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Key Messages: Global wheat export prices stabilized in April 2024 after declining for three consecutive months, while maize prices increased month‑on-month. International...

This scoping review examines the existing evidence on the impacts of the ongoing crisis in six countries in Asia and the Pacific region. This report provides relevant insights on the shocks faced by the region...

Harvesting of maize and soybeans in the southern hemisphere is progressing, but lack of rain earlier in the season and high temperatures have constrained yields. In the northern hemisphere, winter crops also...

The Afghan economy is struggling to confront deflationary winds. Over the past two years, Afghanistan's economy has been characterized by a tumultuous downturn, underlined by a staggering 26...

Highlights: Since the last update on April 11, 2024, the agriculture and cereal price indices closed 1 percent higher, and the export price index closed 3 percent...

The economy has recovered to pre-COVID level but remains below its pre-COVID trajectory. The COVID-19 crisis led to an economic contraction in 2020-21 before recovering by 5.2 percent in 2022...

Economic growth remains below pre-COVID-19 levels, mainly owing to protracted macroeconomic instability. Economic growth is estimated at 3.7 percent for 2023, with positive contributions from the services...

El Niño-linked drought has caused widespread crop damage and wilting in Southern Africa, with 2024 harvests expected at below-average levels. Import requirements forecast to increase...

Food insecurity is extensive throughout the world and hunger and malnutrition are expected to remain serious humanitarian and political concerns, both in the short term and for the foreseeable future, particularly...