Avainsana: food security
Global Europe: President von der Leyen announces funding for women and youth’s rights, food security, fight against disease, and biodiversity
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has concluded an intense week of discussions with world leaders and international partners at the…
Co-occurring droughts could threaten global food security
Droughts occurring at the same time across different regions of the planet could place an unprecedented strain on the global agricultural system and…
COVID-19 pandemic threatens to reverse gains made on Sustainable Development Goal 1 and 2
A new study analyzing bean production and food security across 11 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, found COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions to significantly impact bean production. Border…
NASA Data Aid Food Security Assessments in Kenya
Cropland masks and other environmental data can help agriculture agencies pinpoint where support is most needed. Nearly 75 percent of Kenya’s people rely on farming…
UN chief announces major push to transform harmful food systems
The UN chief António Guterres set out a new plan to transform the world’s food systems on Monday – coinciding with the start of World…
More than 1 billion people face displacement by 2050: report
Rapid population growth, lack of access to food and water and increased exposure to natural disasters mean more than 1 billion people face being displaced…
Better food for world’s poor could hike climate-changing emissions
To feed their people a healthy diet, countries from Ethiopia to India may need to hike their climate-changing emissions – a shift only possible if…
Millions of Yemeni children could starve without urgent aid: UNICEF
The number of malnourished children in war-torn Yemen could rise to 2.4 million by the end of 2020 because of a massive shortfall in aid,…
Rising hunger threatens famines as coronavirus crashes economies, leaves crops to rot in fields
Recessions caused by the coronavirus pandemic are leaving people hungry and raising the specter of famines this year. Unless the world acts immediately, a UN…
UN warns of ’biblical’ famine due to Covid-19 pandemic
The head of the U.N. food agency warned Tuesday that, as the world is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, it is also “on the brink…
Assessing El Niño’s impact on fisheries and aquaculture around the world
While considerable resources are invested in seasonal forecasts and early-warning systems for food security, not enough is known about El Niño’s impact on the fisheries…
Global Report on Food Crises reveals scope of food crises as COVID-19 poses new risks to vulnerable countries
Today an international alliance of UN, governmental, and nongovernmental agencies working to address the root causes of extreme hunger have released a new edition of…
FAO welcomes $10 million donation from Mastercard Foundation to fight Desert Locusts in East Africa
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu has welcomed a $10 million donation from Mastercard Foundation to step up the fight against the Desert Locust outbreak in East…
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