Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Bulletin #6, 13 July 2026 Monthly report on food price trends

https://openknowledge.fao.org/items/e410f542-717a-4596-9fe4-9a3a546a4aec International wheat prices decreased in June 2026 as activities advanced across the Northern Hemisphere, whilemaize prices also declined on ample export supplies, with lower crude oil prices providing only limited support. By contrast, international rice prices increased, driven firmer Asian demand for Indica rice, weather-related production concerns and elevated input costs. In the domestic markets monitored by FAO, staple food prices remained under upward pressure in May and June 2026, partly reflecting volatile energy prices. Across several countries, governments continued to refine and strengthen policy measures aimed at mitigating broader inflationary pressures. The high likelihood of El Niño‑induced drier‑than‑average weather conditions could adversely affect production prospects in Southern Africa and parts of Far East Asia, potentially placing additional upward pressure on domestic food prices. Meanwhile, protracted conflicts and insecurity continue to disrupt market functioning and severely constrain food access in Haiti, South Sudan and the Sudan.

Priority countries: Sweden’s contribution through the Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA)

https://openknowledge.fao.org/items/39d981f8-5ac3-490f-aa41-d1ddc9494f40 Sweden, through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), provides flexible funding to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for emergency agricultural response and anticipatory action where it is needed most.

Implementing the global action plan on antimicrobial resistance Second quadripartite biennial report

https://openknowledge.fao.org/items/188a7839-f7a7-48d1-8b25-e261b3e0bc27 This second biennial report provides an overview of global and national progress in implementing the Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (GAP-AMR). It reflects the collective efforts of countries and the Quadripartite organizations (FAO, WHO, WOAH, UNEP) to translate commitments into multisectoral action. The report aims to raise awareness, foster accountability, and support evidence-based decision-making across the human, animal, plant, food, and environment sectors. It fulfills the commitment made in the 2024 UN Political Declaration to report biennially on AMR progress.

Voices of cooperators: A collective journey through the agrifood systems in the Near East and North Africa

https://openknowledge.fao.org/items/f86d55ee-06bb-4b79-835d-fbdce308d2d8 Voices of cooperators: A collective journey through the agrifood systems in the Near East and North Africa region brings together first-person stories from cooperative members and leaders across the region. Through authentic personal experiences, the publication highlights how collective action is transforming agrifood systems by improving livelihoods, empowering women and youth, strengthening resilience to climate and economic challenges, promoting innovation, and preserving local knowledge and cultural heritage. By showcasing practical experiences and lessons from diverse cooperative models, the publication demonstrates the vital role of cooperatives in advancing inclusive and sustainable rural development and inspiring collaborative solutions for agrifood systems transformation.

One Health and forest invasive species A position paper

https://openknowledge.fao.org/items/da223ecc-e929-4731-a224-c606585686c1 Forest invasive species are one of the five key direct drivers of biodiversity loss, with cascading effects across the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider environment.The world has lost 489 million hectares of forests since 1990, and although the rate of loss has slowed, forests still face many disturbances that affect their health and vitality. In 2020 alone, insects, diseases and extreme weather damaged 41 million hectares, mainly in temperate and boreal zones. The Korea Forest Service reports the loss of 12 million pine trees between 1988 and 2022 in the Republic of Korea, due to damage from the pine wood nematode. In the United States of America, insects and diseases threaten the loss of 25 million hectares of forests by 2027.Forest invasive species cannot be addressed through single-sector approaches. Their cross-cutting impacts demand coordinated action under the One Health approach, which recognizes the interconnected health of people, animals, plants and ecosystems. One Health is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems.By fostering collaboration across the forestry, agriculture, public health and environmental sectors, One Health enables holistic, ecosystem-based strategies that address root causes rather than symptoms, safeguarding not only forest health but also biodiversity, food security and the well-being of communities that rely on forest ecosystem services – in short, everyone.This brief presents actionable, evidence-based recommendations for combating forest invasive species under One Health, protecting the forest ecosystems that sustain planetary health.

Africa Phytosanitary Programme (APP) Strengthening phytosanitary systems and enabling safe trade in Africa

https://openknowledge.fao.org/items/8b847cfc-4682-4738-a785-ee9dfb696589 This brochure highlights the impact of the Africa Phytosanitary Programme (APP) in Africa. APP aims to strengthen phytosanitary systems in Africa by modernizing plant pest surveillance through digital tools (tablets with geospatial applications), specialized training, field survey supplies and standardised science-based survey protocols.

Tools and methods to support the design and implementation of policies for agrifood systems transformation A handbook for policymakers

https://openknowledge.fao.org/items/3c5531de-87f4-438c-90e8-0b01ef1d2990 Governments increasingly recognize that achieving food security, climate resilience, improvednutrition and inclusive economic development requires a systems approach. The challenge is nolonger understanding why a systems approach is needed, but how to operationalize it throughstronger analytical tools, institutional capacities and coordination mechanisms that support policycoherence across sectors and stakeholders.In response to the growing demand for guidance on operationalizing a systems approach, thishandbook provides policymakers with the tools and methods needed to improve the design andimplementation of agrifood systems policies. Drawing on FAO’s seminal publication TransformingFood and Agriculture through a Systems Approach, the handbook, in the form of training modules, aims to strengthen policymakers’ capacities to improve policy coherence, mobilize innovation and investment, and accelerate agrifood systems transformation.