This publication presents different climate-smart approaches for the agricultural sectors to achieve the three pillars of climate-smart agriculture (CSA): to sustainably increase agricultural productivity and improve the incomes and livelihoods of farmers; to build resilience and adaptation to climate change; to reduce and/or [...]

A joint FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) was requested by the Government of Madagascar due to concerns related to the impact of an extended dry period in southern regions and localized flooding in central regions. The Mission visited [...]

The Karamoja Resilience Support Unit (KRSU) in Uganda is organizing a regional conference to take stock of recent research in Karamoja, northwest Kenya, and neighbouring areas of South Sudan and Ethiopia, and to draw out lessons for policy and programming. [...]

FAO assesses that globally 40 countries, of which 31 in Africa, continue to be in need of external assistance for food. The impact of conflicts continues to be the main cause of the high level of severe food insecurity. Weather-induced [...]

FAO/GIEWS monthly report on recent food price developments at world, regional and country level with focus on developing countries. It includes warnings on countries where prices of one or more basic food commodities are at abnormal high levels, which could [...]