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18/07/2018
This webinar was organised with support from the European Union. Anticipatory Action (AA) webinar series: From Early Warning to Early Action in Mongolia: Bracing for the cold to protect livestock and livelihoods 18 July 2018 – 10.00 - 11.30 CEST Share your feedback on the event Speakers: Jigjidpurev [...]
Food Supply and Demand Outlook in 2017/18 (November/October)
09/07/2018
This report assesses the food supply and demand situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for the 2017/18 marketing year (November/October). It presents the 2017/18 aggregate crop production, which includes the 2017 main season, completed by October 2017, and [...]
Elevated risk of deterioration in food security in pastoral areas across the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin
03/07/2018
Poor rains in 2017 affected livestock across the pastoral areas of the Sahel. Persisting insecurity hampers access of animals to the grazing areas in northeastern Nigeria, northern Mali and the Lake Chad Region. Large concentrations of livestock in safe areas [...]
02/07/2018
The Mediterranean fruit fly (or medfly), Ceratitis capitata Wied., is considered a major agricultural pest worldwide because of its direct damage to fruit and vegetable production, and restrictions imposed to commercialization of horticultural commodities by countries free of the pest. [...]
07/06/2018
FAO assesses that globally 39 countries are in need of external assistance for food. Persisting conflicts continue to be the dominant factor driving the high levels of severe food insecurity. Weather shocks have also adversely impacted food availability and access.