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 [...]

FAO estimates that globally 37 countries are in need of external assistance for food. Persisting conflicts continue to be a key driver of severe food insecurity, with weather shocks intensifying the fragile conditions in some countries. Production shortfalls due to unfavourable [...]

An FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) visited the country from 2 to 26 August 2017 to evaluate the food production for the 2017 spring season, which extends from March to August, and assess the food security situation. [...]

This webinar was organised with support from the European Union. Anticipatory Action (AA) webinar series: Reducing disaster risk vulnerability in Bangladesh: Partner perspectives 6 December 2017 – 10.00 - 11.30 CET Share your feedback on the event Speakers: Damien Joud, Food Security Cluster Coordinator, Food Security Cluster Thorsten Klose-Zuber, [...]

Food commodity markets remain well supplied but the cost of importing food is set to rise by 6 percent from last year’s level to reach USD 1.413 trillion in 2017. Sharp increases in freight rates, stronger import demand and firmer [...]