The number of people experiencing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance increased for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, with over a quarter of a billion facing acute hunger and people in seven countries on the brink of starvation, according to the latest Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC). Acute… Continue reading Number of people facing acute food insecurity rose to 258 million in 58 countries in 2022
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South-South Cooperation: Africa turn to Asia for experience sharing opportunities on rice cultivation
Through South-South Cooperation, sharing these lessons can help African countries avoid similar hurdles and related costs. Rice growing experts from Thailand and Viet Nam have visited the United Republic of Tanzania this week with the aim of exploring opportunities for collaboration with African countries to share knowledge and experiences for boosting rice productivity and production.… Continue reading South-South Cooperation: Africa turn to Asia for experience sharing opportunities on rice cultivation
Sudan: new data reveals a sharp deterioration in food crisis, with nearly 12 million hungry people
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warns about a looming food crisis in Sudan driven by the combined impacts of armed conflict, low production of key staple crops and economic turmoil. A multi-partner Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis, issued an conducted between March and April 2022, involving 19 agencies, including… Continue reading Sudan: new data reveals a sharp deterioration in food crisis, with nearly 12 million hungry people
Global deforestation slowing but tropical rainforests remain under threat, key FAO report shows
The Global Forest Resources Assessment Remote Sensing Survey says expansion of croplands the biggest cause of deforestation The rate at which our forests are disappearing slowed by nearly 30 per cent from the first decade of the century to the period from 2010-2018, a key report launched today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of… Continue reading Global deforestation slowing but tropical rainforests remain under threat, key FAO report shows
A new way of measuring rural poverty yields unexpected results in Malawi
This so-called Rural Multidimensional Poverty Index (R-MPI) was built on the widely accepted notion that household income alone does not fully capture a person’s wellbeing. Various indicators, such as food security, living standards, education and health are just as important to human development. When Maxton Tsoka and his team of researchers set out to rural… Continue reading A new way of measuring rural poverty yields unexpected results in Malawi
Future food-jelly fish, cell based meat using AI and blockchain-what are the risks and benefits
Thinking about the future of food safety – A foresight report from WHO maps out some of the most important emerging issues in food and agriculture with a focus on food safety implications, which are increasingly on the minds of consumers around the world. Whether it’s new foods like jellyfish, edible insects and cell-based meat, or… Continue reading Future food-jelly fish, cell based meat using AI and blockchain-what are the risks and benefits
Every year, vanishing forests in Africa results in 3 % GDP loss
With the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration underway, review finds successes and many challenges ahead to restore Africa’s degraded lands and improve livelihoods The first ever stocktake of restoring Africa’s forests and landscapes, launched during Africa Climate Week, shows that more needs to be done to fully tap the enormous opportunity for the continent to… Continue reading Every year, vanishing forests in Africa results in 3 % GDP loss
Drought threatens the livelihoods of 7 million farmers in Afghanistan
The long-term outlook is challenging as farmers and herders, affected by drought, typically need three to five years to recover fully The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has appealed for humanitarian assistance to be scaled up as Afghanistan continues to be hit hard by an ever-worsening drought that threatens the livelihoods… Continue reading Drought threatens the livelihoods of 7 million farmers in Afghanistan
U.N. declares decade of ecosystem restoration to ‘make peace with nature’
Liz Kimbrough United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration launched by U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The goal: to prevent, halt and reverse ecosystem degradation worldwide. The U.N. has declared the coming decade a time for ecosystem restoration, highlighting in a new report the importance of preventing, halting and reversing ecosystem… Continue reading U.N. declares decade of ecosystem restoration to ‘make peace with nature’
About 155 million people pushed into food insecurity in 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the fragility of the global food system and the need for more equitable, sustainable and resilient systems to nutritiously and consistently feed 8.5 billion people by 2030. Conflict, economic shocks – including due to COVID-19, extreme weather – pushed at least 155 million people into acute food insecurity in 2020 The… Continue reading About 155 million people pushed into food insecurity in 2020