Global progress in reducing hunger during the 2000s stalled in 2010, and leading to an increase in undernourishment in several countries starting in 2014. The 2017, 2018 and 2019 editions of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World analysed the three main drivers challenging food...

Using a high-frequency mobile phone survey of food security conducted by the World Food Programme, this paper investigates how food assistance and access to food changed following the announcement of famine-like conditions in the Republic of Yemen. Among the mobile phone-using population, the share ...

The current state of food security and nutrition in developing countries is often shaped by the historical development of food and nutrition policies. Understanding the contextual and determining factors behind the policy processes leading to those policy decisions can help us better navigate the...

This report provides statistics on food security in U.S. households throughout 2021 based on the Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement data collected in December 2021. An estimated 89.8 percent of U.S. households were food secure throughout the entire year in 2021, with access at all...

The food systems approach can contribute to food security and reduced malnutrition levels by identifying key investments and policies throughout the food system, including production, processing, marketing, and consumption of food. However, in countries facing fragility and conflict, it has proven...

An estimated 86.0 percent of American households were food secure throughout the entire year in 2014, meaning that they had access at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members. The remaining households (14.0 percent) were food insecure at least some time during...

Achieving gender equality and women's empowerment in food systems can result in greater food security and better nutrition, and in more just, resilient, and sustainable food systems for all. This paper uses a scoping review to assess the current evidence on pathways between gender equality, women's ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has decimated the lives and livelihoods of people around the world. The impact of COVID-19 has been especially devastating for low-income families in rural areas of India. Food insecurity became pervasive in rural areas soon after the nationwide lockdown was announced, as many ...

A shift towards healthier diets is expected to address the challenge of providing food security and nutrition for a growing global population. This report explores whether such a shift would also have positive effects on the other two challenges food systems face: supporting livelihoods for those...

A case study is presented of food insecurity in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia, and the food-security policies of the country. The overall lesson learned from this case study is the importance of distinguishing between 'acute' and 'chronic food insecurity' problems and applying the right measures in ...