This Research Note presents the results from an assessment of the evolution of vegetable oil prices in Myanmar. Vegetable oils are an important product in the diet of Myanmar consumers and high food inflation in the country – 19 percent between December 2022 compared to December 2021 (MAPSA 2022) – is partly explained by substantial price increases for vegetable oils.

This atlas is a study of climate and agroclimate in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic for the period 1990–2019 based on the downscaling of long-term observation data. It has been produced as part of the “Strengthening Agro-Climatic Monitoring and Information Systems (SAMIS) to improve adaptation to climate change and food security in Lao People’s Democratic Republic project.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is working with the Government of Lao People’s Democratic Republic to enhance responsible investments in agriculture and food systems in the country by supporting the implementation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Guidelines on Promoting Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture and Forestry (ASEAN RAI) Guidelines. This collaboration comprises, supporting the Government in enhancing the enabling environment conducive to RAI, empowering women and youth organizations to engage in and benefit from RAI and raising awareness on RAI and the important role youth and women play.

his case study outlines the journey of Amru Rice’s investment into their own transition from a rice trader to organic rice producer in Cambodia. This case study is part of a four-part series that showcases how recent agribusiness investments in food, agriculture and forestry sectors retroactively align with the ASEAN Guidelines on Promoting Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture and Forestry (ASEAN RAI).

Climate Change is progressing and negative impacts on food production are expected to further increase, thus exacerbating the problems of hunger and malnutrition. In order to promote sustainable intensification (SI) and Conservation Agriculture (CA) as measures to adapt to climate change and increase food security in Cambodia.

While the project managed to implement many of the outputs, a number of issues and delays limited the effectiveness on-the-ground of this innovative yet ambitious project.

The changes that have swept rural Myanmar, transforming landscapes and affecting livelihoods, have ignited rural politics and civil society and grassroot organizations’ strategies to counter, resist, negotiate and adapt to these changes.

this report is to present evidence towards how Information and Communication Technologies for Small-scale Fisheries (ICT4SSF) might enable and support the implementation of the FAO’s Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines).