18/09/2020
The FAO/GIEWS Country Cereal Balance System (CCBS) is a database of annual supply and utilization balances for main cereals, covering all countries of the world. Since 1980, the FAO/GIEWS Team maintains and updates it continually.
This statistical report contains a subset [...]
17/09/2020
FAO assesses that globally 45 countries, including 34 in Africa, are in need of external assistance for food. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly through the loss of income and jobs related to containment measures, have severely aggravated global [...]
Safeguarding agricultural and pastoralist livelihoods by transforming a longstanding threat into a sustainable resource for women and youth
21/08/2020
This good practice fact sheet provides an overview of a FAO project implemented in Berbera, Odweyne and Toghdeer districts of Somaliland between 2016-2018 entitled “Supporting communities in Somaliland to ‘make Prosopis make money’ through Cash-For-Work (CFW) and small business development”. This project, [...]
Technologies and Practices for Small Agricultural Producers
30/07/2020
Do you want to share the practices and technologies that can help smallholder farmers and producers to overcome the current challenges? Please submit your practices and technologies through the template. The Technologies and Practices for Small Agricultural Producers (TECA) Platform will help [...]
Outbreaks of locusts could threaten wheat and barley crops in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay
15/07/2020
Highlights:
In late May 2020, a locust outbreak was reported in northeastern provinces of Formosa, Santa Fé and Corrientes in Argentina. Crop and pasture losses have been limited due to the implementation of effective control measures.
If swarms move to key producing [...]