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

14/10/2025
Suriname has taken a major step toward unlocking the potential of its pineapple sector with the official launch of the Collateral Support Facility...
10/10/2025
A new FAO country brief, Policymaking for agrifood systems transformation in Mozambique, highlights how the country is advancing towards a more resilient, inclusive, and people-centered approach to agrifood systems...
08/10/2025
The first global Seeds to Foods Exhibition will be open from Friday 10 to Sunday 12 October 2025, at Parco di Porta Capena, Rome...

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

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...