ENSO-Neutral conditions persist. Abnormal dryness continues in parts of Tropical Africa, Central Asia, Hispaniola, Central America and Northern South America.
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16October 2025 Weather and Agriculture Outlook
Join us for our monthly Weather and Agriculture Outlook where we discuss the current state of earth systems and provide updates on regional seasonal monitoring efforts.
Weather and Agriculture Outlook, Global FEWS NET Events events@fews.net Virtual – Registration via Zoom Register NowAgriculture Ministry and LIFAAS host generative AI workshop to strengthen extension services (Ministry of Agriculture, Liberia)
With support from IFPRI, the workshop brought together diverse stakeholders to explore how generative AI can close extension gaps and enhance the reach and impact of agricultural advisory services in Liberia.
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October 2025 Food Assistance Outlook Briefing
Join us for our monthly Food Assistance Outlook Briefing (FAOB) where we present the latest projected food assistance needs across FEWS NET-monitored countries and regions. The briefing is presented live and ends with a short question and answer session, during which FEWS NET technical experts field questions from the audience.
Food Assistance Outlook Brief, Global FEWS NET Events events@fews.net Virtual – Registration via Zoom Register Now MonthlyENSO-Neutral conditions continue. Flooding affects areas of tropical Africa, Asia, and Central America, and Northern South America.
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16Revealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a day
Investigation shows extent of green land lost across UK and mainland Europe to development from 2018 to 2023
Europe is losing green space that once harboured wildlife, captured carbon and supplied food at the rate of 600 football pitches a day, an investigation by the Guardian and partners has revealed.
Analysis of satellite imagery across the UK and mainland Europe over a five-year period shows the speed and scale with which green land is turning grey, consumed by tarmac for roads, bricks and mortar for luxury golf courses and housing developments.
Continue reading...‘Will my baby be born in a tent? Will it have food?’: what it’s like to be pregnant in Gaza
The World Health Organization has warned that more than 40% of pregnant women in the Gaza Strip are malnourished. Here, Nour Ziad al-Batsh, who is expecting her third child in March, describes her daily struggle to find food and healthcare
This pregnancy is not like my others. I have not been allowed to feel the joy I felt last time, to plan for the future and dream about where my child will go to school and how to decorate his room. In Gaza these days, I can only wonder whether I can find food to keep my baby healthy and how it will be to give birth in a tent.
The natural joys I felt for the births of my daughter and son have been overwhelmed by depression, fear and anxiety because of this continuing genocide.
Continue reading...Raising PNG’s minimum wage to improve affordability of healthy diets (DevPolicy Blog)
Raising PNG’s minimum wage to improve affordability of healthy diets (DevPolicy Blog)
In a recent DevPolicy article, Kristi Mahrt and Emily Schmidt (IFPRI) examine how raising the minimum wage could improve the affordability of nutritious foods in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Using the Cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) indicator, they show that the price of a basic healthy diet in urban PNG increased from K7.70 in […]
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Saarc Agriculture Centre teams up with IFPRI for food, agriculture research (The Daily Star)
Saarc Agriculture Centre teams up with IFPRI for food, agriculture research (The Daily Star)
The Saarc Agriculture Centre (SAC) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in food and agriculture research, policy analysis, and capacity building across South Asia, The Daily Star reported. The MoU was signed on September 25 in New York on the sidelines of the […]
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CIMMYT and IFPRI launch joint research hub to strengthen global food security
CIMMYT and IFPRI launch joint research hub to strengthen global food security
The new hub will serve as a bridge between agricultural science and policy, ensuring that innovations in maize, wheat, and dryland crop systems research are matched with evidence-based policies that promote their scaling and widespread adoption for greater impact.
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ENSO-neutral conditions are currently present. Flooding conditions prevail in parts of tropical Africa and in the eastern and southern regions of Pakistan, Central America, and Northern South America.
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16SAARC Agriculture Centre and IFPRI sign MoU to strengthen food and agriculture cooperation in South Asia
The MoU was signed today by Secretary General of SAARC and Director General of IFPRI at the margins of the UN General Assembly this week in New York.
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FEWS NET Seasonal Forecast Review for September 2025
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638Only a third of world’s river basins experienced normal conditions in 2024
Increasingly erratic water cycle is creating food scarcity, rising prices, conflict and migration, says UN agency
Only a third of the world’s river basins experienced normal conditions last year as the climate crisis drove extremes of drought and flood, sometimes both in the same region.
The increasingly erratic water cycle is creating big problems for societies and governments and causing billions of dollars in damage, scientists warned.
Continue reading...ENSO-neutral conditions are currently present. Flooding conditions are being observed in parts of tropical Africa and in the eastern and southern regions of Pakistan. Abnormally dry conditions have emerged in southern Haiti and east-central Venezuela.
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16IFPRI and ICAR Convene South Asia Dialogue on Food Policy to Spotlight Priorities for Resilient, Healthy, and Inclusive Food Systems
The dialogue brought together senior policymakers, researchers, and development partners to reflect on how South Asia can secure resilient, inclusive, and sustainable food systems amid mounting pressures of climate change, malnutrition, and demographic transitions.
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Intensification or expansion? A new approach to measuring agricultural change (VoxDev)
Intensification or expansion? A new approach to measuring agricultural change (VoxDev)
Jeffrey Bloem (IFPRI) and Clark Lundberg (San Diego State University) introduce a new method for linking village-level interventions with high-resolution earth observation data.
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Finland is ready for the next crisis, with stockpiled food and 72-hour kits – Europe should be too | Miika Ilomäki
The next pandemic or geopolitical shock could be close at hand. To look after our people, we’re looking after our supply chains, agriculture and fuel reserves
Miika Ilomäki is chief preparedness specialist for Finland’s National Emergency Supply Agency
In times of crisis, food is more than sustenance. It is a pillar of national stability. Finland has long understood this, not just because of policy, but because of who we are and where we live. Geography, a mild continental climate and our history have shaped a mindset where preparedness is essential. In a country with vast territory, a sparse population and long distances between communities, resilience must be built into everything we do.
This understanding is deeply rooted in our society, in individual households as much as government institutions. Today, Finland’s approach to preparedness is rightly seen as a model for Europe. But it is not a one-size-fits-all solution. What works for Finland, such as our high levels of food self-sufficiency, strong institutions and a culture of cooperation, may not work elsewhere. Still, our experience offers valuable lessons. Preparedness must be proactive, inclusive and deeply integrated into national strategy.
Miika Ilomäki is chief preparedness specialist for Finland’s National Emergency Supply Agency
Continue reading...Food Assistance Outlook Brief, September 2025
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