FAO Initiative on Soaring Food Prices
 

High food prices are not only a threat for millions of poor people, they are also an opportunity for small farmers to increase production - but they need help.
 
Urgent action is needed on two fronts - making food accessible to the most vulnerable, and helping small producers raise their output and earn more. [more].

Latest News

14 January 2009
©FAO/Giulio Napolitano
Food should be a national security issue

Interview with M. Chipeta on the food crisis in Eastern Africa

15 December 2008
Irrigation key for Africa’s food security – Diouf

Urges Global “Early Reaction Fund” for countries in crisis

9 December 2008
Number of hungry people rises to 963 million

High food prices to blame – economic crisis could compound woes

Events

19 January 2009
Arab Economic, Social and Development Summit

Kuwait City, Kuwait

26 January 2009
Food Security for All

High-level meeting, Madrid

24 Feb 09 to
26 Feb 09
ASEAN's 14th summit

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Highlights

14 January 2009
©FAO/Alessandra Benedetti
Photo-reportage: Burkina Faso hit by high food prices
16 December 2008
Softening hard times in Armenia

The Georgia conflict underlined Armenia's vulnerability as cross-border transport slowed amid short [...]

3 October 2008
Video: Hunger in Haiti

Even before the summer's hurricanes, Haitians were already suffering pains from hunger they [...]

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