Due to a prolonged drought in Mongolia, the 2017 wheat output is estimated to drop by almost 50 percent from last year’s near-average output. Production of other food crops, such as potatoes, barley, oats and vegetables, also has been severely [...]

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 [...]

This webinar was organised with support from the European Union. Safe Access To Fuel and Energy webinar series: Overview of Terminology, Cross-cutting Issues, Challenges and Coordination 5 September 2017 – 15.00 - 16.45 CEST Share your feedback on the event Speakers: Kathleen Callaghy, Program Associate, Global Alliance for Clean [...]

This webinar series was organised with support from the European Union. SAFE webinar I: Overiew of Terminology, Cross-cutting Issues, Challenges and Coordination5 September 2017  -  15.00-16.45 CEST (UTC/GMT+2) SAFE webinar II: Approaches, tools and case studies13 September 2017  -  11.00-12:45 CEST (UTC/GMT+2) More [...]

This Special Alert focuses on the prolonged dry weather which is threateniing the 2017 main season of food crop production in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Prolonged dry weather conditions from April to late June in the main central and southern cereal-producing provinces [...]