FAO’s The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2021 report exposes the fragility of the worlds agrifood systems and offers solutions for dealing with sudden shocks

The Department of Agriculture (DA), Philippines, has recognised women entrepreneurs engaged in agriculture during the 2021 DA Search for Outstanding Rural Women (SORW)

Harvest season and free-trade agreements, complement each other for a fruitful coffee export season in Vietnam. (Image source: Adobe Stock)

The Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam, has forecasted the country’s coffee exports to increase in the coming months due to an increased global demand

FAO recommends that governments make resilience in agrifood systems. (Image source: Adobe Stock)

This year’s The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) report by FAO is entitled “Making agrifood systems more resilient to shocks and stresses”, provides an assessment of the ability of national agrifood systems to respond to or recover readily from shocks and stressors