A Moroccan Locust outbreak this year could result in crop losses ranging from 700 000 to 1.2 million metric tonnes of wheat - up to a quarter of the total annual harvest.

FAO’s Data in Emergencies (DIEM) Information System monitors the impact of shocks on agricultural livelihoods.

Economic shocks grew as driver of food crises; war in Ukraine contributed to acute food and nutrition insecurity.

Interview with Rein Paulsen, Director of the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience.

This includes $10 million to safeguard rural livelihoods and provide emergency seed support to smallholder farmers in Ukraine.

Afghanistan once had more than 450 000 ha of pistachio trees. Around 40 percent of this has been destroyed due to war and poverty. Over-exploitation of pistachio trees, overgrazing, unsustainable...

Some recommended reading to start your journey this year.

FAO and UN partners highlight five priorities for reducing child wasting in worst-hit countries.

Acute food insecurity soars driven by conflicts, extreme weather events, rising food prices.

FAO requires $500 million to implement the plan and enhance nutrition in humanitarian and development assistance.

FAO technical support for investments helps improve livelihoods and nutrition while curbing livestock greenhouse gas emissions.

The funds will enable FAO to maximize speed, efficiency and outreach when addressing food security threats and crises.

FAO Director-General calls for increased investments in agriculture and resilient agrifood systems to prevent famine in the run-up to the World Food Day.

Simple solutions can help break the vicious cycle of food lose and climate change.

Afghanistan has been traditionally mountainous, agricultural and grassland country. The rangelands, (defined as land with the main vegetation containing pasture, herbs, shrubs, wildlife, soils, minerals, and low-growing trees), are a...

Funding to boost efforts in Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Sudan; Sahel and Coastal West Africa also among the list of recipients.

$80 million USAID contribution will support FAO projects targeting smallholder resilience, women’s empowerment and environmental sustainability.

$195 million emergency project aims to provide critical life-saving and livelihood assistance to Afghan smallholder farmers.

Conflict, weather extremes, economic shocks, the lingering impacts of COVID-19, and the ripple effects from the war in Ukraine push millions of people in countries across the world into poverty and hunger.

Director-General QU Dongyu notes that conflict remains the main driver of global hunger.