The FAO Global Conference will bring together global leaders, technical experts, partners and stakeholders to accelerate the practical application of One Health across agrifood systems.

One Health is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals, plants and ecosystems.

Agrifood systems are complex socio-ecological systems shaped by interactions among plants, animals, microorganisms, people and the environments they share. From a One Health perspective, the health of soils, water, ecosystems, plants, animals and humans is deeply interconnected. These interconnected domains ultimately influence food safety, nutrition and the resilience of agrifood systems.

As climate change, biodiversity loss, emerging diseases, antimicrobial resistance, food safety risks and environmental degradation increasingly threaten food security and livelihoods, the conference will position One Health as a unifying, systems-based approach to strengthen resilience and prevent crises before they emerge.