Food Outlook analyses trends and developments in the markets for cereals, the oilseeds complex, sugar, meat, dairy and fish products. The November edition also offers a detailed analysis of the cassava markets and the protracted decline in international coffee prices. [...]

A dzud is a term used in Mongolia to describe a very harsh winter which is preceded by a hot and dry summer. The combination of these two events results in limited availability of fodder and wheat, a key food [...]

La note d’orientation a été élaborée conjointement par les programmes stratégiques de la FAO « Réduire la pauvreté rurale » et « Améliorer la résilience des moyens d’existence face à des menaces ou en situation de crise ». Elle fournit [...]

Pine dieback, caused by bark beetles, is severely damaging Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) in Belarus and Ukraine. Forestry and the wood processing industry of Scots pine is relevant in Belarus and Ukraine from the economic, social and environmental perspective. In recent [...]

There’s evidence that the intensity and frequency of climate-driven natural disasters and conflicts is increasing. Natural disasters now occur nearly five times as often as 40 years ago. The impact on local economies, on lives and livelihoods, has similarly grown. In some of the [...]