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… food value chains. In West Africa, this new focus centered on rice. Since rice constitutes a leading staple food source … food security. According to a new study published in Global Food Security, however, the success of the development … of recent rice production and consumption trends, the report found that the average annual growth rate of domestic …

… hunger and food insecurity in 2019, according to the 2020 Global Report on Food Crises, released this week. The continent accounted …

… October 31, 2019 at 11:00AM EST   Background The 2019 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) found that more than 113 million people …

… Regional Policy Dialogue on Early Warning Early Action Mechanisms for the Prevention … event page to watch the livestream.   Background The 2019 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) found that more than 113 million …

… 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 …