NEWS | 28 Mar 2026 As Iran war drags on, food and medicine for millions is stuck in limbo The World Food Program says 10,000 tons of food meant for hundreds of thousands of children in Afghanistan has yet to arrive.
NEWS | 30 Mar 2026 A Hormuz Initiative to Protect Global Food Security In response to the U.S.-Israeli military campaign that began 28 February, Iran staged a string of attacks on vessels off its southern coast that has sharply curtailed traffic through...
NEWS | 26 Mar 2026 Persian Gulf crisis impacting food security, FAO warns The crisis is affecting agricultural production and food security worldwide, with impacts on farmers but also migrant workers, Máximo Torero told journalists at UN Headquarters in New York.
PUBLICATION | 2026 Global Energy and Climate Outlook (GECO) report An annual publication of the JRC, produced in close collaboration with the Directorate-General for Climate Action. Based on quantified assessment by the JRC's internal energy-economics teams, GECO provides a global picture...
NEWS | 27 Mar 2026 Joint Press Release Team Europe announces EUR 2 million for establishing a National Agricultural Laboratory and Launches Three Agribusiness Support Projects The new laboratory is funded by the EUR 24.3 million (USD 28.1 million) EU-German Cambodia Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems (CAPSAFE) programme. This state-of-the-art testing...
NEWS | 26 Mar 2026 FAO Chief Economist warns of severe global food security risks from disruption to Strait of Hormuz trade corridor The Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Máximo Torero, warned that the ongoing disruption to the Strait of Hormuz trade corridor is triggering one of the most...
NEWS | 27 Mar 2026 Green Climate Fund approves $50 million for FAO-supported adaptation project in Jamaica The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a $50 million project, supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), to enhance the climate resilience of vulnerable...
NEWS | 27 Mar 2026 The war in Iran sparks a global fertilizer shortage and threatens food prices (AP) Associated Press (AP) spoke with IFPRI research fellow emeritus Joseph Glauber for a report highlighting how the ongoing Iran war and the near‑shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz are...
NEWS | 28 Mar 2026 Better Yields, Better Jobs: New Initiative to Benefit 5 million Filipino Farmers At least five million farmers are expected to benefit from a new initiative designed to boost agricultural productivity, promote diversification, and enhance the climate-resilience of agrifood systems across...
