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This dashboard is associated to the new issue of the FAO series The future of food and agriculture (FOFA) on drivers and triggers for transformation and allows you to explore data on the drivers analysed by the report.

The world production of marine macroalgae, or seaweed, has more than tripled since the turn of the millennium, increasing from 10.6 million tonnes in 2000 to 32.4 million tonnes in 2018. Increased...

Forests harbour a large proportion of the Earth’s terrestrial biodiversity, which continues to be lost at an alarming rate. Deforestation is the single most important driver of forest biodiversity...

Key messages World hunger rose further in 2021. The increase in global hunger in 2021 reflects exacerbated inequalities across and within countries due to an...

Fisheries and aquaculture have the capacity – if supported and developed in a regulated and environmentally sensitive manner – to contribute significantly to improving the well-being of poor and disadvantaged communities...

Highlights Global fisheries and aquaculture production is at a record high and the sector will play an increasingly important role in providing food and nutrition in the future. Total fisheries and...

Biodiversity for food and agriculture comprises all the components of biodiversity that contribute to crop and livestock production, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture – both wild and domesticated, and at genetic, species...

This report presents a synthesis and integration of the findings concerning biodiversity contained in the reports of the four Millennium Assessment (MA) Working Groups (Condition and Trends, Scenarios, Responses, and Sub-global...

The SoWPGR-2 identifies the significant achievements in conservation and use of plant genetic diversity during the past decade and highlights the critical gaps and emerging challenges in this area. It emphasises...

This is an assessment report by the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (2019).