The FAO Liaison Office for North America works with strategic partners in the United States and Canada to achieve the goal of defeating hunger and malnutrition worldwide. Based in Washington DC, our office provides a neutral platform for knowledge sharing to facilitate the transformation of agrifood systems in order to achieve global food security, leaving no one behind.
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FAO Food Price Index stable in March 2025
news
The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 127.1 points in March 2025, remaining nearly unchanged from February. Declines in cereals and sugar price indices offset increases in those of meat and vegetable oils, while the dairy price index remained stable.
IPPC Plant Health Campus
e-learning
The IPPC Plant Health Campus is your portal to e-learning courses, guides and technical information focused on key phytosanitary systems. The IPPC Plant Health Campus provides multilingual, certified e-learning courses that are accessible to anyone, anytime, anywhere in the world – for free.
Global Avian Influenza Viruses with Zoonotic Potential situation update
NEWS
Learn more about the latest global avian influenza updates of March 27, 2025, and their impact on animal health from FAO's Emergency Prevention System for Animal Health (EMPRES-AH).
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Emergency Prevention System for Animal Health (EMPRES-AH)
IN FOCUS
Every day, diseases threaten the lives of animals and the people who rely on them. Through EMPRES, FAO assists countries to prevent and control the world’s most serious livestock and zoonotic diseases, while also surveying for newly emerging pathogens.
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FAO Liaison Office for North America
1730 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite 399
Washington, DC 20006, USA
Email: [email protected]
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm ET