Knowledge Centre for Global Food and Nutrition Security

Highlights: War and violent conflicts are often factors in the current food crisis. East Africa were living in a crisis or worse (IPC/CH Phase 3 or higher)...

The adoption and use of climate-smart agricultural practices are critical for improving the productivity and sustainability of smallholder farming systems. However, the gendered dimensions of access to and use of climate-smart agriculture...

Highlights Root, tuber and banana (RT&B) systems are prevalent in Central Africa, yet there is limited knowledge of climate change impacts on these systems. Adapted...

On a yearly basis, WFP PRO (SSTC Unit) shares insights into progress made under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China (MARA)-WFP Global SSTC initiative...

WFP is committed to scaling up Anticipatory Action programmes and protecting more people before extreme weather events strike. This page displays the activations that occur throughout the year. It...

WFP and partners have undertaken an analysis of climate risks in 9 countries and recommended programmes to address identified risks. Climate change is driving global hunger. WFP...

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...

As citizens of the world, we are all facing an extraordinary challenge. In the year 2050, an estimated 9 billion people need to be fed. Every single day...

FEWS NET, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network, is a provider of early warning and analysis on acute food insecurity. Created in 1985 by the US Agency for International Development...

Over the past two years, the Resilient Food Systems (RFS) programme, one of the three Integrated Approach Pilots funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), has...