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Ukraine Humanitarian Response Update (13 May 2022)
13/05/2022

FAO’s revised Rapid Response Plan was issued on 19 April 2022, seeking USD 115.4 million to assist 979 320 people in rural areas through December. To date, FAO has raised USD 11 million. Further contributions are urgently needed to reach more people to maintain the spring cropping season and support the...

The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture 2021 – Systems at breaking point
10/05/2022

Satisfying the changing food habits and increased demand for food intensifies pressure on the world’s water, land and soil resources. However, agriculture bears great promise to alleviate these pressures and provide multiple opportunities to contribute to global goals. Sustainable agricultural practices lead to water saving, soil conservation, sustainable land management,...

The State of the World’s Forests 2022 – Forest pathways for green recovery and building inclusive, resilient and sustainable economies
05/05/2022

The 2022 edition of The State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) explores the potential of three forest pathways for achieving green recovery and tackling multidimensional planetary crises, including climate change and biodiversity loss. The three interrelated pathways are halting deforestation and maintaining forests; restoring degraded lands and expanding agroforestry; and sustainably...

Ukraine: Rapid Response Plan, March–December 2022
19/04/2022

The war in Ukraine that began on 24 February 2022 has led to large‑scale human suffering across all regions of the country. As the dynamics of the war continue to evolve, large portions of the population are affected by damage to critical infrastructure, lack of basic services and disruptions of...

Complementary Information Note: The impact of the war in Ukraine on rural labour markets
07/04/2022

Since 2014, the armed conflict in the Eastern areas of Donetska and Luhanska has resulted in a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, affecting the livelihoods of the people living in these areas. Rural households have also been affected particularly hard. The current war between Ukraine and the Russian Federation will pose additional...

Complementary Information Note: Gender-related impacts of the Ukraine Conflict
07/04/2022

Since 2014, the ongoing conflict has been affecting people’s lives and driving humanitarian needs in eastern Ukraine, particularly in the Donbas region. The recent war in Ukraine is posing additional risks on civilians, particularly women and children, as is predicted to become the largest humanitarian emergency in Europe since World War...

24-hour Global Marathon for Sustainability – Food for Earth (2021)
01/04/2022

The FAO elearning Academy together with Future Food Institute, organized the second edition of the 24-hour Global Digital Marathon for Sustainability entitled: “Food for Earth”, in 2021. The Marathon has proven to be an extremely powerful initiative to raise awareness among entrepreneurs, startups, scientists, journalists, young leaders, policymakers, general public,...

Technical Briefing to FAO Members: The impact of COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine on the outlook for food security and nutrition
25/03/2022

In a technical briefing to FAO Members on the outlook for food security and nutrition on the heels of COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine, this presentation outlines the key market structures and country dependencies of importance in the current evolving scenario, as well as presents major risks to monitor...

Ukraine: Note on the impact of the war on food security in Ukraine
25/03/2022

The war that began on 24 February 2022 has caused extensive damage and loss of life in key population centres, spread across rural areas, and sparked massive displacement. It is clear that the war has resulted in a massive, and deteriorating, food security challenge. It has already significantly disrupted livelihoods...

The importance of Ukraine and the Russian Federation for global agricultural markets and the risks associated with the current conflict (25 March update)
25/03/2022

The Russian Federation and Ukraine are among the most important producers of agricultural commodities in the world. As such, many countries that are highly dependent on imported foodstuffs and fertilizers, including numerous that fall into the Least Developed Country (LDC) and Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) groups, rely on Ukrainian and...

Ukraine Humanitarian Response Update (18 March 2022)
18/03/2022

  About 10 percent of the USD 50 million requested by FAO under the Rapid Response Plan for Ukraine has been received to date. So far, funds received will enable FAO to assist 23 000 vulnerable rural men and women around Donetsk, Luhansk, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia. If more resources are made available now,...

The importance of Ukraine and the Russian Federation for global agricultural markets and the risks associated with the current conflict (11 March update)
11/03/2022

The Russian Federation and Ukraine are among the most important producers of agricultural commodities in the world. As such, many countries that are highly dependent on imported foodstuffs and fertilizers, including numerous that fall into the Least Developed Country (LDC) and Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) groups, rely on Ukrainian and...

Ukraine Rapid Response Plan (March–May 2022)
11/03/2022

The recent escalation in conflict in Ukraine is affecting the food security of the most vulnerable rural households. According to the United Nations Flash Appeal, given the scale and direction of the ongoing hostilities, 18 million people are projected to be affected, including up to 6.7 million projected to be newly internally displaced. For rural and...

Ukraine Humanitarian Response Update (11 March 2022)
11/03/2022

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is staying and delivering in Ukraine. Ongoing work has been pivoted to scale up the humanitarian response. On 7 March 2022, FAO launched a Rapid Response Plan for Ukraine, seeking USD 50 million to assist 240 000 vulnerable rural people affected by the war.

Status of digital agriculture in 47 sub-Saharan African countries
10/03/2022

Sub-Saharan Africa is uniquely positioned significantly increase its current agricultural productivity to lift the region’s more than 400 million people out of extreme poverty and improve the livelihood of approximately 250 million smallholder farmers and pastoralists in the region. To achieve that, substantive digital transformation of the agriculture sector is...