Reports

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT • Cereal production in 2022 estimated at below-average level, as adverse weather conditions and impact of conflicts curtail crop yields and cause localised crop losses • Cereal import requirements in 2022/23 forecast to rise to…

Accessing water for her livestock and crops has been a lifelong struggle for Muhubo Warsame, who lives in Puntland’s Qardho District. The area’s main source of water is deep wells which require generators to pump ground…

RÉGION OCCIDENTALE : CALME SITUATION. Absence de criquets. PRÉVISIONS. Une reproduction à petite échelle aura lieu dans les zones de reproduction des pays du Sahel septentrional qui recevront suffisamment de pluies. Il se peut que des criquets épars…

Drought conditions continue to worsen across Somalia during July– September period Drought conditions improved slightly in the southern coastal areas and Awdal region in July following moderate Karan rains. Although the rains were not well distributed, they…

KEY POINTS • Current situation: calm in all regions • July: rains started in summer breeding areas • August–September: above-normal rains likely in summer breeding areas for small-scale breeding • October: potential locust increase in African Sahel, Yemen, Indo-Pakistan border The…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Cereal production in 2022 estimated at above‑average level Cereal imports forecast to decline to below‑average level in 2022/23 Food prices increased in 2022, underpinned by elevated global prices Cereal production in 2022 estimated above average Harvesting of the…

REGIONAL OVERVIEW The majority of the 2022 summer cereal harvest is complete, while the minor winter wheat harvest is anticipated between September and October. Despite some erratic precipitation and the impact of tropical cyclones, global cereal production…

The funds have helped to speed up delivery of agricultural inputs to farmers during the critical planting season 08/08/2022 Rome – In Tigray, northern Ethiopia, FAO is scaling up the urgent procurement of fertilizers to help farmers sow…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT National maize production estimated at above-average level in 2022, underpinned by upturn in plantings Import requirements forecast to decrease in 2022/23 marketing year (May/April) Prices of maize, main food staple, remained at elevated levels in mid-2022 Food…

Interview with Rein Paulsen, Director of the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience 05/08/2022 Rome – More than 900 000 people in Somalia, mostly living in rural areas, have moved to internally displaced persons camps since January 2021…