A severe drought in 2016 and early 2017 severely impacted the 2016/17 main maha harvest with 45 percent reduction in the production of paddy crop. An FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) visited Sri Lanka from 12 to 29 March 2017 [...]

This webinar was organised with support from the European Union. 13 June 2017 – 14.30 - 16.00 CEST Speakers: Yannick De Mol, Project Officer (Dimitra), FAO Andrea Sanchez Enciso, Gender, women's leadership and participatory communication specialist, FAO Moderator: Etienne Juvanon Du Vachat, Resilience Expert, FAO Strengthening the resilience [...]

  WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOUR12 June 2017, 11.00-12.00 - Sheikh Zayed Centre - FAO Headquarters, Rome Around the world, one in four children grow up in areas affected by conflict or natural hazards. These vulnerable contexts push children into work that [...]

The latest issue of the FPMA (Food Price Monitoring and Analysis) Bulletin FAO/GIEWS monthly report has been released. The monthly FPMA Bulletin reports food price trends at world, regional and country level with a focus on countries where prices of one or more basic food commodity are [...]

FAO estimates that 37 countries are in need of external assistance for food. Civil conflict continues to be a main driver of severe food insecurity, triggering famine in South Sudan and putting populations at high risk of [...]