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Book (series)Corporate general interestNear East and North Africa – Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2024
Financing the transformation of agrifood systems
2024Also available in:
No results found.Hunger in the Arab region worsened amid deepening crises in 2023. The Near East and North Africa Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition warns that the Arab region remains off-track to meet the food security and nutrition targets of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.In 2023, 66.1 million people, approximately 14 percent of the population in the Arab region, faced hunger. The report highlights that access to adequate food remains elusive for millions. Around 186.5 million people – 39.4 percent of the population – faced moderate or severe food insecurity, an increase of 1.1 percentage points from the previous year. Alarmingly, 72.7 million people experienced severe food insecurity. -
Book (stand-alone)Corporate general interestFAO in the Near East and North Africa – Mid-year highlights
January–June 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.This report presents a summary of the main highlights and results achieved by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region from January to June 2022. The report is organized according to the four regional priorities:- 1. Rural transformation and inclusive value chains,
2. Food security and healthy diets for all,
3. Greening agriculture, water scarcity, and climate action, and
4. Building resilience to multiple shocks.
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Book (series)Technical studyNear East and North Africa Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2020
Enhancing resilience of food systems in the Arab States
2021Also available in:
This report examines data available prior to the Covid-19 pandemic that affected the region and the world in 2020. By 2019, the Arab Region was already off track to achieve hunger and nutrition-related SDG targets by 2030. In fact, after good progress during past decades, since 2015-17 the number of undernourished people in the region has been increasing steadily. In 2019, the number of hungry people stood at 51.4 million, or 12.2 percent of the region’s population. If such trends continue, even ignoring the potential impact of Covid-19, the number of undernourished in the region will exceed 75 million people by 2030.
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BookletCorporate general interestFAO Technical Cooperation Programme in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2023
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The booklet contains an overview of the FAO Technical Cooperation Programme with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The longstanding and strategic partnership between FAO and Saudi Arabia since 1948 and focuses on agriculture, food security, and sustainable development. The current cycle of the Technical Cooperation Programme aims to strengthen the capacities of Saudi Arabia's food and agriculture sector to contribute to the Saudi Vision 2030. The ongoing projects under the Programme are "Strengthening the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) capacity to implement its Sustainable Rural Agriculture Development Programme", "Promoting efficient irrigation and water productivity amongst farmers" and "Enhancing National Capacities for Irrigation Management" include initiatives on sustainable agriculture, efficient irrigation, beekeeping particularly on productions of coffee Arabica, beekeeping and honey, rose, sub-tropical fruits, rain-fed cereals, strengthening capacity of small-scale fishermen, fish farmers and livestock herders, and sustainable management of rangelands, forests and natural resources to support rural livelihoods. The Programme also supports in enhancing value addition from smallholdings and rural activities and the development of agri-marketing strategies, extension and advisory services, and the strengthening of rural institutions and agriculture cooperatives in Saudi Arabia. -
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Journal, magazine, bulletinBulletinFood policy monitoring in the Near East and North Africa region, 2nd Quarter 2025 | Bulletin
Digital solutions for small-scale farmers in the NENA region: opportunities and challenges
2025Also available in:
In the second quarter of 2025, the food security situation in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region remained fragile due to ongoing conflict, relatively high food prices, and volatile agricultural production. While global food commodity prices showed marginal signs of stabilization, regional inflationary pressures and constrained access to food continued to affect vulnerable populations, especially in conflict-affected countries. At the same time, several governments in the region introduced new policy measures and investment initiatives aimed at improving agricultural resilience and food systems. Digital technologies also gained traction across NENA, offering promising tools for small-scale farmers, although gaps in infrastructure and access remain significant.