Update on FAO’s Work on the Global Food Crisis

By:
FAO, Chief Economist Máximo Torero Cullen
Date:
2022
Resource type:
Advocacy and policy
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This FAO Council document outlines the drivers and impacts of the ongoing food crisis. It highlights conflict, climate events, COVID-19, and the war in Ukraine as key causes of food insecurity. FAO’s response includes emergency aid, data tools, policy guidance, and transformation of agrifood systems to build resilience. Urgent action is needed to mitigate hunger and price shocks.