Fall Armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda), is an insect pest of more than 80 plant species, causing damage to economically important cultivated cereals such as maize, rice, sorghum, and also to vegetable crops and cotton. It is the larval stage of the [...]

The quarterly 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” or “on watch” so [...]

The Global Report on Food Crises 2018 will be presented in Brussels on 18 April 2018 at the Lunchtime Conference External Cooperation Infopoint.  The Global report on Food Crises presents a global picture of acute food insecurity based on an accurate and [...]

In 2017, almost 124 million people across 51 countries and territories faced Crisis levels of acute food insecurity or worse (IPC Phase 3 and above or equivalent) and required urgent humanitarian action. In 2016 the population in need of urgent [...]

On Thursday 22 March 2018 the Global Report on Food Crises 2018 will be launched in the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, in Rome, Italy. On this occasion, FAO and the World Food Programme (WFP) will brief [...]