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… Latest FAO GIEWS Country Briefs and Special Alerts FAO’s Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) has … While areas of food insecurity remain due to reliance on traditional (rain-fed) agriculture and livestock … levels, although they have risen in recent months. A March report from Somalia finds that pastoralist populations have …

… of the Sahara in recent years, according to IFPRI’s 2018 Global Food Policy Report . However, rising protectionism and anti-globalization … commodity prices, as the continent depends heavily on exports of these products. The region’s agricultural …

… in the region are expected to rise faster than the global average, leading to reduced agricultural yields and … be used to address the challenges of climate change. One report focuses on desertification in Nigeria. Desertification is defined as …

… Since the food price crisis of 2007-2008, there has been significant … attention paid to the issue of price transmission from global to national markets, particularly in developing … do not co-move with those in urban areas. The authors report that these results are generally similar for millet …

… While global hunger has fallen significantly since 2000, hunger … Zambia have the highest levels of hunger in this year’s report (46.1, 44.3, and 39, respectively), and Madagascar and … and researchers identify areas in crisis or where progress on hunger indicators is lagging behind, allowing for the …

… in Borno State. The conflict has had significant impact on livelihoods, markets, and humanitarian responses in the … limited and not statistically representative, the report says that available evidence and the fact that many of … and mortality-related data in order for national and global olicymakers to understand the extent and severity of …

… and adult overweight and obesity, according to the 2016 Global Nutrition Report . Africa remains one of the regions most plagued by … in vitamin A. All of these factors place enormous pressure on African countries’ health systems, economies, and human …

… FAO’s Global Information and Early Warning Systems (GIEWS) has … food security situation in monitored countries, focusing on the current agricultural season, harvests prospects for … on the market to satisfy their consumption needs. The report expects that the food security situation in this …

… IFPRI’s 2016 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) gives some good news for Africa – poverty and … 2003-2014. The share of the region’s population living on less than US$1.25 per day (purchasing power parity) …

… have a background in agriculture and thus tend to focus on sectoral agricultural issues, says a new report from the FoodSecure project . The report focuses on … in reducing poverty and food insecurity; IFPRI’s 2014 Global Hunger Index (GHI) reports that between 1995 and 2014, …