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Launch of FAO's SOFI report:
Special issue on food security and nutrition 
(July 2022)
 

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Launch of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2022:
Special issue on food security and nutrition 

FAO’s work on food security and nutrition statistics focuses on producing key indicators for tracking progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 2, which aims to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030.

FAO is custodian agency of the Prevalence of Undernourishment (PoU), which measures chronic hunger (SDG Indicator 2.1.1); and the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES), which measures different levels of food insecurity (SDG Indicator 2.1.2). These indicators are updated yearly and published in The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI), the most authoritative global report on progress towards ending hunger and malnutrition.

In this newsletter, we introduce the newly released SOFI report, which presents the latest updates on the food security and nutrition situation around the world, including updated estimates on the cost and affordability of healthy diets.

We also shine a light on the Food and Agriculture Microdata (FAM) Catalogue, an online platform launched by FAO in 2019, whose ambition is to become the leading microdata hub on food and agriculture.  As of today, FAM has published over 1090 datasets from 174 countries, providing access to the main relevant documentation of the datasets and, in most cases, to their microdata. 

Finally, we present FAO's databases and capacity development initiatives geared towards achieving a healthy and sustainable food future for all.
 
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HIGHLIGHTS

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2022 is out!

FAO’s annual flagship report, The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI), raises awareness about global hunger issues, discusses underlying causes of hunger and malnutrition, and monitors progress towards global hunger reduction targets. This year’s edition will focus on repurposing food and agricultural policies to make healthy diets more affordable.  
Download the report

FAO's Food and Agriculture Microdata Catalogue releases new FIES microdata 

The new Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) microdata in the FAM Catalogue has been used to inform The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022. This information will help countries to track their progress towards the achievement of the SDG indicator 2.1.2, for which FAO is a custodian agency. 
Access the FAM Catalogue
 

FAM CATALOGUE – WHAT'S NEW?

Food Security Surveys

Thanks to a collaboration with UN Women, FAM has recently added Rapid Gender Assessment Surveys. In total, seven studies from Indonesia, Kiribati, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Tonga have been published. These datasets represent a response to the need of gender data to assess the diverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and men. 
Visit the collection

Nutrition Surveys

Thanks to its partnership with FAO/WHO GIFT, FAM is continually expanding its collection on Nutrition studies, in order to make publicly available, individual food consumption data from a wide range of countries. Two additional studies from Cameroon and Nigeria have been recently published. These datasets can serve as a useful resource for anyone working in the field of food consumption, food safety and nutrition. 
Visit the collection

IFAD Impact Assessment Surveys

The IFAD Impact Assessment Surveys collection has been enriched with seven additional studies from Bangladesh, Bolivia, Indonesia, Mexico, Nepal, Philippines, and Tajikistan, with more studies to come. The information provided can be used for further research in the field of agriculture and development, or as a support for the design of future projects.
Visit the collection
 

DATABASES

FAOSTAT’s data domain on food security and nutrition

FAOSTAT domain provides access to the available data for SDG indicators 2.1.1 and 2.1.2, for which FAO is a custodian agency. It offers interactive data visualizations, advanced data filtering, data comparability, country profiles, and provides an entry point to the methodological documents and focal points for each indicator.
Explore the data domain

INFOODS

INFOODS is a worldwide network of food composition experts aiming at improving the quality, availability, comparability, reliability and use of food composition data. It also stands as a forum through which international harmonization and support for food composition activities can be achieved and advocated. 
Explore the database

FAO/WHO GIFT

FAO/WHO Global Individual Food consumption data Tool (FAO/WHO GIFT) collects, harmonizes and disseminates microdata sets and ready-to-use indicators on individual food consumption, based on food consumption surveys conducted at national and subnational level.
Explore the database
 

COUNTRY FOCUS

Access to food in 2021: filling data gaps. Results of twenty national surveys using the food insecurity experience scale (FIES)

This report presents the results of a food security assessment using FIES data in 20 least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and Small Island Developing States between November 2021 and February 2022. The detailed results, presented at the subnational level, can support country-level decision-making and will also inform the monitoring of the SDGs, specifically SDG Target 2.1.
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FAO and the Bureau of Statistics of Guyana collaborate to measure prevalence of food insecurity

FAO and the Bureau of Statistics of Guyana are collaborating to collect, analyse and disseminate data on the prevalence of food insecurity in Guyana. This will be done at the individual and household levels, utilising the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) methodology, which will be incorporated into the Bureau’s Labour Force Survey. In doing so, the Bureau of Statistics of Guyana has taken a cost-effective approach to producing food insecurity statistics.
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FAO's response to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and its impacts on global food security

UN chief António Guterres warned that the world must act to prevent a "hurricane of hunger and a meltdown of the global food system".  The impacts of the conflict on global markets and food security in Ukraine and worldwide are closely monitored by FAO, which has launched a dedicated page on the Ukraine situation to provide critical up-to-date information, as well as policy recommendations.
Read more
 

MORE READINGS

FAO releases key methodological documents to support the production and use of disaggregated data for the SDGs

In this article, we introduce a collection of tools and resources designed by FAO and its partners to support countries in the production of disaggregated SDG indicators, with the ultimate goal to promote evidence-based and inclusive policy making processes to leave no one behind.
Read the article

Role of international, regional and country organizations in adapting to statistical standards and regional differences

In this paper published in the Statistical Journal of the IAOS, FAO authors highlight some of the key regional differences in countries’ capacity to adapt to statistical standards, describe FAO’s regional targeted interventions in the context of food and agricultural statistics, and discuss the remaining main challenges.
Read the article
 

E-LEARNING COURSES

Prevalence of Undernourishment

This course focuses on SDG Indicator 2.1.1, which is one of two indicators that focus on food insecurity. The PoU is an estimate of the proportion of the population facing serious food deprivation, and is derived from official national level information on food supply and consumption, and energy needs. This course has been developed to support countries in analysis and reporting for Indicator 2.1.1.
Take the course and certify your competencies (also available in French and Spanish)

Using the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES)

In the context of reporting on the SDG Indicator 2.1.2, this course introduces the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) and explains how it can be used to measure food security. It provides guidance on the collection and analysis of data, and on how the information provided by the FIES can be used to inform and guide policy.
Take the course and certify your competencies (also available in Arabic, French and Spanish)
Visit the FAO SDG indicators Portal
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