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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetHigh-profileTrade and food safety standards
Strengthening national and regional market intelligence and policy monitoring in response to COVID-19 and other shocks
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No results found.COVID-19-induced disruptions to trade, logistics and market flows are making it difficult to maintain the stability of agrifood supply, demand and operations across Europe and Central Asia. Since early April, FAO has been conducting rapid weekly surveys to monitor and assess the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on agrifood value chains in certain programme countries. Of major concern is the decline in food trade volumes due to logistics disruption, export restrictions, tighter health and safety regulations and border controls, dwindling demand, and fewer sales by small producers. Data collected in June and July 2020 suggest that the pandemic has had implications for transportation, storage, sales, the labour market and the availability of inputs in most countries. COVID-19 has substantially affected the financial situation of agrifood supply-chain operators, shrinking their economic options and triggering undesirable survival strategies to cope with the financial shock, including the sale of productive assets. This action sheet presents FAO's COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme's key priority area of "Trade and food safety standards" for Europe and Central Asia. -
Journal, magazine, bulletinBulletinEurope and Central Asia: Regional food market situation and policy bulletin in response to the COVID-19 pandemic 2020
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Based on the FAO’s latest forecast, world cereal production in 2020 is set at 2 790 million tonnes, which would surpass the record high reached in 2019 by as much as 3 percent (81.3 million tonnes) and which would be 5 percent above the five-year average from 2015–2019. The forecast is based on near-average supply prospects in the new season, which, however, remain uncertain due to possible climatic shocks and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic impact. In many parts of the world, local markets are bracing for the looming impacts of COVID-19 amid uncertainties related to demand, logistics and even access to food. Close monitoring of the market will be necessary for the next several months. -
Book (stand-alone)General interest bookReview of agrifood trade policies of the Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia countries, 2019–2020 2022
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This review is devoted to the analysis of the agricultural trade policy of the Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia countries. The purpose of the review is to monitor the latest developments in the trade policies of these countries that have an impact on the dynamics and structure of trade. The overview chapter summarizes the main agricultural trade trends in the twelve countries of the region from 2019–2020. The publication also includes a thematic chapter analysing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on agrifood trade and trade policy in these countries.
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Book (series)NewsletterSpecial report – 2023 FAO Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission (CFSAM) to the Republic of the Sudan
19 March 2024
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No results found.Between 2 and 17 January 2024, following a request by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MoA&F), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in close cooperation with the Food Security Technical Secretariat (FSTS) and the State Ministries of Agriculture, carried out its annual Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission (CFSAM) to estimate the 2023 crop production and assess the food supply situation throughout the 18 states of the country. The report's recommendations are to provide immediate response to the needs of the population most affected by acute food insecurity as well as to support the recovery of the agriculture sector, increasing food production and farmers’ incomes, and enhancing efficiency along the value chain to reduce production costs. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureSustainable food systems: Concept and framework 2018
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No results found.The brief will be uploaded in the Sustainable Food Value Chain Knowledge Platform website http://www.fao.org/sustainable-food-value-chains/home/en/ and it will be distributed internally through ES Updates, the Sustainable Food Value Chain Technical Network and upcoming Sustainable Food Value Chain trainings in Suriname, Namibia, HQ and Egypt.