As it was projected earlier in the year, while most markets were braced for a major global economic downturn, the food sector, including markets for bananas and tropical fruits, continued to display more resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic than other [...]

Food markets will face many more months of uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, while most markets are braced for a major global economic downturn, the agri-food sector is likely to display more resilience to the crisis than other [...]

Speakers Dominique Burgeon, Director of Emergency and Rehabilitation Division, FAO Stephanie Hanson, Senior Vice President, One Acre Fund Matt Nims, Deputy Director, USAID Office of Food for Peace Vimlendra Sharan, Director, Liaison Office for North America, FAO Steven Burak, Coordinator, Regional Desert Locust Alliance and Project [...]

The Early Warning Early Action (EWEA) report on food security and agriculture is produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and provides a quarterly forward-looking analysis of major disaster risks to food security and agriculture, including their likelihood and [...]

FAO assesses that globally 41 countries, of which 31 are in Africa, continue to be in need of external assistance for food. Conflict remains the main driver of high levels of severe food insecurity. Weather‑induced production declines and economic instability [...]