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24/09/2018
FAO assesses that globally 39 countries are in need of external assistance for food. Persisting conflicts continue to be the dominant factor driving the high levels of severe food insecurity. Weather shocks have also adversely impacted food availability and access.
Regional highlights
Africa: [...]
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Building climate resilience for food security and nutrition
12/09/2018
Evidence continues to signal a rise in world hunger. According to available data, the number of people who suffer from hunger has been growing over the past three years, returning to levels from almost a decade ago. The absolute number [...]
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Fuel shortages and high prices of agricultural inputs affecting planting of 2018 crops
11/09/2018
Highlights:
Fuel shortages are reported in several areas in the country, triggering sharp price increases in the parallel market.
Prices of most agricultural inputs surged in the last 12 months to more than twice their year-earlier levels.
Availability and access constraints to fuel [...]
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High temperatures and below-average rainfall could affect the 2018 main season food output
05/09/2018
In the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, below-average rains, coupled with high temperatures from mid-July until mid-August, resulted in moisture stress during critical crop development stages in localized areas of the main crop producing provinces, including South and North Hwanghae, [...]
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Drought causes crop losses in “Dry Corridor” in Central America
27/08/2018
Highlights:
There is a high risk of contraction in the production of basic grain crops in Central America because of the intensified "heat wave" in July, affecting the flowering and grain-filling phases of the crops.
The maize and bean crops grown for [...]