18/09/2020
The FAO/GIEWS Country Cereal Balance System (CCBS) is a database of annual supply and utilization balances for main cereals, covering all countries of the world. Since 1980, the FAO/GIEWS Team maintains and updates it continually.
This statistical report contains a subset [...]
17/09/2020
FAO assesses that globally 45 countries, including 34 in Africa, are in need of external assistance for food. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly through the loss of income and jobs related to containment measures, have severely aggravated global [...]
75th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations Global Network Against Food Crises's side event
15/09/2020
On 15 September 2020, the Global Network Against Food Crises’s partners will hold a side-event on the margins of the 75th session of the United Nation General Assembly. The side-event will provide an opportunity to:
consider the latest evidence on the [...]
Technologies and Practices for Small Agricultural Producers
30/07/2020
Do you want to share the practices and technologies that can help smallholder farmers and producers to overcome the current challenges? Please submit your practices and technologies through the template. The Technologies and Practices for Small Agricultural Producers (TECA) Platform will help [...]
High levels of food insecurity persist, amidst deterioration of the economy, conflict and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
22/07/2020
Out of 7.9 million people in southern Yemen, 3.2 million are estimated to be highly food insecure (IPC Phase 3 and above) between July and December 2020. High food insecurity in the 133 analysed districts is driven by economic decline [...]