Desert locust movements in Northwest Africa raise concern amid spring breeding season.
Stories & Blogs FAOApr 29, 2025(News )FAO calls to enhance monitoring and initiate early control measures in affected countries
World leaders rally for ‘full-speed’ climate action ahead of COP30
Stories & Blogs UNApr 23, 2025(UN Story )At a high-stakes virtual summit on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva brought together 17 national leaders from major economies and climate-vulnerable countries.
The impact of innovative evidence-to-policy approaches on accelerating nutrition-related SDGs: Can the NiPN model lead the way?
Stories & Blogs IFPRINov 15, 2024(Blog )Evidence-based policymaking is crucial for developing cost-effective strategies that address the root causes of food insecurity and malnutrition around the world.
Unleashing the potential of Generation Z for food system transformation in Africa.
Stories & Blogs IFPRIOct 28, 2024(Blog )A “youth bulge”—enters the labor market every year, African economies are still struggling to create opportunities for them, leading to high rates of youth unemployment across the continent.
Innovation lays the path to prosperity: Transforming farming in Burundi through FAO Farmer Field Schools
Stories & Blogs FAOOct 10, 2024(Story )Amidst the rolling hills of Burundi’s Gitega Province, Jacqueline Hakizimana, 42, looks out over the land she once struggled against.
Does conflict-driven internal displacement influence demand for agricultural inputs? Evidence from Nigeria.
Stories & Blogs IFPRISep 26, 2024(Blog )Smallholder farmers in northeastern Nigeria face interrelated challenges of food insecurity, climate change impacts, and conflict.
Enhancing farm productivity and rural livelihoods through ICT interventions in Malawi
Stories & Blogs IFPRIJul 10, 2024(Blog )Agriculture is central to Malawi’s economy, employing much of the population and contributing substantially to GDP. However, agricultural productivity and earnings have stagnated and chronic food insecurity is a serious problem.
Sustainable energy offers ‘hope’ in fight against desertification and land loss
Stories & Blogs UNJun 17, 2024(Story )Sustainable sources of energy, including solar and wind power, can help communities across the world to reverse desertification and land loss, according to Ibrahim Thiaw, the Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.
Stop ‘vandalising’ Earth and help the planet thrive, UN chief urges
Stories & Blogs UNJun 16, 2024(News )As nearly 40 per cent of land across the planet is degraded with more acres lost every second, governments, businesses and communities must galvanize action to reverse the damage and protect Earth, the UN chief said
Sudan food emergency: Unpacking the scale of the disaster and the actions needed
Stories & Blogs IFPRIJun 14, 2024(Blog )The United Nations recently warned of the risk of famine in Sudan. Around 18 million people are already acutely hungry, including 3.6 million children who are acutely malnourished.