Maximo Torero

Maximo Torero

Chief Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Dr Torero is Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), where he leads the organization’s economic analysis and policy engagement to build resilient, inclusive, and sustainable agrifood systems. His work focuses on strengthening shock resilience, advancing innovative financing mechanisms, improving access to healthy diets, and reinforcing global supply chains. He also serves as FAO’s analytical voice in high-level forums, shaping the global dialogue on agrifood systems transformation.

Articles by Maximo Torero

  1. Stretched to snapping point: why global agrifood systems need resilience now 

    Climate — Global

    The war in Ukraine, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and El Niño are hitting global agrifood systems at once, just as the buffers that absorbed past shocks are running low. Preventing these disruptions from becoming food crises means tackling not only countries’ exposure to shocks but also the fragility that leaves them unable to respond