries.

16/10/2026
FAO and UNIDO have launched the Agrifood Systems Transformation Accelerator (ASTA) engagement guidelines, providing governments and partners with a practical pathway to turn agrifood systems priorities into coordinated action, investment and solutions designed to scale. 
29/09/2026
In a recent interview with FAO's "The Work We Do" podcast, Corinna Hawkes calls for greater investment in governance structures that bring competing interests together and shape how decisions are made...

Events

Podcast

18/07/2023

Tune in to the FAO talks podcast with Corinna Hawkes, Director of FAO’s Division of Food Systems and Food Safety, to look at how agrifood systems play vital roles in our lives, ensuring our health and wellbeing, and make a major impact on the environment.

Videos

03/06/2026

How can youth transform the future of food and agriculture in cities and rural areas? Discover how FAO is empowering young agripreneurs to lead change in urban agrifood systems.

05/02/2026

Looking forward from 80 years of FAO