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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 la

Biodiversity , Food , Resources , SDGs , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 10/28/2022

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 Afric

Aid , Data & Reports , Food , Health , Human Rights , Monitoring , Refugees , Sustainable Development / 06/21/2022

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, i

Biodiversity , Climate , Data & Reports , Environment , Forests , Resources , Sustainable Development / 05/03/2022

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 th

Aid , Data & Reports , Economy , Education , Governance , Monitoring , SDGs , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 04/30/2022

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 developm

Climate , Data & Reports , Food , Health , Resources , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 03/09/2022

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 jel

Biodiversity , Climate , Data & Reports , Economy , Environment , Forests , Governance , Resources , SDGs , Soil , Sustainable Development / 09/29/2021

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 b

Aid , Disasters , Food , Governance , Human Rights , Labour , Sustainable Development , Water / 09/01/2021

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

Aid , Biodiversity , Education , Environment , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Sustainable Development , Water / 06/12/2021

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 restor

Aid , Climate , COVID-19 , Economy , Food , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Migration , Refugees , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 05/07/2021

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 leas

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