A global hunger crisis – fuelled by conflict, economic turbulence and climate-related shocks – has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of people experiencing food insecurity and hunger has risen since the onset of the pandemic. The International [...]

Natural hazard‑induced disasters (NHID), such as floods, droughts, severe storms, and animal pests and diseases have significant, widespread and long‑lasting impacts on agricultural sectors around the world. With climate change set to amplify many of these impacts, a “business‑as‑usual” approach to disaster risk management in agriculture [...]

An FAO Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission (CFSAM) visited all main food producing areas in Timor-Leste from 27 April to 9 May 2021 to estimate the 2021 crop production and the import requirements during the 2021/22 marketing year (April/March). The [...]

There is growing evidence of the effects of climate change in Ethiopia – rainfall is becoming less predictable, with late onset, early cessation and poor spatial and temporal distribution; the impacts of El Niño and La Niña are becoming more [...]

Highlights The production of the 2020 main season crops benefitted from expanded planting, which mostly offset yield losses due to floods and storms in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Production prospects for the 2020/21 minor early season winter/spring crops, for harvest [...]