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Agricultural Development

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Scaling up crop insurance in Africa for climate resilience and agricultural transformation

New Spanish-Language E-Course Available from the FSP

Food and Nutrition Crises Burgeon in Face of Conflict, Funding Cuts: GRFC Mid-Year Update Released

Using Local Knowledge to Enhance Food Systems Resilience

The future of Africa's food security policy: 2025 Global Food Policy Report released

Latest GIEWS Alerts

• by Sara Gustafson

Latest FAO GIEWS Country Briefs and Special Alerts

FAO’s Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) has released several new country briefs and special reports for Africa south of the Sahara.

Rainfall Deficits in the Sahel

• by Sara Gustafson

During the 2017 rainy season (June – September), parts of the Sahel in West Africa received erratic and below-average rainfall, according to a special report from FEWS Net. Some areas of the region received rainfall more than 25 percent below average. This has led to pasture and water deficits that are expected to last at least until July 2018.

Food Quality in the Senegalese Onion Market

• by Tanguy Bernard, Alan de Janvry, Samba Mbaye, and Elisabeth Sadoulet

This post originally appeared on VoxDev . By Tanguy Bernard, Alan de Janvry, Samba Mbaye, and Elisabeth Sadoulet.

Agriculture market reforms that allow quality recognition enable farmers to capture higher prices and lead to adoption of better technology

Latest GIEWS Country Briefs

• by Sara Gustafson

The FAO Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) has released several new country briefs and updates for Africa south of the Sahara.

Southern Africa Food Security Update

• by Sara Gustafson

Variable rainfall could negatively impact agricultural production in southern Africa, according to reports from FEWS Net and the SADC’s Food Security Early Warning System (Agromet).