Date: 15-16 March 2018Place: Ha Noi, Viet NamOrganized by: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsHosted by: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Viet Nam More than 2.2 billion people in Asia solely rely on agriculture for their livelihoods. [...]

The 26th issue of the Food Chain Crisis (FCC) Early Warning Bulletin, covering the period between January and March 2018, integrates and analyzes information on transboundary animal and plant pests and diseases threatening the food chain for the three months ahead, grouped by region [...]

Food commodity markets remain well supplied but the cost of importing food is set to rise by 6 percent from last year’s level to reach USD 1.413 trillion in 2017. Sharp increases in freight rates, stronger import demand and firmer [...]

Severe floods in Bangladesh in 2017 have affected at least 8 million people, causing deaths and injuries, loss of livestock and food supplies, and damage to housing and infrastructure. The floods caused severe damage to the agriculture sector, including [...]

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 [...]