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Record reporting as 34 African countries track resilience to food insecurity shocks

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Policy brief

Series title FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief

Series number No. 71

To cite or share https://doi.org/10.4060/cd3223en

Synopsis (short abstract) This policy brief outlines the African Union Commission’s (AUC) progress in tracking resilience to food insecurity, climate variability, and other shocks under the Malabo Declaration. With support from FAO and its digital Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis tool (e-RIMA), resilience reporting advanced from only 8 African countries in 2019 to 34 in 2023. Commitment 6 of the Malabo Declaration focuses on enhancing resilience of livelihoods and production systems to climate variability and other shocks, aiming to meet the 2025 goal of making 30 percent of these households resilient to shocks. Resilience is assessed using three main indicators: the first is household resilience capacity (measured as a percentage), which is the indicator discussed in this policy brief, as well as indicators on sustainable land management, and on public spending on resilience-building initiatives. On average across the reporting countries, 56 percent of households have enhanced resilience, with North Africa scoring the highest at 74 percent and Southern Africa the lowest at 36 percent. Key factors driving resilience include access to basic services, household assets, adaptive capacity, and social-safety nets, with each region showing varied strengths across these pillars. The policy brief, prepared by the Agrifood Economics and Policy Division at FAO, recommends continued technical support and capacity building for further resilience reporting, aiming to include more countries in the next Biennial Review in 2025 to help measure and track country resilience to food insecurity from a variety of climate and socioeconomic shocks.

Last updated 25/11/2024

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FAO. 2024. Record reporting as 34 African countries track resilience to food insecurity shocks. FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 71. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cd3223en

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