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

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...

Sustainable agrifood systems in the Mediterranean – Levers for transformation
30/06/2025

This interactive tool compiles expert knowledge about a series of catalytic levers for agrifood systems transformation, while telling inspiring stories...

Coordinating local and national actions to reduce food loss and waste in Mediterranean cities
26/05/2025

This webinar outcome document presents knowledge and concrete experiences of stakeholders from across the Mediterranean in addressing the growing challenge...

Stories

News

04/09/2025
In the latest episode of TABLE's podcast series 'Feed: a food systems podcast,' Corinna Hawkes, Director of FAO’s Agrifood Systems and Food Safety Division, explores what it really means to transform agrifood systems through a systems approach. 
28/08/2025

25 August 2025 – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Four years since the UN Food Systems Summit, the

25/07/2025

This case study has been produced in partnership with the Ministry of Social Development and Assistance, Family and Fight against Hunger of Brazil. It is part of a larger piece of work that explores country case studies of transformations in agrifood systems, to ...

Events

29/9

2025

29/09/2025

The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW) will be observed for the sixth time on 29 September 2025. The IDAFLW calls for the expansion and strengthening of stakeholder efforts to reduce food loss and waste toward securing a sustainable food future for all!

10/10

2025

17/10

2025

10/10/2025 - 17/10/2025

The World Food Forum (WFF) flagship event is a global platform that drives action to transform agrifood systems through the power of youth, science and innovation, and investment...

Podcast

Podcast: The power of agrifood systems

18/07/2023

Videos

28/05/2025

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

06/02/2025

How can we build sustainable, inclusive, and resilient urban agrifood systems? In September 2024, the Urban Agrifood Systems Global Workshop brought together 100+ participants from five continents—representing local and national governments, international organizations, NGOs, and academia—to di...