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Highlights: Morocco: Drought conditions caused delays to planting, a reduction in sown area, and below-average biomass accumulation in most agricultural areas. Cereals are in advanced...

Highlights The cereal season in North Africa was marked by drought until February/March, accompanied by hot temperatures in Morocco and western Algeria. In Morocco, this resulted in irreversible loss...

Adverse weather conditions since the start of the 2021 – 2022 season have led to a poor yield outlook for winter crops in central and western Ukraine. Fair yields...

Ahead of the March-May 2021 rainy season, forecasts indicated below-average rainfall was highly likely in the Somali region in Somalia. WFP and its partners implemented two...

Since 2019, WFP has been working with the Government of Mozambique to introduce anticipatory actions based on a forecast-based financing mechanism. Mozambique is improving its forecast systems to anticipate...

Countries in crisis requiring external assistance for food are expected to lack the resources to deal with reported critical problems of food insecurity. The list below covers crises...

5 critical steps for responding to a year of record hunger from the World Food Programme.

The world is grappling with catastrophic food insecurity and unprecedented humanitarian needs, fuelled by conflict, climate shocks, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The increasing costs of food, fuel, and fertilizer have...

Highlights The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that acute food insecurity is likely to deteriorate further in 20 countries...

Estimating how many people are food insecure and where they are is of fundamental importance for governments and humanitarian organizations to make informed and timely decisions on relevant...