Home
Farming and Food Production

About This Collection

Healthy and local is the focus of this special collection around the people who grow and bring organic food to local markets and the people who shop at these markets. Topics also include how farmers grow organic food and the quality of our food supply around issues to include local economy, seeding, use of pestisides and fertilisers, water, food security, availability and pricing.

Curated by earthsayer

September 23, 2026

Discover where your food comes from at the FAO's Global Exhibition, From Seeds to Foods, at Circo Massimo in Rome from October 8 to 12. Explore the journey from seeds and crops to livestock, forests, and aquatic foods, and learn how innovation is transforming agriculture.

Experience how seeds become harvests and healthy animals turn into nutritious food. Witness the unexpected ways forests, oceans, and rivers sustain us. Don't miss this opportunity to engage with the future of food!

Subscribe to FAO on YouTube and follow them on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, X, and Weibo.


Video not loading? Watch directly on YouTube