Maximo Torero
@maximotorero.bsky.social
Chief Economist at @fao.org | https://maximotorero.com/
Transforming agrifood systems is about managing trade-offs. Every policy choice has consequences across people, sectors and time. The goal isn’t to avoid trade-offs but to make them explicit, measure them and manage them better. That’s what a systems approach means. 📷 FAO/Eduardo Soteras
January 23, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Transforming agrifood systems is about managing trade-offs. Every policy choice has consequences across people, sectors and time. The goal isn’t to avoid trade-offs but to make them explicit, measure them and manage them better. That’s what a systems approach means. 📷 FAO/Eduardo Soteras
At @FAO, we use "agrifood systems" deliberately because agriculture delivers more than food; it delivers livelihoods, resilience, and sustainability across crops, livestock, fisheries, forests and value chains. Real transformation needs the whole system, not just food. 📷FAO/Mulinge
January 20, 2026 at 1:54 PM
At @FAO, we use "agrifood systems" deliberately because agriculture delivers more than food; it delivers livelihoods, resilience, and sustainability across crops, livestock, fisheries, forests and value chains. Real transformation needs the whole system, not just food. 📷FAO/Mulinge
For small farmers, one flood or pest outbreak can erase a year of income. AI can turn satellite, weather and soil data into actionable advice that can mean the difference between profit and hunger for them. But only if AI is built as a public good, with strong governance. 📷FAO
January 15, 2026 at 1:01 PM
For small farmers, one flood or pest outbreak can erase a year of income. AI can turn satellite, weather and soil data into actionable advice that can mean the difference between profit and hunger for them. But only if AI is built as a public good, with strong governance. 📷FAO
The future of African agriculture isn’t about how much finance flows, but whether it’s aligned with national priorities. That was #CAADP’s insight in 2003. The Post-Malabo Agenda is operationalizing it through evidence-based, bankable projects bringing in private investment. 📷 FAO/Hayduk
January 12, 2026 at 10:49 AM
The future of African agriculture isn’t about how much finance flows, but whether it’s aligned with national priorities. That was #CAADP’s insight in 2003. The Post-Malabo Agenda is operationalizing it through evidence-based, bankable projects bringing in private investment. 📷 FAO/Hayduk
Hunger fuels instability, violence and migration. Food inflation is intensifying those risks. Redirecting even a fraction of the $2.7 trillion in global military spending toward resilient agrifood systems would pay real dividends in stability and peace.📷FAO/Gianluigi Guercia
January 8, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Hunger fuels instability, violence and migration. Food inflation is intensifying those risks. Redirecting even a fraction of the $2.7 trillion in global military spending toward resilient agrifood systems would pay real dividends in stability and peace.📷FAO/Gianluigi Guercia
Recent shocks show how central agrifood systems are to stability. In many countries, food takes 25% of household budgets and decides elections. Resilience means working together to diversify suppliers, trade routes, boost data and early-warning systems. tinyurl.com/a85r2nx6
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025
This report documents how high food price inflation is associated with increases in food insecurity and child malnutrition.
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January 5, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Recent shocks show how central agrifood systems are to stability. In many countries, food takes 25% of household budgets and decides elections. Resilience means working together to diversify suppliers, trade routes, boost data and early-warning systems. tinyurl.com/a85r2nx6
School feeding is a highly effective resilience policy. In crises, it acts as a shock absorber for children’s nutrition and for communities facing economic and climate stress. It’s a proven investment in human capital, with returns before, during, and after crises.
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December 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
School feeding is a highly effective resilience policy. In crises, it acts as a shock absorber for children’s nutrition and for communities facing economic and climate stress. It’s a proven investment in human capital, with returns before, during, and after crises.
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In 2024, about 2.3B people faced food insecurity, while aid for long-term solutions declined. ODA must be catalytic: de-risk investment, align public & private finance, invest early before shocks become crises. Tools like FAO’s Risk Monitor make anticipatory action possible: riskmonitor.fao.org
December 19, 2025 at 9:05 AM
In 2024, about 2.3B people faced food insecurity, while aid for long-term solutions declined. ODA must be catalytic: de-risk investment, align public & private finance, invest early before shocks become crises. Tools like FAO’s Risk Monitor make anticipatory action possible: riskmonitor.fao.org
Food crises are often policy failures, not supply failures. Early action, open trade, and safety nets matter more than global stock levels. Early action saves money and reduces humanitarian need later -- the logic behind @FAO’s shock-driven food crisis financing. tinyurl.com/2m9jvyax
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December 17, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Food crises are often policy failures, not supply failures. Early action, open trade, and safety nets matter more than global stock levels. Early action saves money and reduces humanitarian need later -- the logic behind @FAO’s shock-driven food crisis financing. tinyurl.com/2m9jvyax
For 60+ years, Codex Alimentarius has set science-based food standards that protect consumers and support fair trade. In practice, Codex helps countries advance the rights to adequate food and health -- a vital public good for food systems. 📷 Arno Senoner on Unsplash tinyurl.com/mv2brx6n
December 9, 2025 at 10:13 AM
For 60+ years, Codex Alimentarius has set science-based food standards that protect consumers and support fair trade. In practice, Codex helps countries advance the rights to adequate food and health -- a vital public good for food systems. 📷 Arno Senoner on Unsplash tinyurl.com/mv2brx6n
#AgriConnect and FAO technical expertise are exactly what we need now. No single institution can meet today’s agrifood challenges alone. By pooling resources and knowledge together, WorldBank, @fao.org , @ifad.org , the EU and partners are turning opportunities into results.
December 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
#AgriConnect and FAO technical expertise are exactly what we need now. No single institution can meet today’s agrifood challenges alone. By pooling resources and knowledge together, WorldBank, @fao.org , @ifad.org , the EU and partners are turning opportunities into results.
Today, we presented #AgriConnect -- @WorldBank's new effort to help smallholders move from subsistence to surplus by building the right ecosystem: strong cooperatives, better market links and access to finance and digital tools for farmers and small, medium agrifood enterprises.
December 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Today, we presented #AgriConnect -- @WorldBank's new effort to help smallholders move from subsistence to surplus by building the right ecosystem: strong cooperatives, better market links and access to finance and digital tools for farmers and small, medium agrifood enterprises.
The World Bank’s #AgriConnect initiative is a major step toward doubling agri-finance to $9B a year by 2030. Strong alignment with @FAO work, from #HandinHand analytics to investment design across 130+ countries. www.worldbank.org/ext/en/agric...
AgriConnect
AgriConnect is a World Bank Group initiative to transform smallholder farming, create jobs, and strengthen global food security.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The World Bank’s #AgriConnect initiative is a major step toward doubling agri-finance to $9B a year by 2030. Strong alignment with @FAO work, from #HandinHand analytics to investment design across 130+ countries. www.worldbank.org/ext/en/agric...
Gender equality and women’s empowerment are essential for sustainable, resilient agrifood systems; and agrifood systems transformation can, in turn, drive greater equality and empowerment. #IYWF2026 www.fao.org/interactive/...
The status of women in agrifood systems
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December 5, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Gender equality and women’s empowerment are essential for sustainable, resilient agrifood systems; and agrifood systems transformation can, in turn, drive greater equality and empowerment. #IYWF2026 www.fao.org/interactive/...
The International Year of the Woman Farmer will only succeed if everyone plays a role in ensuring women farmers have equal rights, equal access and equal voice. CFS Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality provide a roadmap for empowering women in agrifood systems. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1ET...
The CFS Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment: An illustration
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December 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The International Year of the Woman Farmer will only succeed if everyone plays a role in ensuring women farmers have equal rights, equal access and equal voice. CFS Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality provide a roadmap for empowering women in agrifood systems. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1ET...
Women farmers work longer hours, earn less, and lose 3% more crop production per day of extreme heat than men. Fixing this isn’t symbolic; it could add $1 trillion to global GDP. 2026 is the UN International Year of the Woman Farmer. Learn more: www.fao.org/woman-farmer... #IYWF2026
Home | International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF) 2026 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
The United Nations declared 2026 the International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF 2026). The Year will spotlight the essential roles women play across agrifo...
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December 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Women farmers work longer hours, earn less, and lose 3% more crop production per day of extreme heat than men. Fixing this isn’t symbolic; it could add $1 trillion to global GDP. 2026 is the UN International Year of the Woman Farmer. Learn more: www.fao.org/woman-farmer... #IYWF2026
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2026 is UN Intl #YearOfTheWomanFarmer, a chance to spotlight the women who drive agrifood systems yet still face unequal opportunities.
#IYWF2026 is a call for us to transform their lives, harness their potential, & build more resilient communities.
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#IYWF2026 is a call for us to transform their lives, harness their potential, & build more resilient communities.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
2026 is UN Intl #YearOfTheWomanFarmer, a chance to spotlight the women who drive agrifood systems yet still face unequal opportunities.
#IYWF2026 is a call for us to transform their lives, harness their potential, & build more resilient communities.
👩🏽🌾https://buff.ly/LazTx6A
#IYWF2026 is a call for us to transform their lives, harness their potential, & build more resilient communities.
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Resilience isn’t natural; it’s built. The U.S. rebuilt agriculture after the Dust Bowl. Brazil turned the Cerrado into an agriculture powerhouse. China invested in water systems for decades. Sustained investment in innovation and institution builds resilience. tinyurl.com/2f5ewywh
THE STATE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2021
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December 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Resilience isn’t natural; it’s built. The U.S. rebuilt agriculture after the Dust Bowl. Brazil turned the Cerrado into an agriculture powerhouse. China invested in water systems for decades. Sustained investment in innovation and institution builds resilience. tinyurl.com/2f5ewywh
In 1917, bread protests helped ignite the Russian Revolution. A century later, high food prices fuel the Arab Spring. When food becomes unaffordable, instability follows. Food inflation is a warning. More in my Ash Cloud podcast talk: tinyurl.com/2h6y6xcy
Global food security, innovation, and the investment gap with Maximo Torero UNFAO
Podcast Episode · ASH CLOUD · 11/25/2025 · 1h 3m
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November 27, 2025 at 8:28 AM
In 1917, bread protests helped ignite the Russian Revolution. A century later, high food prices fuel the Arab Spring. When food becomes unaffordable, instability follows. Food inflation is a warning. More in my Ash Cloud podcast talk: tinyurl.com/2h6y6xcy
Famine was declared twice this year (Gaza & Sudan). Both were flagged early by @theipcinfo.bsky.social. Created by @fao.org in 2004, it provides neutral, verified evidence to guide humanitarian action in 30+ countries. Without food, there's no peace. My briefing at @UNSC_Reports
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Conflict-related food insecurity: Framing the global dialogue: addressing food insecurity as a driver of conflict and ensuring food security for sustainable peace - Security Council, 10045th meeting
Conflict is the main driver of hunger and starvation in conflict-affected countries. Armed conflicts disrupt food production and distribution, displace populations and destroy livelihoods. They also u...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Famine was declared twice this year (Gaza & Sudan). Both were flagged early by @theipcinfo.bsky.social. Created by @fao.org in 2004, it provides neutral, verified evidence to guide humanitarian action in 30+ countries. Without food, there's no peace. My briefing at @UNSC_Reports
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#COP30 underscored that social protection isn’t just a post-disaster safety net. It’s the foundation that helps rural households shift into climate-resilient livelihoods and a cornerstone of any strategy to reduce global hunger. My latest in @devex: www.devex.com/news/cop30-p...
COP30 paves the way for climate action to start with social protection
Opinion: If we want climate action to work, we need to start with the people already taking the hit — mainly rural rural households. COP30 finally put this on the table.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
#COP30 underscored that social protection isn’t just a post-disaster safety net. It’s the foundation that helps rural households shift into climate-resilient livelihoods and a cornerstone of any strategy to reduce global hunger. My latest in @devex: www.devex.com/news/cop30-p...
At #COP30, countries linked climate action to hunger eradication, food access & social protection. It's a monumental shift placing the most vulnerable people at the center of global climate policy for the first time. youtu.be/TaiQ9DkaqKY
Why Climate Action Should Start with Social Protection
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November 21, 2025 at 9:43 AM
At #COP30, countries linked climate action to hunger eradication, food access & social protection. It's a monumental shift placing the most vulnerable people at the center of global climate policy for the first time. youtu.be/TaiQ9DkaqKY
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At the 10045th meeting of the UN Security Council, @fao.org Chief Economist @maximotorero.bsky.social presented the @theipcinfo.bsky.social as the global standard — a “common currency” for analysis of food and nutrition crises.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
At the 10045th meeting of the UN Security Council, @fao.org Chief Economist @maximotorero.bsky.social presented the @theipcinfo.bsky.social as the global standard — a “common currency” for analysis of food and nutrition crises.
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Land degradation is the result of farmers’ choices shaped by government policy, not an inevitable outcome of agriculture. My latest on @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/opinion/this...
This land is their land: Stop paying big farms to degrade the land that feeds us | Euractiv
Land degradation is the result of farmers’ choices shaped by government policy, not an inevitable outcome of agriculture
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November 17, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Land degradation is the result of farmers’ choices shaped by government policy, not an inevitable outcome of agriculture. My latest on @euractiv.com: www.euractiv.com/opinion/this...
Disasters cost agriculture $99B a year. In 30 years, climate shocks erased $3.26T, including 4.6B tonnes of cereals. Lost calories could feed 1.05B people for a year. Digital tech and strong institutions can shift countries from reaction to prevention. openknowledge.fao.org/items/05a73b...
In Brief to The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security 2025
This document summarizes the findings of the flagship report 'The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security 2025'.This biennial flagship report provides comprehensive evidence on the escala...
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November 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Disasters cost agriculture $99B a year. In 30 years, climate shocks erased $3.26T, including 4.6B tonnes of cereals. Lost calories could feed 1.05B people for a year. Digital tech and strong institutions can shift countries from reaction to prevention. openknowledge.fao.org/items/05a73b...