Data Sources

Recurring reports

• The future of food and agriculture (FOFA)
  FOFA is an FAO series that portrays long-term analyses of food and agricultural systems within the social and economy-wide context and recent global trends and alternative future scenarios to analyse possible pathways of food and agricultural systems
• The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA)
  The State of Food and Agriculture aims at bringing to a wider audience balanced science-based assessments of important issues in the field of food and agriculture. Each edition of the report contains a comprehensive, yet easily accessible, overview of a selected topic of major relevance for rural and agriculture development and for global food security.
• The State of Food Security in the World (SOFI)
  The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World is an annual flagship report jointly prepared by FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO to inform on progress towards ending hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition and to provide in depth analysis on key challenges for achieving this goal in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Special reports

• CFS HLPE reports
  The HLPE-FSN studies are the result of a continuous dialogue between HLPE-FSN experts and a wide range of stakeholders, whether public, private or from the civil society, and knowledge holders across the world, combining different forms of knowledge, building bridges across regions and countries, as well as across various scientific disciplines and professional backgrounds, and following a rigorous scientific peer review process.
• Global Diet Quality Report
  The Global Diet Quality Report outlines a new approach for monitoring diet quality worldwide and highlights nationally representative findings for 41 countries from the 2021 Gallup World Poll.
• UNFSS National Pathways
  The National Pathways are the outcome of the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 Dialogues. These can serve as points of reference across government and for all stakeholders in coming years.

Data tools and sources

• Global Hunger Index (GHI)
  The GHI is a tool that attempts to measure and track hunger globally as well as by region and by country, prepared by European NGOs of Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe. The GHI is calculated annually, and its results appear in a report issued in October each year.
• The Food System Dashboard (GAIN)
  The Food Systems Dashboard combines data from multiple sources to give users a complete view of food systems. Users can compare components of food systems across countries and regions. They can also identify and prioritize ways to sustainably improve diets and nutrition in their food systems.
• The Food Systems Recommendations Database (GDPRD)
  This database was developed by the GDPRD to collate and summarize recommendations from key international reports and meetings related to food systems and rural development.