With 370.7 million undernourished people, the region continues to represent half of the global total

Acute hunger is set to soar as emergency agriculture support remains massively underfunded

The transformation of agrifood systems - a unique opportunity to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and food insecurity - is under threat from reduced funding

The roadmap envisions transforming agrifood systems from a net emitter to a carbon sink

Africa is confronting an unprecedented food crisis, according to a new report launched today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the African Union Commission (AUC), the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), and the World Food Programme (WFP).

Towards ending gender-based violence and early marriages in Senegal and sub-Saharan Africa

Following the COP28 agreement to activate a new fund for loss and damage, recent analysis highlights agriculture perceived as the most severely affected sector

One agropastoralist in South Sudan is adapting to the changing climate and helping others do the same

Kaveh Zahedi, Director of the FAO Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment, talks about agrifood systems climate solutions and FAO at COP28

The role of goat rearing in strengthening rural communities' food security and resilience

This is expected to help meet the cereal needs of between 13 and 19 million people, but more critical aid is required

Field surveys and satellites help Malawi's farmers manage crops better and access disaster relief more quickly

Prioritized actions in 34 countries across Eastern and Southern Africa, Asia and the Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean.

In Mali, FAO is supporting displaced populations by providing emergency food production kits that enable them to quickly produce their own food within host communities.

In academic peer-reviewed journal, the Food and Nutrition Bulletin (FNB), thirty international researchers present evidence and analysis to improve the way child acute malnutrition is understood and prevented in Africa’s drylands 

The FAO-GCF partnership has unlocked $1.2 billion in climate action financing for projects in developing countries

New FAO report shows that about $3.8 trillion worth of crops and livestock production has been lost over the last 30 years

Interview with Etienne Peterschmitt, FAO Representative in Somalia

More than 25 million people continue to face crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report released today. The country continues to be one of the world's largest food crises.

One enumerator’s experience with face-to-face data collection