Food security
Issue paper
2023
The impacts of COVID-19 and policy responses in rural economies. Findings from a local-economy general equilibrium modelling study
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and government policies to limit its spread are multi-faceted and complex. Market linkages transmit [...]
Briefs
2022
Impact of COVID-19 on the human right to adequate food in the Pacific Region
The COVID-19 crisis is exacerbating food insecurity and malnutrition in the Pacific region as measures to halt the spread of [...]
Issue paper
2021
COVID-19 impacts on smallholder farmers in Northern Shan State in Myanmar. Interactions of reduced border trade, remittances and contracted labour markets, and their influence on household food security, nutrition and land tenure
Report on how the first wave of COVID-19 impacted on smallholder farmers in northern Shan State in Myanmar. The study [...]
Issue paper
2021
Virtual parliamentary dialogues: food security and nutrition in the time of COVID-19. March-September 2021
Parliamentarians from around 50 countries and nine parliamentary networks gathered in the context of the Virtual Parliamentary Dialogues on Food [...]
Report
2021
The State of Food and Agriculture 2021. Making agri-food systems more resilient to shocks and stresses
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerability of agri-food systems to shocks and stresses and led to increased global food insecurity [...]
Report
2021
FAO Investment Centre – Annual review 2020
The FAO Investment Centre provides a wide range of support services to help countries make more and better investments in [...]
Case study
2021
Stories from Africa. Changing lives through diversified healthy foods
A healthy diet of fresh vegetables, proteins and fruit is a key ingredient for eliminating hunger and all forms of [...]
Report
2021
The impact of COVID-19 on fisheries and aquaculture - A global assessment from the perspective of regional fishery bodies. Second assessment – November 2020
This assessment, undertaken in November 2020, is a follow-up to the initial assessment undertaken in April 2020, and used the [...]
Report
2021
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021 (SOFI 2021). Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets for all
In recent years, several major drivers have put the world off track to ending world hunger and malnutrition in all [...]
Issue paper
2021
Complementing cash with productive inputs to improve food security and resilience among the extreme poor in Mali
Neither agriculture nor social protection alone can address all the constraints faced by poor rural households. Combined interventions are shown [...]
Briefs
2021
Food systems transformation. Antimicrobial resistance and food safety in Africa
This action sheet is part of a series of action sheets developed under the seven key priority areas of the [...]
Report
2021
Liberia | Agricultural livelihoods and food security in the context of COVID-19. Monitoring Report – January 2021
This report shares the analysis on the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the agri-food system in Liberia [...]
Briefs
2021
Yemen | Agricultural livelihoods and food security in the context of COVID-19. Monitoring Report – January 2021
With financial support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United [...]
Briefs
2021
Programa de la FAO de respuesta y recuperación de la COVID-19
La pandemia de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) está poniendo en peligro la salud humana y desestabilizando los sistemas alimentarios [...]
Briefs
2021
Food systems transformation. CRoP – Climate Resilience of Production
This action sheet is part of a series of action sheets developed under the seven key priority areas of the [...]
Issue paper
2021
How to feed the world in times of pandemics and climate change? Opportunities for innovation in livestock systems
Progress towards Zero Hunger must be protected from the dual challenges of pandemics and climate change. The frequency of infectious [...]
Briefs
2021
Food systems transformation. Promoting sustainable local value chains by improving food systems for better food security and nutrition
The COVID-19 pandemic has tested the functioning and resilience of our food supply chains. While lockdown and social-distancing measures have, [...]
Briefs
2021
Inversiones responsables y COVID-19. Abordar los impactos, los riesgos y la conducta empresarial responsable en las cadenas de valor agrícolas
La pandemia de COVID-19 ha generado graves amenazas para la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición y ha afectado en gran [...]
Briefs
2020
Policy in Focus. Leveraging food systems to reduce poverty and malnutrition
Even though substantial progress has been achieved worldwide in reducing both poverty and malnutrition, much is yet to be done. [...]
Report
2020
Rwanda Food and Agriculture Policy Monitoring Review 2020. Policy report
Rwanda’s agricultural sector accounts for about 29 percent of GDP and employs about 72 percent of the population that is [...]
Issue paper
2020
Data for decision-making. Rapid, repeated assessments to monitor food insecurity at national and regional level
The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified development challenges across Europe and Central Asia, generating ever more demand for rapid, accessible and [...]
Issue paper
2020
Series: The agrifood system and the challenges of COVID-19. Traditional food supply channels in a pandemic: suggestions for their modernisation
The text provides a description, analysis and perspectives of the traditional supply and marketing channels in the face of the [...]
Briefs
2020
Reconstrucción sostenible: antecedentes y acciones de recuperación pospandemia para Chile
La pandemia por COVID-19 plantea desafíos para la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional, el desarrollo rural enfocado en la recuperación económica [...]
Issue paper
2020
Jordan food security update. Implications of COVID-19, May – June 2020
With the COVID-19 in Jordan under control, the government of Jordan has managed the response proactively and to mitigate potential [...]
Briefs
2020
Using the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) to monitor the impact of COVID-19
This document provides guidance on implementing the Food Insecurity Experience Scale for the purpose of monitoring the impact of COVID-19 [...]
Briefs
2020
National agrifood systems and COVID-19 in Timor-Leste. Effects, policy responses, and long-term implications
This report describes: (i) policy measures enacted by the Government of Timor-Leste to contain the spread of the virus; (ii) [...]
Briefs
2020
National agrifood systems and COVID-19 in Myanmar. Effects, policy responses, and long-term implications
This report describes: (i) policy measures enacted by the Government of Myanmar to contain the spread of the virus; (ii) [...]
Briefs
2020
National agrifood systems and COVID-19 in Kenya. Effects, policy responses, and long-term implications
This report describes: (i) policy measures enacted by the Government of Kenya to contain the spread of the virus; (ii) [...]
Briefs
2020
National agrifood systems and COVID-19 in Fiji. Effects, policy responses, and long-term implications
This report describes: (i) policy measures enacted by the Government of Fiji to contain the spread of the virus; (ii) [...]
Briefs
2020
Systémes agroalimentaires nationaux et la covid-19 en Côte D’Ivoire. Effets, réponses politiques et implications à long terme
Ce rapport décrit: (i) les mesures politiques adoptées par le Gouvernement pour contenir la propagation de la covid-19; (ii) les [...]
Issue paper
2020
FAO-WFP early warning analysis of acute food insecurity hotspots. October 2020
As acute food insecurity levels appear to be reaching new highs globally, also as a result of the socio-economic fallout [...]
Briefs
2020
Systèmes agroalimentaires nationaux et la covid-19 au Tchad. Effets, réponses politiques et implications à long terme
Ce rapport decrive: (i) les mesures politiques adoptées par le Gouvernement du Tchad pour contenir la propagation de la covid-19; [...]
Briefs
2020
National agrifood systems and COVID-19 in Pakistan. Effects, policy responses, and long-term implications
This report describes: (i) policy measures enacted by the Government of Pakistan to contain the spread of the virus; (ii) [...]
Briefs
2020
National agrifood systems and COVID-19 in Palestine. Effects, policy responses, and long-term implications
This report describes: (i) policy measures enacted by the Government to contain the spread of the virus; (ii) policies and [...]
Briefs
2020
Protecting land and natural resources tenure rights in the era of COVID-19 by heeding the lessons from the past
Land is essential for food security and for livelihoods, particularly for small food producers who generate 80 percent of the [...]
Briefs
2020
National agrifood systems and COVID-19 in ECOWAS. Effects, policy responses, and long-term implications
This report describes: (i) policy measures enacted by the governments of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) Member [...]
Briefs
2020
National agrifood systems and COVID-19 in Solomon Islands - Effects, policy responses, and long-term implications
This report describes: (i) policy measures enacted by the Government of Solomon Islands to contain the spread of the virus; [...]
Briefs
2020
The food system and the challenges of COVID-19. COVID-19 and the food phenomena
The document presents the definitions and components of the food system, as well as proposing a definition and search areas [...]
Briefs
2020
COVID-19 and the role of local food production in building more resilient local food systems
COVID-19 pandemic has put local food systems at risk of disruptions along the entire agri-food value chain. Cities and local [...]
Briefs
2020
COVID-19 and malnutrition: situation analysis and options in Africa
More than 820 million people in the world were hungry in 2018 (FAO, 2019). In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), there were [...]
Briefs
2020
The dual threat of extreme weather and the COVID-19 crisis: Anticipating the impacts on food availability
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound negative effect on the global economy and is occurring in the context of [...]
Briefs
2020
Africa’s youth in agrifood systems: Innovation in the context of COVID-19
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, young entrepreneurs in agrifood systems in sub-Saharan Africa were already facing a number of challenges. [...]
Briefs
2020
Responding to COVID-19 food disruptions in Africa
This situation report is a consolidation of information on food system disruptions in Africa due to COVID-19 for the period [...]
Briefs
2020
COVID-19 crisis and support for agrifood: Public sector responses through the financial sector
This policy brief aims to provide useful information for policymakers and other stakeholders in developing countries who are in the [...]
Briefs
2020
Preserving African food value chains in the midst of the coronavirus crisis
In light of the uncertainties surrounding the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, policy makers must ensure that national responses to the virus [...]
Briefs
2020
Policy Brief: The Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security and Nutrition
The COVID-19 pandemic is a health and human crisis threatening the food security and nutrition of millions of people around [...]
Briefs
2020
Impacts of coronavirus on food security and nutrition in Asia and the Pacific: Building more resilient food systems
The COVID-19 pandemic poses a serious threat to food security and nutrition. Economic turmoil caused by the pandemic threatens both [...]
Issue paper
2020
COVID-19 and the impact on food security in the Near East and North Africa: How to respond?
Since the declaration by WHO of the COVID-19 as a Global Pandemic on 15 March, governments of the Near East [...]
Briefs
2020
Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean. How to increase resilience
This topic addresses the resilience of agricultural livelihoods and the food system to COVID-19. Lessons learned by those who have [...]
Briefs
2020
Mitigating risks to food systems during COVID-19: Reducing food loss and waste
Covid-19 is triggering chain reactions challenges in many sectors, including when it comes to food loss and food waste. Between [...]
Briefs
2020
Simulating rising undernourishment during the COVID-19 pandemic economic downturn
This technical note describes the methodology and data used to obtain estimates of rising undernourishment, under three hypothetical scenarios of [...]
Briefs
2020
Bulletin 2: Analysis and responses of Latin America and the Caribbean to the effects of COVID-19 on food systems
This topic addresses the resilience of agricultural livelihoods and the food system to COVID-19. Lessons learned by those who have [...]
Briefs
2020
Bulletin 1: Analysis and responses of Latin America and the Caribbean to the effects of COVID-19 on food systems
This bulletin provides decision-makers in governments, the private sector and civil society with useful information and resources to support the [...]
Briefs
2020
Crop calendars and recommended actions during the Covid-19 outbreak in the Africa region
Many countries in the region already resort to adopting standard sets of measures for natural disasters or economic downturns to [...]
Briefs
2020
Sustainable crop production and COVID-19
Even before the pandemic struck, the ambitious path that was laid out by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was going [...]
Briefs
2020
COVID-19 global economic recession: Avoiding hunger must be at the centre of the economic stimulus
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast in January that the global economy would grow by 3.3 percent in 2020, however [...]
Briefs
2020
Extension and advisory services: at the frontline of the response to COVID-19 to ensure food security
The global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is expanding daily. Governments around the globe are confronted with multiple challenges related [...]
Briefs
2020
How is COVID-19 affecting the fisheries and aquaculture food systems
The full range of activities required to deliver fish and fish products from production to the final consumer is subject [...]
Briefs
2020
Food safety in the time of COVID-19
Specific information about the virus responsible for COVID-19 is and remains scant; however, the behaviour and characteristics of the virus [...]
Briefs
2020
Urban food systems and COVID-19: The role of cities and local governments in responding to the emergency
The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting urban food systems worldwide, affecting the food security and nutrition of urban populations. With up [...]
Issue paper
2020
Addressing the impacts of COVID-19 in food crises | April–December 2020
The document presents FAO's component of the COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Appeal, focusing on maintaining operations in food crisis contexts, anticipating [...]
Issue paper
2018
Food security and conflict. Empirical challenges and future opportunities for research and policy making on food security and conflict. FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 18-04
This report analyses the impacts of violent conflicts on food security, including on coping and consumption patterns, long-term consequences of [...]
Tool
2016
Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS)
The Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS) continuously monitors food supply and demand and other [...]
Issue paper
2013
Food Security and Sovereignty
During the XXXII Regional FAO Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Buenos Aires in March 2012, one [...]
Tool
2011
FAO/WHO guide for application of risk analysis principles and procedures during food safety emergencies
An essential part of the Food Safety Emergency Response (FSER) is the process of assessing the risk, making risk management [...]