The FAO assesses the global plant genetics for food and agriculture, based on information from 128 countries and four regional and 13 international research centres. It reports on the progress since 2012 and challenges and needs for the future. 

This study estimates that the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) caused 2.2 million new cases of type two diabetes and 1.2 million of cardiovascular diseases across 184 countries in 2020 compared to 1990. It found that Latin America and the Caribbean had the highest SSB burden and Sub-Saharan Africa had the largest proportional increases.