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This page brings together a wide range of FSP and external resources that are useful for policymakers, researchers, and other stakeholders who are interested in food security and related topics. Select a resource category by clicking on the tags to the left.
Apr 1st, 2025
Preparing for the Next Crisis by Harmonizing Measures of Food Security
This brief reflects on research generated during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights three key limiting problems that emerged. These problems motivate three best practices that research and policy communities should consider when designing questionnaires and implementing surveys.
Feb 28th, 2025
Best Practices for Targeting Social Benefits to Ensure Food Security
This document outlines the best practices for the targeting of social programs, highlighting the key policy decisions involved and identifying factors to consider when making these decisions.
Feb 7th, 2025
Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) Market Monitor February 2025
Except for maize, where international export prices reached a 15-month peak amidst supply concerns, global prices of AMIS crops are currently lower than they were a year ago. However, concerns about winter wheat crop conditions in parts of the EU, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, and North America provide support to quotations in some origins.
Markets are also watching for potential changes in US trade policies and the responses from trading partners. This month's feature article reveals no evidence of long-term global yield growth deceleration. Instead, slow yield growth in certain commodities, regions, or countries appears to have been offset by accelerated growth elsewhere.
Yet, caution is in order: Global temperatures in 2024 were the warmest since records began in 1850, necessitating developments of cultivars resilient to temperature and precipitation variations.
Markets are also watching for potential changes in US trade policies and the responses from trading partners. This month's feature article reveals no evidence of long-term global yield growth deceleration. Instead, slow yield growth in certain commodities, regions, or countries appears to have been offset by accelerated growth elsewhere.
Yet, caution is in order: Global temperatures in 2024 were the warmest since records began in 1850, necessitating developments of cultivars resilient to temperature and precipitation variations.
Nov 15th, 2024
Kenya Commodity Price Report - October 2024
The report presents price trends and movements for key food commodities, including dry beans, dry maize, rice, wheat, and Irish potatoes, for October 2024, in selected major regions and markets in Kenya.
Nov 5th, 2024
Hunger Hotspots - November 2024 to May 2025 Outlook
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that acute food insecurity
is projected to worsen across 16 hunger hotspots during the outlook
period from November 2024 to May 2025, including a total of
14 countries and 2 regional clusters which comprise 8 countries.
The Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Haiti and Mali remain at the
highest concern level. These are countries/territories with Famine or
Risk of Famine, or with populations already in Catastrophe (Integrated
Food Security Phase Classification [IPC]/Cadre Harmonisé [CH]
Phase 5), necessitating the most urgent attention.
and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that acute food insecurity
is projected to worsen across 16 hunger hotspots during the outlook
period from November 2024 to May 2025, including a total of
14 countries and 2 regional clusters which comprise 8 countries.
The Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Haiti and Mali remain at the
highest concern level. These are countries/territories with Famine or
Risk of Famine, or with populations already in Catastrophe (Integrated
Food Security Phase Classification [IPC]/Cadre Harmonisé [CH]
Phase 5), necessitating the most urgent attention.
Oct 15th, 2024
Kenya Commodity Price Report - September 2024
The report presents price trends and movements for key food commodities, including dry beans, dry maize, rice, wheat, and Irish potatoes, for September 2024, in selected major regions and markets in Kenya.
Oct 15th, 2024
East Africa Commodity Price Report - September 2024
The report analyzes the evolution of weekly maize and rice prices in four East African countries - Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda - in September 2024.
Sep 13th, 2024
Kenya Commodity Price Report - August 2024
The report presents price trends and movements for key food commodities, including dry beans, dry maize, rice, wheat, and Irish potatoes, for August 2024, in selected major regions and markets in Kenya.
Sep 13th, 2024
East Africa Commodity Price Report - August 2024
The report analyzes the evolution of weekly maize and rice prices in four East African countries - Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda - in August 2024.
Aug 15th, 2024
Kenya Commodity Price Report - July 2024
The report presents price trends and movements for key food commodities, including dry beans, dry maize, rice, wheat, and Irish potatoes, for July 2024, in selected major regions and markets in Kenya.