The joint Microlinks and Agrilinks webinar explores how investing in resilience will result in reduced humanitarian assistance needs and avoided losses, comparing a range of investment and response scenarios in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia.  When: Thursday 25 January 2018, 09:30 AM - 11:00 AM Time [...]

Research and  webinar lead by Tufts University's Feinstein International Center and sponsored by USAID Center for Resilience. Date: Wednesday 10 January 2018 Time: 9.00-10.00 EST (UTC/GMT -5) Another ongoing and severe drought in East Africa has reopened debates on the viability of pastoralism, alternative [...]

Severe dryness during the whole month of October in the main cereal-producing areas negatively impacted the establishment and development of “deyr” crops, expected to be harvested in January 2018. The dismal performance of the rainy season has exacerbated water and pasture [...]

FAO estimates that 37 countries are in need of external assistance for food in the world. Persisting conflicts have continued to acutely affect agricultural production and food security conditions. Weather shocks, including floods, hurricanes and droughts, have compounded the fragile [...]

The latest issue of the FPMA (Food Price Monitoring and Analysis) Bulletin FAO/GIEWS monthly report has been released. The monthly FPMA Bulletin reports food price trends at world, regional and country level with a focus on countries where prices of one or more basic food commodity are [...]