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266 million faced food crises

02/07/2026 Go to Evidence

266 million people in 47 countries and territories faced high levels of acute food insecurity in 2025, equivalent to 22.9% of the analyzed population.

FAO, WFP y GNAFC (2026)

FAO, WFP, & GNAFC. (2026). 2026 Global Report on Food Crises: Joint analysis for better decisions. Rome: FAO & WFP. https://www.wfp.org/publications/global-report-food-crises-grfc

147.4 million affected by conflict

02/07/2026 Go to Evidence

147.4 million people were affected in contexts where conflict and insecurity were the main driver of acute food insecurity.

FAO, WFP y GNAFC (2026)

FAO, WFP, & GNAFC. (2026). 2026 Global Report on Food Crises: Joint analysis for better decisions. Rome: FAO & WFP. https://www.wfp.org/publications/global-report-food-crises-grfc

87.5 million affected by climate

02/07/2026 Go to Evidence

87.5 million people were affected in contexts where extreme weather events predominated as the main driver of acute food insecurity.

FAO, WFP y GNAFC (2026)

FAO, WFP, & GNAFC. (2026). 2026 Global Report on Food Crises: Joint analysis for better decisions. Rome: FAO & WFP. https://www.wfp.org/publications/global-report-food-crises-grfc

Two mechanisms protect rural investment

01/07/2026 Go to Evidence

2 economic protection mechanisms, market diversification and agricultural insurance, are included in the plan to prevent price declines and facilitate the recovery of affected producers' investments.

Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca (2026)

Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca. (2026, 1 de julio). MAGP presenta plan de contingencia ante posible presencia de Evento El Niño. https://www.agricultura.gob.ec/magp-presenta-plan-de-contingencia-ante-posible-presencia-de-evento-el-nino/

Four sectors have preventive measures

01/07/2026 Go to Evidence

4 productive sectors, agriculture, livestock, aquaculture and fisheries, have differentiated preventive measures under Ecuador's Contingency Plan for the possible occurrence of El Niño.

Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca (2026)

Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca. (2026, 1 de julio). MAGP presenta plan de contingencia ante posible presencia de Evento El Niño. https://www.agricultura.gob.ec/magp-presenta-plan-de-contingencia-ante-posible-presencia-de-evento-el-nino/

Percentage of LAC fishing in the S. Pacific

30/06/2026 Go to Evidence

Approximately 64% of the region's capture fisheries production in 2024 came from the Southeast Pacific. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura. (2026). El estado mundial de la pesca y la acuicultura 2026 - América Latina y el Caribe.

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Fertilizer shipments from the Persian Gulf

29/06/2026 Go to Evidence

Fertilizer exports from the Persian Gulf were 0 (zero) during the last two weeks of June, continuing the trend of being virtually nonexistent, even after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the conflict in the region. (World Trade Organization, 2026)

Organización Mundial del Comercio. (2026). Strait of Hormuz Trade Tracker

Organización Mundial del Comercio

4.99 million may need aid in Colombia

25/06/2026 Go to Evidence

Between 4.0 and 4.99 million people are expected to need humanitarian food assistance in Colombia during the projection period through January 2027 as the negative impacts of El Niño increasingly affect livelihoods. La Guajira and Chocó are expected to remain in Crisis, IPC Phase 3, due to weather shocks, localized insecurity, reduced production and income, and prices rising above general inflation.

FEWS NET (2026)

FEWS NET. (2026). Múltiples choques impulsan resultados de Crisis (Fase 3, CIF) en La Guajira y Chocó: Perspectiva de seguridad alimentaria, junio de 2026-enero de 2027. https://fews.net/es/latin-america-and-caribbean/colombia/perspectiva-de-seguridad-alimentaria/junio-2026

2.49 million need food aid in Guatemala

22/06/2026 Go to Evidence

Between 2.0 and 2.49 million people will need food assistance in Guatemala from June to September 2026, reaching the upper end of the range between July and August as food stocks decline, income sources decrease and dependence on food purchases intensifies. From October 2026 to January 2027, the population in need is expected to decline to between 1.5 and 1.99 million.

FEWS NET (2026)

FEWS NET. (2026). Reduced rainfall, high temperatures and market dependence maintain Crisis: Guatemala Food Security Outlook, June 2026-January 2027. https://fews.net/latin-america-and-caribbean/guatemala/food-security-outlook/june-2026

Hormuz concentrates global urea

22/06/2026 Go to Evidence

One third of global urea exports pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a key corridor for global fertilizer trade.

Agrodigital (2026)

Agrodigital. (2026, 22 de junio). El cierre de Ormuz aplaza el alivio esperado para los fertilizantes. https://agrodigital.com/2026/06/22/cierre-ormuz-fertilizantes-agro/