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Fuel shortages and high prices of agricultural inputs affecting planting of 2018 crops
11/09/2018
Highlights: Fuel shortages are reported in several areas in the country, triggering sharp price increases in the parallel market. Prices of most agricultural inputs surged in the last 12 months to more than twice their year-earlier levels. Availability and access constraints to fuel [...]
High temperatures and below-average rainfall could affect the 2018 main season food output
05/09/2018
In the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, below-average rains, coupled with high temperatures from mid-July until mid-August, resulted in moisture stress during critical crop development stages in localized areas of the main crop producing provinces, including South and North Hwanghae, [...]
Drought causes crop losses in “Dry Corridor” in Central America
27/08/2018
Highlights: There is a high risk of contraction in the production of basic grain crops in Central America because of the intensified "heat wave" in July, affecting the flowering and grain-filling phases of the crops. The maize and bean crops grown for [...]
July – September 2018
18/07/2018
The quarterly Early Warning Early Action report on food security and agriculture monitors situations at risk for potential disasters and adverse impacts on food security and agriculture. Risks are categorized according to their potential consequence as either “high risk” or “on watch” so [...]
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 [...]