15/03/2019
An FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) visited South Sudan from 3 to 13 December 2018 to estimate the cereal production during 2018 and assess the overall food security situation in the country. The CFSAM reviewed the findings [...]
14/03/2019
Between 26 November and 14 December 2018, assisted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MoAF) carried out its annual Assessment Mission to determine the crop production and the food [...]
Food insecurity conditions aggravated by rapid and significant price increases
15/02/2019
Highlights:
Triggered by fiscal challenges, food prices have risen significantly since late 2018, with negative impacts on access to food.
Lower production prospects for the 2019 cereal crop and constrained import capacity also raise concerns about domestic supplies in 2019/20.
Southern Africa - Dry weather conditions reduce agricultural production prospects in 2019
22/01/2019
Delayed rains and below-average precipitation since October have reduced cereal production prospects and lowered pasture yields in western areas of Southern Africa.
Rains picked up in late December across most of the subregion, partly alleviating moisture deficits.
Successful approaches from different regions
21/12/2018
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 [...]