Maximo Torero
@maximotorero.bsky.social
Chief Economist at @fao.org | https://maximotorero.com/
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...
Agrifood systems link what we grow, trade and eat to health, equity and the planet but are chronically underfunded, receiving just 4% of climate finance despite generating 1/3 of global emissions. Stronger, coordinated investment can deliver on Zero Hunger and climate goals. doi.org/10.4060/cd51...
Financing food for a better future
Hunger has increased substantially since the Third Financing for Development Conference held in Addis Ababa in July 2015, reaching 733 million people in 2023. Yet, financing for agrifood systems, whic...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Agrifood systems link what we grow, trade and eat to health, equity and the planet but are chronically underfunded, receiving just 4% of climate finance despite generating 1/3 of global emissions. Stronger, coordinated investment can deliver on Zero Hunger and climate goals. doi.org/10.4060/cd51...
With 80% of the world’s poor living in rural areas, inclusive value chains are key to rural transformation. They link farmers, laborers, processors, traders, and consumers so everyone benefits from markets, driving equity, instead of exclusion. Photo: FAO/Daniel Olomo Beloumou
November 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
With 80% of the world’s poor living in rural areas, inclusive value chains are key to rural transformation. They link farmers, laborers, processors, traders, and consumers so everyone benefits from markets, driving equity, instead of exclusion. Photo: FAO/Daniel Olomo Beloumou
With better data, we can spot weak links along value chains and design simple, targeted fixes. In school feeding programs, when kids don’t eat, the problem isn’t hunger; it’s taste. Small menu tweaks can boost nutrition and cut waste. My chat w/ Lise Walbom of Food Nation Denmark: t.co/Gu1GGQ4m5o
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November 6, 2025 at 9:11 AM
With better data, we can spot weak links along value chains and design simple, targeted fixes. In school feeding programs, when kids don’t eat, the problem isn’t hunger; it’s taste. Small menu tweaks can boost nutrition and cut waste. My chat w/ Lise Walbom of Food Nation Denmark: t.co/Gu1GGQ4m5o
1.7 billion people live on land degraded by human activity, where yields are falling. Restoring just 10% of degraded cropland could feed 154 million more people a year. Sustainability must be economically viable for farmers of all sizes. tinyurl.com/y8uvdrfm #SOFA2025 📸FAO/Azizi
November 4, 2025 at 9:07 AM
1.7 billion people live on land degraded by human activity, where yields are falling. Restoring just 10% of degraded cropland could feed 154 million more people a year. Sustainability must be economically viable for farmers of all sizes. tinyurl.com/y8uvdrfm #SOFA2025 📸FAO/Azizi
70% of $630 billion in annual farm subsidies is tied to production or inputs, propping up staples, dairy, meats, not fruits, vegetables, or pulses. The solution isn’t more spending, but smarter spending so every dollar serves nutrition, equity, sustainability. 📷Dittrich/Unsplash
October 31, 2025 at 9:54 AM
70% of $630 billion in annual farm subsidies is tied to production or inputs, propping up staples, dairy, meats, not fruits, vegetables, or pulses. The solution isn’t more spending, but smarter spending so every dollar serves nutrition, equity, sustainability. 📷Dittrich/Unsplash
Fertilizer costs 4x more in Africa than in Europe due to transport costs, poor infrastructure and concentrated global industry. Africa uses just 3-4% of global fertilizer despite vast cropland. Opening markets and improving logistics could quickly boost productivity. 📸FAO/Nyakudjara
October 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Fertilizer costs 4x more in Africa than in Europe due to transport costs, poor infrastructure and concentrated global industry. Africa uses just 3-4% of global fertilizer despite vast cropland. Opening markets and improving logistics could quickly boost productivity. 📸FAO/Nyakudjara
Hunger isn’t just a humanitarian issue; it’s a national security issue. In 2024, the world spent $2.72 trillion on the military while neglecting agrifood systems that sustain livelihoods and economies. Failing agrifood systems fuel conflict. Peace begins with food. 📸 FAO/Tewelde
October 24, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Hunger isn’t just a humanitarian issue; it’s a national security issue. In 2024, the world spent $2.72 trillion on the military while neglecting agrifood systems that sustain livelihoods and economies. Failing agrifood systems fuel conflict. Peace begins with food. 📸 FAO/Tewelde
The Right to Food is a human right recognized in 1948. It means freedom from hunger and access to nutritious, safe, delicious food for everyone. It's not a privilege; it's a right. And upholding that right is the foundation of transformation -- and peace. youtu.be/ecBuF3R-ZtE
Food Futures: Conversations for a Better World, Oct 16, 2025
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October 20, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The Right to Food is a human right recognized in 1948. It means freedom from hunger and access to nutritious, safe, delicious food for everyone. It's not a privilege; it's a right. And upholding that right is the foundation of transformation -- and peace. youtu.be/ecBuF3R-ZtE
The Dust Bowl. Great Depression. World War II. Out of these crises, @FAO was created to ensure global food security. On #WorldFoodDay marking FAO's 80th anniversary, we remember it's our shared responsibility to ensure everyone has access to safe, nutritious & sustainably produced food. Photo: FAO
October 16, 2025 at 7:13 AM
The Dust Bowl. Great Depression. World War II. Out of these crises, @FAO was created to ensure global food security. On #WorldFoodDay marking FAO's 80th anniversary, we remember it's our shared responsibility to ensure everyone has access to safe, nutritious & sustainably produced food. Photo: FAO
Greetings from Day 3 of #WorldFoodForum! We’re bringing together 4 pillars of the #HandinHand Investment Forum (countries, private sector, int'l financial institutions, @FAO technical support) to de-risk and make investments climate-, technology-smart for good food for all, today and tomorrow.
October 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Greetings from Day 3 of #WorldFoodForum! We’re bringing together 4 pillars of the #HandinHand Investment Forum (countries, private sector, int'l financial institutions, @FAO technical support) to de-risk and make investments climate-, technology-smart for good food for all, today and tomorrow.
+2,000 partners are @FAO for #HandinHand Investment Forum. 31 national + 6 regional plans, totaling $15.9B in agrifood investments to boost food security, nutrition & climate resilience for 175 million people. Data-driven transformation for good food for all. #WorldFoodForum
October 14, 2025 at 7:07 AM
+2,000 partners are @FAO for #HandinHand Investment Forum. 31 national + 6 regional plans, totaling $15.9B in agrifood investments to boost food security, nutrition & climate resilience for 175 million people. Data-driven transformation for good food for all. #WorldFoodForum
From a youth initiative to a global movement, #WorldFoodForum brings together countries, researchers, businesses & young people to shape the future of food. Wherever you are, be part of a week of inspiring events: www.world-food-forum.org/en
October 13, 2025 at 8:56 AM
From a youth initiative to a global movement, #WorldFoodForum brings together countries, researchers, businesses & young people to shape the future of food. Wherever you are, be part of a week of inspiring events: www.world-food-forum.org/en
Every day, we buy food without seeing its true cost to our health, the planet, and the people who produce it. #TrueCostAccounting reveals food's hidden costs -- and hidden values to restore health, nature, and fairer societies. 📷 FAO/Minasyan
October 10, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Every day, we buy food without seeing its true cost to our health, the planet, and the people who produce it. #TrueCostAccounting reveals food's hidden costs -- and hidden values to restore health, nature, and fairer societies. 📷 FAO/Minasyan
Efforts to transform agrifood systems must include young people. Example: in rural Peru, students who watched ag extension videos helped parents adopt better farming practices. With #WorldFoodForum next week, we're reminded that youth are change agents. bit.ly/3KwgRut
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The 2025 WFF flagship event leverages the power of intergenerational collaboration, as well as partnerships and action across policy, science, innovation, ed...
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October 7, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Efforts to transform agrifood systems must include young people. Example: in rural Peru, students who watched ag extension videos helped parents adopt better farming practices. With #WorldFoodForum next week, we're reminded that youth are change agents. bit.ly/3KwgRut
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#AMISMarketMonitor October edition is out! Harvests advance across hemispheres with overall good crop prospects, prices mostly easing except for firm soybeans, while trade tensions reshape flows and could weigh on future planting
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October 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
#AMISMarketMonitor October edition is out! Harvests advance across hemispheres with overall good crop prospects, prices mostly easing except for firm soybeans, while trade tensions reshape flows and could weigh on future planting
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Reducing food loss & waste is a potent yet underused weapon in our fight against hunger & malnutrition. In sub-Saharan Africa alone, losses cost $4B a year. Cutting losses near farms can boost food security & income. Cutting waste at retail can lower emissions. 📷 FAO/Sadurni
October 3, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Reducing food loss & waste is a potent yet underused weapon in our fight against hunger & malnutrition. In sub-Saharan Africa alone, losses cost $4B a year. Cutting losses near farms can boost food security & income. Cutting waste at retail can lower emissions. 📷 FAO/Sadurni
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"We decide on choices thinking about today, and not accounting for tomorrow."
- @maximotorero.bsky.social talking about #TrueCostAccounting at New York Climate Week
Watch the conversation, hosted by @foodtank.bsky.social
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- @maximotorero.bsky.social talking about #TrueCostAccounting at New York Climate Week
Watch the conversation, hosted by @foodtank.bsky.social
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Nourishing People, Planet, and our Future
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October 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"We decide on choices thinking about today, and not accounting for tomorrow."
- @maximotorero.bsky.social talking about #TrueCostAccounting at New York Climate Week
Watch the conversation, hosted by @foodtank.bsky.social
📺 www.youtube.com/live/t9QNtTy...
- @maximotorero.bsky.social talking about #TrueCostAccounting at New York Climate Week
Watch the conversation, hosted by @foodtank.bsky.social
📺 www.youtube.com/live/t9QNtTy...
Food is the great unequalizer. When recessions hit, poor families turn to the cheapest calories, the least healthy. The result is a vicious cycle of hunger, obesity and inequality. Investing in affordable, healthy diets isn’t a cost; it’s one of the smartest savings. 📷 Le/Unsplash
September 30, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Food is the great unequalizer. When recessions hit, poor families turn to the cheapest calories, the least healthy. The result is a vicious cycle of hunger, obesity and inequality. Investing in affordable, healthy diets isn’t a cost; it’s one of the smartest savings. 📷 Le/Unsplash
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“Normally we worry about today and forget about tomorrow. But every action we take today has consequences. Food for all today must also mean food for all tomorrow.”
- @maximotorero.bsky.social, Chief Economist, UN @fao.org.
- @maximotorero.bsky.social, Chief Economist, UN @fao.org.
September 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
“Normally we worry about today and forget about tomorrow. But every action we take today has consequences. Food for all today must also mean food for all tomorrow.”
- @maximotorero.bsky.social, Chief Economist, UN @fao.org.
- @maximotorero.bsky.social, Chief Economist, UN @fao.org.