News
Disasters cost global agriculture $3.26 trillion over three decades, FAO report reveals
14/11/2025
New FAO study shows how digital solutions are empowering farmers and fishers to prevent losses and build resilient agrifood systems
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New FAO-WFP report warns of shrinking window to prevent millions more people facing acute food insecurity in 16 hotspots
12/11/2025
Conflict and violence are driving extreme hunger in six major crises
Highlights
Afghanistan: The vital role of women in agriculture and food security
Women in Afghanistan play a vital role in agriculture, managing household farms and cultivating essential crops. Despite cultural and economic barriers, they make significant contributions to food production and family livelihoods.
The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security 2025
14/11/2025
Droughts, floods, fires, desertification and extreme weather conditions all threaten agriculture and food security.
Diversifying livelihoods to build resilience in Somalia
22/05/2025
A documentation video of the project “UN Joint Action for Building Resilience in Somalia" funded from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through the KfW Development Bank and implemented in southern Somalia over multiple phases.
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In focus
Forced displacement
The increasingly protracted nature of forced displacement calls for sustainable and durable solutions.
In focus
Sustaining peace
Conflict is a major driver of food crises, followed by weather extremes and economic shocks.
Key publications
Democratic Republic of the Congo: DIEM-Monitoring emergency agriculture support brief
13/11/2025
This emergency agriculture support brief presents the results of the tenth round of Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring), conducted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in June and July 2025.
Anticipatory action: Annual report 2024
03/11/2025
In 2024, acute hunger affected over 295 million people globally, continuing a six-year upward trend driven by conflict, climate extremes and economic instability.
FAO good practices of climate action in food crisis and fragile contexts
17/10/2025
Communities in food crisis and fragile contexts are on the frontline of the climate crisis. FAO helps countries prevent, anticipate, absorb, adapt and transform in the face of intensifying climate shocks and stresses.