https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/ en https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3367 <span>Commercialization carries both benefits and challenges for agricultural households</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Creating opportunities to more effectively link farmers in Africa south of the Sahara with local, regional, and global markets has become a key development focus in recent years. However, questions remain about the impacts that increased agricultural commercialization may have on household food consumption and food and nutrition security. A recent article in Food Security examines such impacts in Ghana, Tanzania, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe and finds both positive and negative trade-offs to increased market integration.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Mon, 12/16/2024 - 12:20</span> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 17:20:19 +0000 sara.gustafson 3367 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3347 <span>A shock to the (food) system: Using new IFPRI tools to evaluate household food security outcomes</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Recent crises and shocks have eroded food security in many countries. These crises take many forms. Some are global shocks, such as a sharp rise in food commodity prices in world markets. Some are local shocks—for instance, flooding from an extreme weather event, or another from the ever-increasing list of climate impacts.</p></div> <span><span>Abdourahmane.Sy</span></span> <span>Thu, 12/12/2024 - 12:07</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/a-shock-to-the-food-system-using-new-ifpri-tools-to-evaluate-household-food-security-outcomes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:07:42 +0000 Abdourahmane.Sy 3347 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3345 <span>Millions Face Rising Acute Food Insecurity, According to New FAO-WFP Report</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Millions of people across 22 countries and territories may be pushed into acute food insecurity by May 2025, according to the latest FAO-WFP Hunger Hotspots Report. Ongoing and increasing conflict in many areas of the world, along with economic hardships and extreme weather caused by climate change and the La Niña phenomenon, are behind this significant increase in both the magnitude and the severity of acute food insecurity.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Sat, 12/07/2024 - 16:00</span> Sat, 07 Dec 2024 21:00:03 +0000 sara.gustafson 3345 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3365 <span>Tracking soil health managers in Uganda</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Soil degradation, mainly caused by soil erosion and nutrient depletion, is a key factor undermining agricultural productivity, food security, and livelihoods in low- and middle-income countries. Soil degradation is a key problem in Uganda, which has seen growing soil health challenges. To address this issue, IFPRI, the CGIAR Initiative on NEXUS Gains, and Uganda’s National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) have initiated a new round of a long-term, gender-disaggregated soil health survey in Uganda.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Fri, 12/06/2024 - 10:41</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/news-release/tracking-soil-health-managers-in-uganda/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Fri, 06 Dec 2024 15:41:33 +0000 sara.gustafson 3365 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3316 <span>Africa Food Systems Forum Summit 2024: Advancing gender equality and nutrition for sustainable agriculture</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) has consistently served as a pivotal platform for shaping agricultural policies and practices across the continent. By convening a wide array of stakeholders, the AFSF fosters discussions that promote inclusive and sustainable food systems and address key issues such as gender equality and nutrition. This year’s AFSF Summit, held September 2-6 in Kigali, Rwanda, revolved around the theme “Innovate, Accelerate, and Scale: Delivering Food Systems Transformation in a Digital and Climate Era.”</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Tue, 11/19/2024 - 15:29</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/africa-food-systems-forum-summit-2024-advancing-gender-equality-and-nutrition-for-sustainable-agriculture/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Tue, 19 Nov 2024 20:29:48 +0000 sara.gustafson 3316 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3312 <span>From risk to resilience: How strategic government partnerships can enhance access to insurance-linked credit for smallholders in Zambia</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Smallholder farmers across the globe produce over a third of the world’s food supply, yet they receive a disproportionately small share of global climate finance. A 2020 report released by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) shows that less than 2% of international climate finance, amounting to approximately $2 billion, was allocated to smallholder farmers in 2017/2018.</p></div> <span><span>Brice.Tchinde</span></span> <span>Thu, 11/07/2024 - 11:00</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/from-risk-to-resilience-how-strategic-government-partnerships-can-enhance-access-to-insurance-linked-credit-for-smallholders-in-zambia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:00:06 +0000 Brice.Tchinde 3312 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3281 <span>Unleashing the potential of Generation Z for food system transformation in Africa</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Africa’s population is the youngest of any region, with more than 400 million young people aged 15 to 35 out of a total of 1.5 billion. But even though rising numbers of this cohort—a “youth bulge”—enter the labor market every year, African economies are still struggling to create opportunities for them, leading to high rates of youth unemployment across the continent. One-third of young people are unemployed, another third are vulnerably employed, and only one in six have wage employment.</p></div> <span><span>Brice.Tchinde</span></span> <span>Thu, 10/31/2024 - 05:58</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/unleashing-the-potential-of-generation-z-for-food-system-transformation-in-africa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Thu, 31 Oct 2024 09:58:47 +0000 Brice.Tchinde 3281 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3221 <span>Challenges Remain for Trade Integration in West Africa</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Since its establishment in 1975, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been a regional economic community (REC) success story, enabling free movement of people and enhancing trade integration across its 15 member states. When it comes to the movement of agricultural goods, however, ECOWAS continues to be hampered by regional conflict, political instability, corruption, poor infrastructure and logistical capabilities, and the lack of a common regional currency.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Thu, 09/26/2024 - 14:07</span> Thu, 26 Sep 2024 18:07:18 +0000 sara.gustafson 3221 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3193 <span>Enhancing milk quality in Uganda: Challenges and innovations in the dairy value chain</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Over the past few decades, Uganda’s dairy sector has transformed from mostly subsistence activities into a dynamic and modern industry—a shift enabled by government initiatives, private sector investments, and the introduction of better technologies and practices. But the industry still faces challenges, particularly in establishing a market for high-quality milk.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Wed, 09/11/2024 - 09:29</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/enhancing-milk-quality-in-uganda-challenges-and-innovations-in-the-dairy-value-chain/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:29:38 +0000 sara.gustafson 3193 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3171 <span>SSA Continues to Face Increasing Acute Food Insecurity: 2024 GRFC Mid-Year Update Released</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Africa south of the Sahara has continued to face alarmingly high levels of acute food insecurity in 2024, according to the Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) Mid-Year Update. This includes populations in IPC Phase 5 (Catastrophe) food insecurity in Sudan, South Sudan, and Mali, with famine plausible in some areas of Sudan.</p> <p>As in previous years and reported in the April release of the GRFC, conflict, extreme weather events, economic shocks, and forced displacement of large populations have driven worsening food and nutrition security outcomes across the continent.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Sat, 09/07/2024 - 12:26</span> Sat, 07 Sep 2024 16:26:53 +0000 sara.gustafson 3171 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3197 <span>More than 30 Million Need Urgent Food Aid in Southern Africa</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>More than 30 million people in southern Africa will need significant food aid through the upcoming lean season, according to a new report from FEWS Net. This represents an increase of 50 percent from the 2023-2024 lean season. Conflict and extreme weather are the major drivers of the region’s growing humanitarian needs.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:43</span> Tue, 03 Sep 2024 14:43:23 +0000 sara.gustafson 3197 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3173 <span>Trade can support climate change mitigation and adaptation in Africa’s agricultural sector, new data shows</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p> The latest Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor (AATM) indicates that intra-African agricultural trade has already reached a new high of US$ 17 billion, finally surpassing its previous 2013 peak, which was reached after a tripling of growth the decade prior. This recent surge, despite the disruptions and aftereffects of COVID-19, must be further accelerated through additional policy and infrastructure support, as well as intra-regional trade facilitation, argue the authors.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Sun, 09/01/2024 - 14:49</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/news-release/2024aatm-trade-climate-change-africa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Sun, 01 Sep 2024 18:49:07 +0000 sara.gustafson 3173 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3112 <span>Reducing food loss and waste for climate outcomes: Insights from national consultations in Bangladesh, Malawi and Nepal</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Reducing food loss and waste (FLW) is crucial to improving food security, reducing malnutrition, and providing livelihoods for food system workers. But such efforts are also key to combating climate change. FLW has significant environmental impacts, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in both the production of food that is later lost and in waste management.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Sun, 08/25/2024 - 15:01</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/reducing-food-loss-and-waste-for-climate-outcomes-insights-from-national-consultations-in-bangladesh-malawi-and-nepal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Sun, 25 Aug 2024 19:01:47 +0000 sara.gustafson 3112 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3111 <span>Youth &quot;Agripreneurship&quot; Can Drive Higher Incomes, Improved Food Security</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>As many as 440 million youths (defined as people under the age of 30) are expected to join Africa’s labor market by 2030. If the labor market cannot support this enormous population with adequate employment and livelihood opportunities, it poses serious threats to the region’s stability, economic development, and food security.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Sun, 08/25/2024 - 14:43</span> Sun, 25 Aug 2024 18:43:20 +0000 sara.gustafson 3111 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3106 <span>Sudan’s catastrophe: farmers could offer quick post-war recovery, if peace is found</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>More than a year of conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has weakened the country’s fragile economy. This is in addition to triggering a humanitarian crisis, loss of lives, property destruction and income disruptions.</p> <p>Even before the current conflict, Sudan ranked among the poorest countries in the world. The proportion of those without access to basic necessities such as education, healthcare and proper living conditions was estimated at 52.3% of the population.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Thu, 08/15/2024 - 08:47</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://theconversation.com/sudans-catastrophe-farmers-could-offer-quick-post-war-recovery-if-peace-is-found-234691?utm_source=linkedin&amp;utm_medium=bylinelinkedinbutton" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Conversation</a></div> Thu, 15 Aug 2024 12:47:19 +0000 sara.gustafson 3106 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/3101 <span>Training Ugandan coffee farmers on agronomy practices more than pays for itself</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Average crop yields in much of Africa lag far below their agronomic potential. This is the case for coffee grown by smallholders in Uganda—agronomy experts estimate they could more than double their yields by applying optimal management practices. Increased coffee production is a key strategy of the government of Uganda for boosting both national earnings of foreign exchange and improving the livelihoods of the country’s 1.8 million small-scale coffee farmers, who produce nearly all of the country’s coffee.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Wed, 08/07/2024 - 10:38</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/training-ugandan-coffee-farmers-on-agronomy-practices-more-than-pays-for-itself/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:38:11 +0000 sara.gustafson 3101 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2907 <span>Famine Plausible in Parts of Sudan, According to IPC Famine Review Committee</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Areas of North Darfur, Sudan are very likely facing famine conditions, according to a new report from the Famine Review Committee (FRC) of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). The committee’s findings come after careful plausibility review of recent IPC analysis by FEWS Net and the Sudan IPC Technical Working Group.</p> <p>IPC defines famine conditions as “. . . when at least one in five (or 20 percent) people or households have an extreme lack of food and face starvation and destitution, resulting in extremely critical levels of acute malnutrition and death.”</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Fri, 08/02/2024 - 14:57</span> Fri, 02 Aug 2024 18:57:25 +0000 sara.gustafson 2907 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2895 <span>Revisiting development strategies under climate uncertainty: Insights from Malawi</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Climate change is transforming the global landscape, creating unprecedented challenges for developing countries. These challenges are particularly acute in regions where economies heavily depend on agriculture, such as sub-Saharan Africa, where climate impacts such as droughts and extreme weather are increasingly disrupting farming economies and food systems. One of the critical questions facing policymakers is how to best navigate these challenges to ensure sustainable development: Does the threat of climate change significantly undermine strategies focusing on agriculture?</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Sat, 07/20/2024 - 11:00</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/revisiting-development-strategies-under-climate-uncertainty-insights-from-malawi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Sat, 20 Jul 2024 15:00:45 +0000 sara.gustafson 2895 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2894 <span>Evaluating impacts: Lessons from food systems interventions across Africa and Asia</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Food systems play an important role in shaping our diets. Recently, there has been growing attention to food systems transformation, which involves changing different components of global food systems to make nutritious foods more accessible to consumers. At the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, more than 100 countries pledged to transform their food systems, a clear recognition of the importance of healthy diets in preventing all forms of malnutrition worldwide.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Tue, 07/16/2024 - 10:48</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/evaluating-impacts-lessons-from-food-systems-interventions-across-africa-and-asia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Tue, 16 Jul 2024 14:48:34 +0000 sara.gustafson 2894 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2885 <span>Conflict Continues to Drive Food Crisis in Congo</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Forty percent of the population of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is currently facing IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) or above food insecurity, according to a new IPC country report. Continuing conflict, extreme weather events and other natural disasters, and displacement of large swathes of the population have all contributed to protracted food insecurity in the country.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Tue, 07/09/2024 - 16:58</span> Tue, 09 Jul 2024 20:58:01 +0000 sara.gustafson 2885 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2883 <span>Malawi Continues to Face Potential Food Crisis</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Malawi continues to face a looming food crisis, according to the latest alerts from IPC and FEWS Net.  </p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Mon, 07/08/2024 - 16:26</span> Mon, 08 Jul 2024 20:26:11 +0000 sara.gustafson 2883 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2882 <span>Sudan’s food crisis deepens as conflict intensifies</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>After 14 months of escalating internal conflict, Sudan is now confronting its most severe food security crisis on record. The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report, released June 27, reveals a grim picture: More than half the population is facing acute food insecurity, with a high risk of famine in multiple regions if immediate action is not taken.</p></div> <span><span>Brice.Tchinde</span></span> <span>Mon, 07/01/2024 - 12:21</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/sudans-food-crisis-deepens-as-conflict-intensifies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:21:41 +0000 Brice.Tchinde 2882 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2859 <span>Resilience in Rwanda: New Brief Looks at Impact of Economic Shock</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>On January 12, 2024, trade between Rwanda and Burundi came to a halt when the border crossing was unexpectedly closed. Food prices in Rwanda may have been expected to fluctuate more than normal as a result—both falling prices for commodities typically exported to Burundi that instead began flooding local markets and rising prices for commodities typically imported from Burundi that faced suddenly limited local supply.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Thu, 06/27/2024 - 12:10</span> Thu, 27 Jun 2024 16:10:13 +0000 sara.gustafson 2859 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2857 <span>Leveraging the Potential of Ghana&#039;s Food System</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Malnutrition—including undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, overweight, obesity, and diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs)—poses a staggering challenge to health, food security, and economic growth outcomes around the world. In Ghana, an estimated 256.1 million people experienced hunger and 240 million were undernourished in 2018. At the same time, rates of obesity and diet-related NCDs in the country have risen significantly—from just 10 percent of Ghanaian adults in 1993 to 40 percent in 2015.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Tue, 06/25/2024 - 13:08</span> Tue, 25 Jun 2024 17:08:55 +0000 sara.gustafson 2857 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2855 <span>Sudan food emergency: Unpacking the scale of the disaster and the actions needed</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The United Nations recently warned of the risk of famine in Sudan. The war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has killed civilians and devastated livelihoods on a massive scale. Around 18 million people are already acutely hungry, including 3.6 million children who are acutely malnourished.</p> <p>IFPRI Research Fellow Oliver Kiptoo Kirui, who co-authored the recent IFPRI-UNDP Sudan National Household Survey report—conducted in the midst of war—provides insights on the scale of the country’s food emergency.</p> <p>What’s the food security situation in Sudan?</p></div> <span><span>Brice.Tchinde</span></span> <span>Fri, 06/14/2024 - 09:52</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://theconversation.com/sudan-food-emergency-local-researcher-unpacks-scale-of-the-disaster-and-what-action-is-needed-232197" target="_blank" rel="noopener">theconversation.com</a></div> Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:52:30 +0000 Brice.Tchinde 2855 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2846 <span>Acute Food Insecurity Expected to Rise in West Africa and the Sahel</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Food insecurity is escalating in West Africa and the Sahel region, according to the latest Regional Report on Food Security and Nutrition in West Africa and the Sahel (RRSAN) from the Food Security Information Network (FSIN). Between June and August 2024, as many as 50 million people across 16 countries could face CH Phase 3 (Crisis) or above food insecurity.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Tue, 06/11/2024 - 11:16</span> Tue, 11 Jun 2024 15:16:27 +0000 sara.gustafson 2846 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2844 <span>Political Commitment to Improved Nutrition Grows in Africa But Significant Challenges Remain: 2024 GFPR Released</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The transformation of African food systems to support healthy, sustainable diets presents a significant challenge, according to the 2024 Global Food Policy Report released in May. Cereal production remains the key driver of the region’s domestic food systems, while more nutrient-dense foods like fruits, vegetables, pulses, meat, and dairy remain unaffordable for much of the region’s population. Africa also faces a double burden of malnutrition, with both undernutrition and overnutrition (overweight/obesity) rates increasing.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Fri, 06/07/2024 - 15:10</span> Fri, 07 Jun 2024 19:10:24 +0000 sara.gustafson 2844 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2831 <span>Responding to Malawi&#039;s Looming Food Crisis</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Malawi is heading towards a severe food crisis later this year after an El Niño induced mid-season dry spell—the worst in the last hundred years—affected the harvest of maize, the staple food grown by nine out of 10 farming households.</p></div> <span><span>Brice.Tchinde</span></span> <span>Fri, 05/31/2024 - 16:56</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://massp.ifpri.info/2024/05/29/responding-to-el-nino-in-malawi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">massp.ifpri.info</a></div> Fri, 31 May 2024 20:56:41 +0000 Brice.Tchinde 2831 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2829 <span>Increasing Resilience in the Face of Climate Shocks: Evidence from Somalia</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>In October 2023, the Baidoa district of Somalia experienced severe flooding, impacting more than 120,000 people, including nearly 100,000 internally displaced people. In a new IFPRI learning brief, researchers explore how this extreme weather event affected households in the area and how the country’s Ultra-Poor Graduation (UPG) intervention can play an enhanced role in protecting vulnerable populations from future shocks.  </p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Sun, 05/26/2024 - 11:52</span> Sun, 26 May 2024 15:52:02 +0000 sara.gustafson 2829 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2822 <span>Food Crisis in Sudan: New Report Provides Policy Recommendations for Recovery</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Since the outbreak of conflict in April 2023, Sudan has seen deteriorating food security and economic activity, disrupted markets and agrifood systems, and a steadily building humanitarian crisis. According to a new policy note from IFPRI’s Sudan Strategy Support Program, if steps are not taken to protect livelihoods and food security, 4 million people could fall into poverty and an additional 2 million could face food insecurity and malnourishment by 2028.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Sat, 05/18/2024 - 11:10</span> Sat, 18 May 2024 15:10:18 +0000 sara.gustafson 2822 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2797 <span>Soaring cocoa prices: Diverse impacts and implications for key West African producers</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Cocoa bean prices have been rising since the last quarter of 2023, hitting a record high of $10.97 per kilogram on April 19 (Figure 1). The price spike is due to a significant drop in bean production by major global suppliers—four key producing nations in West and Central Africa account for more than 60% of the world's supply of cocoa beans: Cote d’Ivoire (with 38% of the global production in 2022), Ghana (19%), Nigeria (5%), and Cameroon (5%).1</p></div> <span><span>Brice.Tchinde</span></span> <span>Fri, 05/10/2024 - 06:31</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/soaring-cocoa-prices-diverse-impacts-and-implications-key-west-african-producers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Fri, 10 May 2024 10:31:37 +0000 Brice.Tchinde 2797 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2795 <span>Soaring cocoa prices: Diverse impacts and implications for key West African producers</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Cocoa bean prices have been rising since the last quarter of 2023, hitting a record high of $10.97 per kilogram on April 19 (Figure 1). The price spike is due to a significant drop in bean production by major global suppliers—four key producing nations in West and Central Africa account for more than 60% of the world's supply of cocoa beans: Cote d’Ivoire (with 38% of the global production in 2022), Ghana (19%), Nigeria (5%), and Cameroon (5%).1</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Thu, 05/09/2024 - 14:50</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/soaring-cocoa-prices-diverse-impacts-and-implications-key-west-african-producers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Thu, 09 May 2024 18:50:29 +0000 sara.gustafson 2795 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2800 <span>Acute Food Insecurity Remains Alarmingly High in SSA: Global Report on Food Crises Released</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Despite some marginal improvements at the country level, Africa south of the Sahara remains mired in acute food insecurity and escalating food crises, according to the 2024 Global Report on Food Crisis (GRFC). Conflict, extreme weather events, economic shocks, and forced displacement continue to drive up rates of food insecurity and malnutrition throughout the region, with the outlook for 2024 equally grim.</p> <p>Central and Southern Africa</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Wed, 05/01/2024 - 12:43</span> Wed, 01 May 2024 16:43:34 +0000 sara.gustafson 2800 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2765 <span>Act now to address Malawi’s looming food crisis</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Malawi is facing a severe drought crisis linked to the El Niño climate phenomenon. On March 23, President Lazarus Chakwera declared a state of disaster in 23 of Malawi’s 28 districts in anticipation of a poor harvest and appealed for more than $200 million in humanitarian assistance.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Fri, 04/12/2024 - 16:25</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/act-now-address-malawis-looming-food-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Fri, 12 Apr 2024 20:25:13 +0000 sara.gustafson 2765 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2766 <span>Southern Africa drought: Impacts on maize production</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Parts of Southern Africa have been experiencing a severe drought since late 2023, fueled in large part by the ongoing El Niño Southern Oscillation. Falling harvests have led to disaster declarations in Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe and affected countries across the region. In particular, maize yields have fallen sharply, threatening food security for millions of households depending on this key staple for a significant share of total calories consumed on a daily basis (Figure 1).</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Wed, 04/10/2024 - 12:29</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/southern-africa-drought-impacts-maize-production" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Wed, 10 Apr 2024 16:29:22 +0000 sara.gustafson 2766 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2751 <span>Mitigating Climate Change in Ethiopia: Policies and Priorities</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Ethiopia is in the midst of the worst drought in the past 40 years, with six consecutive failed or below-average rainy seasons in the country’s pastoral areas. At the same time, flooding in other regions has disrupted livelihoods and caused widespread damage to lands and infrastructure. Climate shocks like these have been a major contributing factor to Ethiopia’s recent economic reversals, says a new report from the World Bank Group, and strong government action is needed to prepare for and adapt to an uncertain climate future.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Fri, 04/05/2024 - 16:08</span> Fri, 05 Apr 2024 20:08:55 +0000 sara.gustafson 2751 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2746 <span>Global cocoa market sees steep price rise amid supply shortfall</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Cocoa bean prices have climbed to record nominal levels over the past six months, more than doubling since August 2023 (Figure 1). This price spike has largely been driven by weather-related diseases that have reduced cocoa production in key West African countries accounting for almost three quarters of world supplies.</p></div> <span><span>Brice.Tchinde</span></span> <span>Wed, 04/03/2024 - 17:45</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/global-cocoa-market-sees-steep-price-rise-amid-supply-shortfall" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Wed, 03 Apr 2024 21:45:16 +0000 Brice.Tchinde 2746 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2744 <span>Sudan Faces Risk of Widespread Famine, Says New IPC and FEWS Net Alerts</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>As conflict worsens in Sudan, the country is facing unprecedented levels of acute food insecurity and malnutrition, according to a new alerts from both Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) and FEWS Net.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Wed, 04/03/2024 - 12:56</span> Wed, 03 Apr 2024 16:56:24 +0000 sara.gustafson 2744 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2735 <span>Intersection of Water, Food, and Nutrition Security: Evidence from SSA</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The UN estimates as many as 2.2 billion people worldwide do not have access to clean, safe drinking water. As rising global temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, and a growing global population put additional pressures on this critical natural resource, water insecurity will likely become an even more important determining factor in global and regional conflict. In a recent paper in Food Security, researchers examine the role of water insecurity in two other related challenges: food insecurity and dietary diversity.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Wed, 03/27/2024 - 11:40</span> Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:40:41 +0000 sara.gustafson 2735 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2734 <span>Conference: Navigating Sudan’s conflict – research insights and policy implications</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Since the onset of civil war in April 2023, millions of people in Sudan have suffered from loss of livelihoods, destruction of infrastructure, and disruption of essential services. With the war still underway, Sudan is facing the world's largest displacement crisis—with 6.5 million displaced people internally and another 1.7 million driven into neighboring countries—and a surge in acute food insecurity, soaring poverty levels, and extensive losses in income, employment, and productive assets.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Sun, 03/24/2024 - 12:15</span> Sun, 24 Mar 2024 16:15:52 +0000 sara.gustafson 2734 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2733 <span>Who’s afraid of high fertilizer prices?</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>During 2021 and 2022, global food and fertilizer prices spiked due to several overlapping factors. Demand rose as the world economy emerged from the COVID-19 recession; global supply chains suffered major disruptions associated with the uneven recovery; and the outbreak of war between Russia and Ukraine—both key food and fertilizer producers—generated yet another shock.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Thu, 03/21/2024 - 16:30</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/whos-afraid-high-fertilizer-prices" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Thu, 21 Mar 2024 20:30:01 +0000 sara.gustafson 2733 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2725 <span>Evaluating Fertilizer Subsidies in Malawi</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Since the 1950s, Malawi has used a national fertilizer subsidy program as a way to spur use of inorganic fertilizers, boost domestic maize production, and ensure food security and self-sufficiency for smallholder farmers. According to new working paper from the Malawi Strategy Support Program, however, the national subsidy program may not be the most efficient investment for improving the country’s food security and domestic production goals.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Fri, 03/15/2024 - 16:59</span> Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:59:12 +0000 sara.gustafson 2725 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2717 <span>Do ultra-poor graduation programs build resilience against droughts? Evidence from rural Ethiopia</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>A growing body of evidence now suggests that global warming increases the risk of extreme weather events such as droughts, floods, and tropical cyclones (Seneviratne et al. 2021), and these shocks often force poor households to consume less or sell valuable assets, worsening their food security and increasing their vulnerability to chronic poverty. These effects can be particularly salient for women, who often have less resources than male family members even within poor households (Fruttero et al. 2023, van Daalen et al.</p></div> <span><span>Brice.Tchinde</span></span> <span>Thu, 03/07/2024 - 05:46</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/do-ultra-poor-graduation-programs-build-resilience-against-droughts-evidence-rural-ethiopia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Thu, 07 Mar 2024 10:46:58 +0000 Brice.Tchinde 2717 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2694 <span>Transforming African Agriculture through Inclusive Agricultural Value Chain Development</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Africa’s agricultural sector has the potential to drive important economic growth and development in the region. Agriculture accounts for 16 percent of Africa’s annual GDP and employs over half of its labor force, particularly youth and women workers. Despite the sector’s vast potential, however, African agriculture remains hampered by low resource productivity and little or no value addition; shocks like climate change, ongoing regional and local conflict, and supply and market disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and global conflicts have only exacerbated these challenges.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Mon, 02/19/2024 - 15:37</span> Mon, 19 Feb 2024 20:37:31 +0000 sara.gustafson 2694 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2690 <span>Multiple Pathways to Better Food and Nutrition Security: Evidence from Uganda</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>More than half of the adult population in Uganda is employed in the agriculture and fishery industries, with an estimated 36 percent engaging in subsistence agriculture. Despite the importance of agriculture to Uganda’s economy, however, the country continues to suffer from high rates of food insecurity. Small-scale farmers are often particularly hard hit by the cycle of poverty and hunger due to the vulnerability of their livelihoods to price shocks, extreme weather events, and other disruptions.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Sun, 02/11/2024 - 12:59</span> Sun, 11 Feb 2024 17:59:24 +0000 sara.gustafson 2690 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2688 <span>Expanding conflict brings new food security challenges for Sudan</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Conflict continues to drive acute food insecurity and food assistance needs in Sudan, according to a recent FEWS Net alert.</p> <p>Fighting in the country has expanded into Sudan’s southeast region, a major agricultural production and food storage area. The region typically accounts for more than 50 percent of Sudan’s annual domestic cereal production. Conflict-led disruptions to both agricultural production and trade, including destruction of infrastructure, pose a substantial threat to food availability throughout the country, reports FEWS Net.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:36</span> Wed, 07 Feb 2024 14:36:36 +0000 sara.gustafson 2688 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2673 <span>Grappling with compounding crises in domestic fertilizer markets in Africa: The case of Ethiopia</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Global fertilizer markets experienced significant price surges beginning in 2020 and through 2022 due to a combination of factors, including higher natural gas prices, supply chain disruptions triggered by COVID-19, trade disruptions due to the Russia-Ukraine war, and export restrictions. Although parallel increases in international agricultural commodity prices may have cushioned these price shocks, insufficient availability and affordability of fertilizers are likely to have affected yield and profitability of smallholder production systems.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Tue, 01/23/2024 - 09:52</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/grappling-compounding-crises-domestic-fertilizer-markets-africa-case-ethiopia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Tue, 23 Jan 2024 14:52:05 +0000 sara.gustafson 2673 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2672 <span>Impacts of Red Sea shipping disruptions on global food security</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The recent attacks of Yemen-based Houthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea have paralyzed shipping through the Suez Canal, forcing exporters in the Black Sea region and elsewhere to consider alternative—and more costly—shipping routes. In early January, A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, the world's second-largest container ship company, announced it would suspend shipments through the Red Sea. Trade volumes in the Suez Canal are down an estimated 40% since the attacks began.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Wed, 01/17/2024 - 17:29</span> <span class="article__meta"> ∙ </span><div class="article__meta d-inline-block"><div class="d-inline">Source: </div> <a href="https://www.ifpri.org/blog/impacts-red-sea-shipping-disruptions-global-food-security" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IFPRI.org</a></div> Wed, 17 Jan 2024 22:29:49 +0000 sara.gustafson 2672 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2670 <span>Packaging Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices to Increase Farmer Adoption: Evidence from Nigeria</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Extreme weather events and the long-term impacts of climate change pose a major risk for Africa south of the Sahara, threatening agricultural production and economic growth and hindering efforts to reduce poverty and food insecurity. Climate-smart agricultural practices (CSAPs) can help farmers better adapt to and mitigate these risks; however, the adoption of such practices in the region remains low.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Sat, 01/13/2024 - 14:15</span> Sat, 13 Jan 2024 19:15:23 +0000 sara.gustafson 2670 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/node/2669 <span>Agricultural Cooperatives Could Hold Key to Increasing Resilience to Shocks</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Strong agricultural cooperatives could be a powerful pathway to protect vulnerable populations from food insecurity caused by shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent paper in Agriculture &amp; Food Security.</p></div> <span><span>sara.gustafson</span></span> <span>Fri, 01/12/2024 - 16:31</span> Fri, 12 Jan 2024 21:31:02 +0000 sara.gustafson 2669 at https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org