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Every year, FAO publishes a number of major ‘State of the World’ reports related to food, agriculture, forestry, fisheries and natural resources.

  1. The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets
  2. The State of Food and Agriculture
  3. The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World
  4. The State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
  5. The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
  6. The State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources
  7. The State of the World’s Forests
  8. The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture
  9. The State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
  10. The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture
  11. Status of the World’s Soil Resources

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