22/10/2018
In this bulletin:
Thirty-four plant and forest pests and diseases and animal and aquatic diseases were forecasted by FAO experts for the period October-December 2018. A total of 281 forecasts were conducted in 116 countries.
Food Chain Crisis (FCC) threats are expected to [...]
Strengthening livelihoods and food security in a context of drought and armed conflicts
20/06/2018
In May 2017, following decades of civil war and political upheaval, coupled with persistent and worsening drought effects, nearly half of the Somali population (6.7 million people) faced acute food insecurity. With one of the least-developed fisheries sectors – averaging [...]
25/05/2018
Scaling up of Adaptation in the Agricultural Sectors (SAAS)
Module 1: Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in the agricultural sectors
Webinar 4: Opportunities for EbA in Coastal and Marine Ecosystems
Date: Friday, May 25th, 15:00 – 16:30 CEST (UTC +2)
Fisheries and aquaculture are important for [...]
15/03/2018
The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security 2015 showed that a staggering 22 percent of total damage and loss from natural disasters in developing countries was absorbed by the agriculture sector alone.
Two years on, FAO continues the effort to bridge persisting knowledge gaps and [...]
29/01/2018
The 26th issue of the Food Chain Crisis (FCC) Early Warning Bulletin, covering the period between January and March 2018, integrates and analyzes information on transboundary animal and plant pests and diseases threatening the food chain for the three months ahead, grouped by region [...]