Agrifood Systems

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

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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

Policymaking for agrifood systems transformation in Mozambique
08/10/2025

Mozambique is transforming its agrifood systems to enhance food security, climate resilience, and inclusive growth. Despite agriculture employing most...

International experiences of systems approaches: re-thinking policies and governance to transform agrifood systems
26/09/2025

Drawing inspiration from various countries, this article illustrates the promise and practice of delivering agrifood systems transformation through...

FAO’s new report on transforming agrifood systems, Transforming Food and Agriculture Through a Systems Approach, offers a practical framework for joined-up action.
Transforming food and agriculture through a systems approach
22/07/2025

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

16/12/2025
How can governments turn systems approaches into day-to-day practice? 
05/12/2025
Designated by the UN, the Year will highlight women’s essential roles and push for global action to tackle the structural barriers they face...
01/12/2025
FAO Director-General opens FAO Council in Rome with a call to action...

Events

Podcast

Podcast: The power of agrifood systems

18/07/2023

Videos

02/12/2025

Corinna Hawkes - Director of the Agrifood Systems and Food Safety Division at FAO - shares a powerful perspective on how our food systems shape our health, our environment, and the future of young people.

28/05/2025

Find out how dialogue, shared learning and collaboration are driving real change in Mediterranean agrifood systems!