The importance of Ukraine and the Russian Federation for global agricultural markets and the risks associated with the current conflict (25 March update)
25/03/2022
The Russian Federation and Ukraine are among the most important producers of agricultural commodities in the world. As such, many countries that are highly dependent on imported foodstuffs and fertilizers, including numerous that fall into the Least Developed Country (LDC) and Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) groups, rely on Ukrainian and...
Ukraine Humanitarian Response Update (18 March 2022)
18/03/2022
About 10 percent of the USD 50 million requested by FAO under the Rapid Response Plan for Ukraine has been received to date. So far, funds received will enable FAO to assist 23 000 vulnerable rural men and women around Donetsk, Luhansk, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia. If more resources are made available now,...
The importance of Ukraine and the Russian Federation for global agricultural markets and the risks associated with the current conflict (11 March update)
11/03/2022
The Russian Federation and Ukraine are among the most important producers of agricultural commodities in the world. As such, many countries that are highly dependent on imported foodstuffs and fertilizers, including numerous that fall into the Least Developed Country (LDC) and Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) groups, rely on Ukrainian and...
Ukraine Rapid Response Plan (March–May 2022)
11/03/2022
The recent escalation in conflict in Ukraine is affecting the food security of the most vulnerable rural households. According to the United Nations Flash Appeal, given the scale and direction of the ongoing hostilities, 18 million people are projected to be affected, including up to 6.7 million projected to be newly internally displaced. For rural and...
Ukraine Humanitarian Response Update (11 March 2022)
11/03/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is staying and delivering in Ukraine. Ongoing work has been pivoted to scale up the humanitarian response. On 7 March 2022, FAO launched a Rapid Response Plan for Ukraine, seeking USD 50 million to assist 240 000 vulnerable rural people affected by the war.
Status of digital agriculture in 47 sub-Saharan African countries
10/03/2022
Sub-Saharan Africa is uniquely positioned significantly increase its current agricultural productivity to lift the region’s more than 400 million people out of extreme poverty and improve the livelihood of approximately 250 million smallholder farmers and pastoralists in the region. To achieve that, substantive digital transformation of the agriculture sector is...
Data snapshot using sex-disaggregated data to better understand gender gaps in agriculture
08/03/2022
The brochure provides data disaggregated by sex on various issues under the following topics: Small family farms and women's decision-making roles in agriculture: Secure rights over land; Employment, work and time use in agricultural contexts; Access to digitalization and financial services; and Food security. It also identifies some of the areas in the rural and agricultural...
Thinking about the future of food safety
07/03/2022
Agrifood systems are undergoing a transformation with the aim to provide safer, more affordable, and healthier diets for all, produced in a sustainable manner while delivering just and equitable livelihoods. However, this transformation needs to be executed in the global context of major challenges facing the food and agriculture sectors,...
The FAO Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2021–2025
10/02/2022
Due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), drug-resistant infections are placing an ever-increasing burden on human, animal, plant, and environmental health. This document outlines the FAO Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2021–2025, which serves as a roadmap for focusing global efforts to address AMR in the food and agriculture sectors. The aim of...
Measuring rural poverty with a multidimensional approach: The Rural Multidimensional Poverty Index
04/02/2022
This report presents the results of a collaboration between FAO and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI). It proposes a framework for measuring multidimensional poverty in rural areas and describes the motivation for the Rural Multidimensional Poverty Index (R-MPI) proposal. The report also presents an empirical test of...
Drought in the Horn of Africa – Rapid response and mitigation plan to avert a humanitarian catastrophe
18/01/2022
The Horn of Africa is facing the third severe La Niña‑induced drought episode in a decade, and the region is on the verge of a catastrophe if humanitarian assistance is not urgently scaled up. Drought is particularly impacting Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, and exacerbating the humanitarian situation in a region characterized by underlying vulnerabilities and already suffering from the...
Assessment of agricultural plastics and their sustainability: A call for action
17/12/2021
This report presents the results of a study on agricultural plastic products used globally in a range of different value chains. The study assessed the types and quantities of plastic products, their benefits and trade-offs. Sustainable alternative products or practices were identified for products assessed as having high potential to...
Mountain tourism – Towards a more sustainable path
10/12/2021
With their soaring peaks, remote locations, and majestic beauty, mountains have long been a powerful attraction for visitors from all walks of life, who are drawn by the often colorful traditions of local communities, the opportunities for sporting activities, and the spiritual solace to be found in highland landscapes. This study...
The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture – Systems at breaking point
10/12/2021
Satisfying the changing food habits and increased demand for food intensifies pressure on the world’s water, land and soil resources. However, agriculture bears great promise to alleviate these pressures and provide multiple opportunities to contribute to global goals. Sustainable agricultural practices lead to water saving, soil conservation, sustainable land management,...
The State of Food and Agriculture 2021
23/11/2021
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerability of agri-food systems to shocks and stresses and led to increased global food insecurity and malnutrition. Action is needed to make agri-food systems more resilient, efficient, sustainable and inclusive. The State of Food and Agriculture 2021 presents country-level indicators of the resilience of agri-food systems....
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