“We have no one else.” Families on the brink in Nigeria’s worst hunger crisis in five years.
Stories & Blogs OCHAJun 10, 2025(News )Without adequate assistance, at least 280,000 severely malnourished children are at a high risk of death during this year’s lean season.
New data shows that crops like wheat, coffee, beans and cassava could lose half of the best land for growing them by 2100.
Stories & Blogs FAOJun 05, 2025(News )Findings come from FAO’s upgraded Adaptation, Biodiversity and Carbon Mapping Tool “ABC-Map”, further boosting capacity to assess and confront climate-related shocks.
Acute food insecurity and malnutrition rise for sixth consecutive year in world’s most fragile regions – new report.
Stories & Blogs FAOMay 16, 2025(Story )In 2024, over 295 million people across 53 countries and territories faced acute hunger—an increase of almost 14 million people compared to 2023, while the number of people facing catastrophic levels of hunger reached a record high.
Avocado sector platform in Uganda to propel growth and unlock global market opportunities
Stories & Blogs ITCApr 30, 2025(News )Public and private stakeholders in Uganda have validated a three-year roadmap to strengthen the avocado sector that will improve productivity, value addition, and export readiness.
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
Malawi: Safe spaces nurture drought-affected women and girls.
Stories & Blogs OCHAApr 28, 2025(News )"I am happy I was able to return to school after giving birth," said Thokozani, 20, from Balaka district, southern Malawi.
How AI helps farmers adapt to climate change: The story of AgriTech Analytics
Stories & Blogs ITCFeb 12, 2025(Story )Smallholder farmers face growing climate challenges, but AgriTech Analytics is using AI-powered data and smart technology to help them build a more sustainable future.
Seeds of hope: Zambia’s fight against drought
Stories & Blogs OCHAJan 09, 2025(News )Zambia is enduring its worst drought in four decades, with devastating consequences for people across the country.
How Burundi’s coffee producers can comply with EU deforestation rules.
Stories & Blogs ITCOct 24, 2024(News )In the beautiful hills of Ngozi province, Burundi, coffee farmers are taking on a new challenge: aligning their production with the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).
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.