Asia and the Pacific
Asia and the Pacific are highly exposed to climate-induced disasters and weather extremes, as well as transboundary plant pests and animal diseases. Compounding the situation are conflicts, economic crises, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and of the war in Ukraine. These factors are aggravating agricultural production and food insecurity in countries across the region. In particular, Afghanistan and Pakistan are among the top ten countries with the highest number of people in Crisis or worse levels of food insecurity in the world.
News
News
Carpe data, carpe DIEM
03/05/2024
How FAO's state-of-the-art data platform is speeding up emergency relief operations in Afghanistan and beyond
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News
Afghanistan: the food security situation is improving, but the crisis is far from over
18/03/2024
Interview with Alexander Jones, Director of the FAO’s Resource Mobilization Division, on his recent field visit to Afghanistan to see how FAO is...
Publications
Publications
Vanuatu: Response overview, August 2023
09/2023
On 1–3 March 2023, Tropical Cyclone Judy and Tropical Cyclone Kevin caused significant damage and losses to the agriculture sector and its subsectors...
Publications
Sri Lanka: Project Highlights - OSRO/SRL/208/UK
08/2023
The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland contributed USD 1 018 517 to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...
Publications
Afghanistan: Cold wave assessment on livestock
08/2023
Data in Emergencies Impact report, July 2023
Multimedia
Video
Afghanistan Rural Insight
18/02/2024
Discover Afghanistan's rural views in this engaging video, which showcases farmers' different perspectives.
Video
Anticipatory Action in Timor-Leste: Bracing for Drought
12/12/2023
As Timor-Leste shows signs of drought linked to El Niño, fears of food shortages are growing.