Due to worsening drought, up to 5 million people will require urgent humanitarian assistance to prevent worse food security outcomes in Somalia...

The combined effects of conflict, economic crisis, and poor harvests are significantly affecting people’s access to food and will likely double the number of people facing acute hunger in the Sudan to more than 18 million people by September 2022, warned the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) on 23 March 2022.

Farmers and herders are vital if the country is to climb out of a hunger trap, says FAO.

Farmers and herders are vital if the country is to climb out of a hunger trap, says FAO

Richard Trenchard, the Food and Agriculture Organization’s Representative in Kabul, calls for urgent action to prevent a worsening crisis

Avian influenza is one of the major transboundary animal diseases

In a region reeling from locust invasions and COVID-19, a third-consecutive year of poor rains poses a major threat to food security

The agreement marks the official launch of Phase III of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation Programme after China’s announcement of an additional $50 million in funding

Funding is intended to support FAO’s COVID-19 Response and Recovery and One Health programmes

According to the 2021 Asia and the Pacific Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition by FAO and UNICEF

In Turkey, FAO and the EU promote agrifood employment at an increasing pace