Asia and the Pacific
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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
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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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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
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Publications
Global: Project Highlights - OSRO/GLO/203/GER
12/2023
FAO's project entitled "Scaling up Early Warning Early Action (EWEA) for agriculture and food security", funded by Germany aimed to strengthen the resilience...
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Afghanistan: Project Highlights - OSRO/AFG/200/JPN
12/2023
The Government of Japan contributed USD 2 million to improve the livelihoods and food security of 10 117 rural households (98 124 people) in Afghanistan.
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Publications
Viet Nam: Impact of Anticipatory Action
11/2023
This study documents the outcomes of an Anticipatory Action activation implemented in the central provinces of Viet Nam ahead of Typhoon Noru, in September...
Multimedia
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Afghanistan Rural Insight
18/02/2024
Discover Afghanistan's rural views in this engaging video, which showcases farmers' different perspectives.
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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.