African Swine Fever is rapidly spreading in East and Southeast Asia threatening food security and livelihoods of households relying on pig farming
02/07/2019
Highlights:
African Swine Fever continues to spread within East and Southeast Asia, leading to the death and the culling of millions of pigs.
The disease poses a serious threat to the livelihood and food security of large numbers of people relying on [...]
Linking social protection mechanisms with Early Warning Early Action systems
26/06/2019
Climate-driven hazards and conflicts are increasing in intensity and frequency. The impact on local economies, people’s lives and their livelihoods has similarly increased. Approximately 8 out of 10 people who are acutely food insecure rely on crops, fisheries, livestock or [...]
20/06/2019
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20 June 20199:30 am to 11:00 am EDT
The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) is the continental plan for agricultural transformation launched in 2003 by African countries to reduce poverty and increase food security [...]
Monthly Report on Food Price Trends
12/06/2019
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 [...]
27/05/2019
La mise en place de moyens de subsistance plus résilients est de plus en plus reconnue comme l’un des moyens les plus puissants pour atténuer - et prévenir - les crises de sécurité alimentaire. Depuis 2008, la FAO est à [...]