FAO estimates that globally 37 countries are in need of external assistance for food. Persisting conflicts continue to be a key driver of severe food insecurity, with weather shocks intensifying the fragile conditions in some countries. Production shortfalls due to unfavourable [...]

Severe dryness during the whole month of October in the main cereal-producing areas negatively impacted the establishment and development of “deyr” crops, expected to be harvested in January 2018. The dismal performance of the rainy season has exacerbated water and pasture [...]

This webinar was organised with support from the European Union. Anticipatory Action (AA) webinar series: FAO Early Warning Early Action: What's new? 12 October 2017 – 14.30 - 16.00 CEST Share your feedback on the event Speakers: Dunja Dujanovic, Technical Officer, Early Warning Early Action, FAO Catherine [...]

This webinar series was organised with support from the European Union. AA Webinar I: FAO Early Warning Early Action- What's new?12 October 2017  -  14.30-16.00 CEST (UTC/GMT+2) AA Webinar II: Reducing disaster risk vulnerability in Bangladesh – Partner perspectives6 December 2017  - [...]

The quarterly Global 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” [...]