But FAO calls for increased surveillance to lock in gains, prevent a resurgence In this Q&A interview, FAO Senior Desert Locust Forecaster Keith Cressman and Cyril Ferrand, Manager of FAO's Desert...
The goats started swarming Khana Akuang Malual before she had even put the plastic tub of salt on the ground in front of her tidy mud-brick home in rural South Sudan, in January. There were 20 of...
Government representatives express support at New York briefing 10 April 2021, New York/Rome - Progress made by countries in fighting poverty and hunger under FAO's flagship Hand-In-Hand Initiative...
FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Cereal production forecast at above‑average level in 2021 Imports of cereals forecast at high level in 2020/21 marketing year Prices of key cereal staples remained stable but...
Some stations in the southern parts of Somalia have recorded light rains over the last one week marking the start of the Gu rainy season which runs from March/April to June. The rains are expected to...
Objective: To strengthen the food security coordination system. Key partners: Ministry of Agriculture and World Food Programme. Beneficiaries reached: Food Security Sector (FSS) that includes 40...
After years of livestock losses from droughts and multiple crises, fish have become a lifeline source of food for nutrition and income for coastal communities. The coasts sandy soils are not suitable...
08 April, 2021 Panel Study: Impact of COVID-19 on Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Iraq details the main findings of a joint International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Iraq, Food and...
Vegetable oils drive FAO Food Price Index higher in March while cereal quotations dip 8 April 2021, Rome - Global food commodity prices rose in March, marking their tenth consecutive monthly...
FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Cereal production in 2020 forecast above five-year average Above-average cereal imports forecast for 2020/21 marketing year (July/June) Pig population in 2020 decreased sharply...