MZappacosta_GIEWS

Senior economist & leader of the Global Information and Early Warning System (#GIEWS) at #UNFAO. Tweeting on #foodsecurity #earlywarning. Views are my own.

[MZappacosta_GIEWS @MarioZappacosta]

#UNFAO Global Information and Early Warning System (#GIEWS) is looking for an #economist, with experience in #foodsecurity and #earlywarning. Job info @ https://t.co/44kBKeourQ…. Please apply before 21 May 2025. @FAOSocioEcon @FAOemergencies

[Food and Agriculture Organization @FAO]

The Global Report on Food Crises reveals a staggering reality: 295 million people in 53 countries/territories faced high levels of acute food insecurity in 2024.

At @FAO we know that #AgricultureCan be the solution, but we need the right support.

#FightFoodCrises #GRFC2025

[Global Network Against Food Crises @fightfoodcrises]

THIS WEEK! The 2025 Global Report on Food Crises #GRFC25 launches on 📅 Friday 16 May 2025 🕑 2:00 pm CEST 📌 at IFAD in #Rome Register here: https://t.co/45u2wd3sSL

[FAO Social & Economic Development @FAOSocioEcon]

Are you an economist looking for new opportunities?

We are seeking an economist (Food Security Early Warning) to join our team!

Deadline: 21 May

Apply👇

https://t.co/SekjIBMUi4

[Harvest @HarvestProgram]

🛰️🌾🌽NASA Harvest's AI tool, PRESTO, makes satellite data easier for farmers to use—turning complex imagery into clear, timely insights. It’s helping improve crop decisions, boost yields, and build resilience.

Learn more about how it works: https://t.co/DwetpnmcCl

[FAO e-Agriculture @FAOeagriculture]

@FAO's ASIS joins the @DPGAlliance's Registry of #DigitalPublicGoods!

Using #satellite🛰️tech to monitor global agricultural drought, ASIS ensures #transparency, #inclusivity & #sustainability to boost agricultural resilience🌾

👀more👉 https://t.co/wAMyIjZUv0

#Digital4Impact

[Daily Tribune @tribunephl]

Severe drought caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon is threatening southern Africa with grain shortages and food insecurity, a UN food agency said Wednesday.

Read more at: https://t.co/rkR6djrzn3

[Bilyonaryo @bilyonaryo_ph]

Severe drought caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon is threatening southern Africa with grain shortages and food insecurity, a UN food agency said Wednesday.
#BilyonaryoFood
https://t.co/o3or4vXIeI

[The Peninsula Qatar @PeninsulaQatar]

El Nino threatens grain shortages in southern Africa

#SouthAfrica #ElNino

https://t.co/Xry5Pq2uNY

[ECR_Newswatch @ECR_Newswatch]

El Nino threatens grain shortages in southern Africa

https://t.co/QJWqgdYWrl

[VOA Africa @VOAAfrica]

JOHANNESBURG—Severe drought caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon is threatening southern Africa with grain shortages and food insecurity, a UN food agency said Wednesday. https://t.co/eTI6e41hKL

[FSIN @FSIN_News]

🔴OUT NOW!

🌍The 2024 Global Report on Food Crises

Download the report, get all the #GRFC24 resources, and find out more about #foodcrises and malnutrition in 2023.

Access the report: https://t.co/12uFiYvThF

#fightfoodcrises

[Global Network Against Food Crises @fightfoodcrises]

🔴 We are live at the launch of the 2024 Global Report on Food Crises

Learn more about the #GRFC24 & tune in 🔗 https://t.co/5u77DP0VzQ

[The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification @theIPCinfo]

#Gaza is the most severe #foodcrisis in the history of the Global Report on Food Crises #GRFC24.

Over half of the population surveyed are facing catastrophic #foodinsecurity with #famine imminent in some areas.

Learn more: https://t.co/puSFmL0HeP

[World Food Programme @WFP]

🆕Acute hunger rose for the fourth year in a row, while funding to address needs is dwindling.

In the newest Global Report on #FoodCrises, learn where and why conflicts, climate and economic shocks are driving people into extreme levels of food insecurity. #GRFC24

[Paul Newnham 🇦🇺 @paulnewnham]

Shocking findings in the Global Food Crisis report: 281.6M people experienced severe food insecurity in 2023, the highest ever recorded. The scale of hunger worldwide is devastating. We must act now. Read the report here: https://t.co/ROMyiDr3zi. #GRFC24 #FightFoodCrises

[FAO in Emergencies @FAOemergencies]

#SaveTheDate | High-level event to launch the 2024 edition of the Global Report on Food Crises.

🗓️ 24 April 2024
🕑 14:00-15:30 CEST
💻 Register online here: https://t.co/QSs68JuaHS

Speakers from: @FAO, @WFP, @WorldBank, @UNHCR, @USAIDSavesLives and more!

#FightFoodCrises

[MZappacosta_GIEWS @MarioZappacosta]

Just released by #FAO #GIEWS! #Drought associated with #ElNiño has decimated harvest prospects across #SouthernAfrica countries and point to rising food prices and import needs. Read the GIEWS Special Alert @ https://t.co/4CpdK2PABo

[FAO Social & Economic Development @FAOSocioEcon]

"Local corn 🌽 prices have risen sharply. In Zambia 🇿🇲🇿🇲, the price more than doubled between January 2022 & January of this year, according to @FAO. In Malawi 🇲🇼, it rose fourfold."

Learn more about FAO's GIEWS early warning system👇
https://t.co/b96kIlPHyR

[The New York Times @nytimes]

An estimated 20 million people in southern Africa are facing what the UN calls “acute hunger” amid one of the worst droughts in more than four decades. The disaster, intensified by El Niño, has killed crops and livestock and sent food prices soaring. https://t.co/RP9owGq0zQ