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Mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on food and nutrition of schoolchildren
10/04/2020

This joint note from WFP, FAO and UNICEF intends to provide government decision makers, school administrators/staff and partners with preliminary guidance on how to support, transform or adapt school feeding (in the short term) to help safeguard schoolchildren’s food security and nutrition during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specific recommendations are provided...

Anticipating the impacts of COVID-19 in humanitarian and food crisis contexts
04/04/2020

Although the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food security is difficult to predict, particularly at this early juncture, some risk factors can be identified. Lessons from previous pandemics or global crises indicate that food security could be rapidly and dramatically affected, particularly in fragile countries and, within them, the...

Ample supplies to help shield food markets from the COVID-19 crisis
02/04/2020

Global cereal markets are expected to remain balanced and comfortable despite worries over the impacts of COVID-19. While localized disruptions, largely due to logistical issues, pose challenges to food supply chains in some markets, their anticipated duration and magnitude are unlikely to have a significant effect on global food markets....

COVID-19 and the risk to food supply chains: How to respond?
30/03/2020

Countries have shut down the economy to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Supermarket shelves remain stocked for now. But a protracted pandemic crisis could quickly put a strain on the food supply chains, a complex web of interactions involving farmers, agricultural inputs, processing plants, shipping, retailers and more. The...

The Right to Water for Food and Agriculture
27/03/2020

Seeking inspiration from the right to adequate food and from other fields of international law, the study explores the content of the right to water for food and agriculture and then considers its implications for water law. Recognizing a human right to water entails the respect for procedural rights and...

Maintaining a healthy diet during the COVID-19 pandemic
27/03/2020

Good nutrition is very important before during and after an infection. Infections take a toll on the body especially when these cause fever, the body needs extra energy and nutrients. Therefore, maintaining a healthy diet is very important during the COVID-19 pandemic. While no foods or dietary supplements can prevent...

Appeal for rapid response and anticipatory action in the Greater Horn of Africa (January-December 2020)
06/03/2020

Desert locusts have rapidly spread across the Greater Horn of Africa in the worst infestation in decades. Despite control efforts, eight countries in eastern Africa are now affected (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania). The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...

Antimicrobial resistance in food
01/03/2020

There is clear scientific evidence that food can serve as a vehicle of foodborne exposure to antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. This includes, but is not limited to foods from livestock and poultry, fish, and fruits and vegetables. Antimicrobials are important means to keep animals and plants healthy and to maintain animal welfare and food security. At the same time, it is...

The Global Economy of Pulses
24/01/2020

Pulses truly are nutritious seeds for a sustainable future, and can make an important contribution to the achievement of many of the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda. The Global Economy of Pulses shows that there is a pressing need to close the large gap between potential and actual...

Early Warning Early Action Report on Food Security and Agriculture (Q1 2020)
22/01/2020

This report is part of FAO’s efforts to systematically link early warnings to anticipatory actions. By providing specific early action recommendations for each country, the report aims to prompt FAO and partners to proactively mitigate and/or prevent disasters before they start to adversely impact food security.

Trees, forests and land use in drylands: the first global assessment
05/12/2019

Drylands cover 41 percent of the Earth's land surface. This publication presents the results of the first global assessment of trees, forests and land use in these lands. The assessment breaks new methodological ground: it relies on the visual interpreation of freely available satellite images, carried out by more than...

FAO's work on Climate Change
02/12/2019

FAO recognizes that agriculture and food systems play a fundamental role in feeding a growing population and solving the climate crisis but that these systems must be transformed through inclusive, multisectoral approaches that reduce emissions, draw down carbon, and boost climate resilience and adaptation.

The State of the World's Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
27/11/2019

The State of the World’s Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, the first ever global assessment of the status of aquatic genetic resources for food and agriculture, focuses on farmed aquatic species and their wild relatives within national jurisdiction. The report is a milestone in building the information and knowledge base...

The State of Food and Agriculture 2019
27/11/2019

This new edition of the report focuses on food losses and waste, providing new estimates of the world’s food post-harvest up to, but excluding, the retail level. Addressing policy makers, the report also offers a comprehensive analysis of the critical loss points in specific supply chains, thus providing examples on appropriate...

From reference levels to results reporting: REDD+ under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
27/11/2019

This report provides an update on forest reference (emission) levels (FREL/FRLs) and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Plus (REDD+) results submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and relevant developments under the Green Climate Fund concerning REDD+ results-based payments. It illustrates the choices countries...