World: Natural disasters occurring three times more often than 50 years ago, says FAO

Countries: Austria, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Ethiopia, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Philippines, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, World
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

At no other point in history have agri-food systems faced more hazards and with such frequency, intensity, and complexity as during the past year of the COVID-19 pandemic, states the agency in a new report.