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More African countries are facing acute food insecurity | The number of African countries facing acute food insecurity rose in June, according to the latest AGRA Food Security Monitor. The Food Monitor defines acute food insecurity as occurring when more than 50 percent of the population lacks access to sufficient food supplies. Acutely food-insecure countries in the region now include South Sudan (60%), Burkina Faso (59%), and Mali (58%).
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Smallholder and agrifood SME resilience to shocks: Lessons from COVID-19 | The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed both the vulnerability and the resilience of food supply chains. However, supply chains have also shown a good deal of resilience and innovative capacity to adapt to the major supply and demand shocks they encountered. Their responses provide lessons for one of the key themes of the forthcoming UN Food Systems Summit 2021: How to improve food systems’ resilience to shocks and stress.
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The world is not on track to end hunger: Launch of 2021 SOFI Report | According to the 2021 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report (SOFI), released last month, the number of people facing hunger rose by between 118 and 161 million in 2020.
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Ten years after the launch of the FSP's Excessive Variability Early Warning System, food price volatility remains a serious concern. Keep up with the latest price movements and analysis with the tool's monthly price outlook.
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The Africa South of the Sahara Food Security Portal (SSA FSP), facilitated by IFPRI and supported by the European Commission, provides up-to-date data and information to monitor regional food security situations and food prices, as well as tools for policy analysis and capacity development – all with the aim of providing policymakers and other stakeholders with the information they need to make appropriate and timely responses to address food insecurity.
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