Knowledge Centre for Global Food and Nutrition Security

By mid-2022, the population facing the three highest phases of acute food insecurity was greater than at any point in the six-year history of the Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC)...

KEY MESSAGES Rainfall deficits during the recent March-April-May 2022 rainy season have been the most severe in at least the last 70 years in Ethiopia...

Over 15 million people are now acutely food insecure across the Horn of Africa because of drought, up from 12-13 million at the beginning of the year. Should the ongoing...

Across the eastern Horn of Africa, an estimated 13 million people are faced with acute food insecurity and severe water shortages due to drought. Following three...

Highlights The agricultural, cereal, and export price indexes decreased over the last 2 weeks, by 11 percent, 15 percent, and 5 percent, respectively. The drop...

Highlights The agricultural, cereal, and export price indices were stable over the past 2 weeks. Domestic food price inflation remains high around the...

The aim of this working paper is to review how climate change and other anthropogenic drivers affect populations of pests and crop diseases as well as their geographical expansion. The...

Highlights Across the Horn of Africa, the 2022 March to May (MAM) seasonal rains were late, poorly distributed, and generally below-average. Seasonal rainfall totals from...

In February 2022, FSNWG issued a drought special report, examining the current food security situation across the eastern Horn of Africa (i.e. Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia)...

Against all expectations the Desert Locust upsurge that began in 2019 is still ongoing also at the beginning of 2022. The upsurge continues to profoundly threaten vast regions, especially...