La question des risques commerciaux dans les filières de l’avocat et de l’ananas vous intéresse? La FAO peut vous aider! La production et le commerce de fruits tropicaux ont connu une croissance spectaculaire au niveau mondial. Aujourd’hui, ces fruits entrent dans le cadre d’une alimentation saine pour des millions de personnes et contribuent au développement rural et économique des pays producteurs. Cependant, la pandémie de covid-19 et les inquiétudes liées à...

Au cours des dernières décennies, la production et le commerce mondiaux de fruits tropicaux ont connu une croissance spectaculaire. Aujourd’hui, ces denrées entrent dans le cadre d’une alimentation saine pour des millions de personnes et contribuent au développement rural et économique. La pandémie de covid-19 et les préoccupations relatives à la durabilité (notamment les aspects environnementaux, sociaux et économiques) ont mis en évidence les risques commerciaux qui doivent être gérés...

The FAO Meat Price Index averaged 110.3 points in July, up marginally from June, putting the index 19.6 percent above the corresponding month last year. In July, quotations for poultry meat rose the most, underpinned by increased imports by East Asia amidst limited production expansions in some producer regions, while those of ovine meat increased on high import purchases and seasonally declining supplies from Oceania. Bovine meat prices also strengthened,...

Alarming number of people facing severe acute food insecurity in southern regions. Low harvests and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic underpin the current conditions. Immediate scaling up and extension of humanitarian response required, including assistance to farming households prior to the start of the next agricultural season.

International dairy prices, measured by the FAO Dairy Price Index, fell slightly in June, ending 12-month of uninterrupted increases. At 119.9 points in June, the global dairy price index stood at 22 percent above its level one year ago. International quotations for all dairy products represented in the index fell in June, with butter registering the highest decline, underpinned by a faster decline in global import demand and a slight...

Export prices of grains declined in June, influenced by generally good supply prospects, while international rice prices also fell as high freight costs and container shortages limited sales. In East Africa, prices of coarse grains continue at exceptionally high levels in the Sudan and South Sudan, underpinned by insufficient supplies and severe macro-economic difficulties. Prices reached new record highs in the Sudan following a further depreciation of the national currency...

FAO assesses that globally 45 countries, including 34 in Africa, 9 in Asia and 2 in Latin America and the Caribbean, are in need of external assistance for food. Conflicts and climate-related shocks continue to underpin the high levels of severe food insecurity. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily income losses, have exacerbated vulnerabilities and heightened existing levels of food insecurity.