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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetAddressing the impacts of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in food crises (April–December 2020)
FAO’s component of the Global Humanitarian Response Plan for COVID-19 (July update)
2020Also available in:
No results found.The world is standing on the precipice of the greatest food crisis in generations. Worldwide, people and their communities are reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which extend far beyond the direct health impacts. Food systems have been disrupted, informal employment all but stopped for millions, markets have closed and remittances have dried up and the most vulnerable have found themselves struggling to access sufficient food. Increasingly, as smallholders are unable to access the critical inputs they need to continue producing, food availability is emerging as a major concern. Conflict, weather extremes and pre-existing economic turbulence continue to push more people into acute hunger, exacerbated by the reverberations of the pandemic. The worst-case scenario of famine is inching closer to reality for millions of girls, boys, women and men, especially for the 27 million people that were already experiencing emergency levels of acute hunger before the pandemic. Responding to these challenges requires urgent action at scale. Critical agricultural seasons, livestock movements for pasture and water, food harvesting, processing and storage – these are not activities that can be put on hold as we tackle the health impacts of the pandemic. Without support, increasing numbers of people will be forced to abandon their livelihoods and rely on much more costly food assistance to survive. Anticipatory action now is not just more cost effective than waiting to rebuild livelihoods and communities later, it is more humane and respectful of the dignity of the billions of people relying on some form of agriculture for their livelihoods. This is at the heart of FAO’s response to the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. FAO’s programme focuses on four key components to save lives and livelihoods threatened by the pandemic, as follows: (i) rolling out data collection and analysis; (ii) ensuring availability of and stabilizing access to food for the most acutely food-insecure populations; (iii) ensuring continuity of the critical food supply chain for the most vulnerable populations; and (iv) ensuring food supply chain actors are not at risk of virus transmission. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetThe Grand Sud of Madagascar Crisis
FAO Livelihoods Response Strategy
2021Also available in:
No results found.Madagascar is one of the countries with the highest poverty rates in the world despite having considerable natural resources. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Madagascar was on an upward growth trajectory. The adverse economic, social and fiscal impact of the COVID-19 crisis is substantial, with an estimated 1.38 million people pushed into extreme poverty due to job losses as well as the sudden loss of income for informal workers affected by lockdowns in major cities (World Bank, 20202). The FEWS NET indicates the intense drought that saw the Grand Sud receive less rainfall than the 20-year average, and crop production was adversely affected by limited access to seeds due to a combination of low household seed stocks following the poor 2020 season and high cost of inputs. The IPC estimates that 1.14 million people of The Grand Sud of Madagascar are facing severe levels of acute food insecurity between April and September 2021, of which nearly 14 000 people are in Catastrophe acute food insecurity. The key drivers of acute food insecurity in The Grand Sud of Madagascar include drought, insecurity, the COVID-19 pandemic, and related restrictions that have led to high food prices due to low food availability. This response plan covers the period from January 2021 until December 2023 and is a living document continuously revised as the situation evolves. The plan contributes to the government’s Colloque Régional Plan Emergence Sud Madagascar and aligns with the FAO Resilience Strategy for South Africa. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetZimbabwe | Revised humanitarian response (May–December 2020)
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
2020Also available in:
No results found.Zimbabwe had already been facing widespread food insecurity prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis for February–June 2020 showed people across the entire country were food insecure, with 45 percent of the rural population (4.3 million people) and 2.4 million people living in urban areas in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse levels of acute food insecurity. The underlying causes of this are three successive years of poor agricultural performance, coupled with an economic collapse that led to hyperinflation. Combined, this is limiting the ability of farmers to use machinery and access seeds and fertilizer. The first case of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe was recorded on 20 March 2020 and over 700 cases have been confirmed as of mid-July. The Government has declared the pandemic a national disaster and has introduced several urgent and essential health-related containment measures, including a national lockdown and the closure of international borders, with the exception of essential services. In the framework of the Global Humanitarian Response Plan for COVID-19, FAO has revised its humanitarian response for 2020 to mitigate the effects of the pandemic and address the needs of the most vulnerable households.
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