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Highlights: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that acute food insecurity is projected to worsen across 16 hunger...

This article introduces an artificial intelligence (AI)-based system for forecasting food insecurity in data-limited settings, employing unsupervised neural networks for topic modeling on news data. Unlike...

The 2023 Seed Sector Performance Index (SSPI) report provides an overview of the performance of national seed sectors in Africa. Developed by TASAI Inc., in collaboration with the African Union...

An estimated 1.6 million cases of children aged 6 to 59 months are expected to experience acute malnutrition between August 2024 and July 2025. This includes...

The erratic rainfall between May and June 2024 led to a reduction in crop production in agropastoral livelihoods. While the Gu rains improved pasture and water availability in pastoral...

Somalia has made macroeconomic progress in recent years; however, the economy remains exposed to shocks, particularly climatic shocks. The economy has shown signs of recovery...

The study aimed to assess household and child dietary diversity in Southern Somalia by identifying determinants of adequate dietary diversity in three internally displaced person (IDP) camps...

Background Malnutrition poses a substantial challenge in Somalia, impacting approximately 1.8 million children. This critical issue is exacerbated by a multifaceted interplay of factors. Consequently, this study seeks...

The Plan: Implementation of the Compact will increase investment in promising food value chains for increased production for local consumption, improved local dietary diversity, and export. Investments...

This report provides an analysis of food security and evolving needs and an update on main figures related to WFP’s response. While drivers of food insecurity are interlinked, and the impact...