Food Assistance Outlook Briefs

Every month, FEWS NET publishes a Food Assistance Outlook Brief (FAOB) that summarizes our most forward-looking analysis of projected food assistance needs in the 30 countries we monitor. A related briefing event is also held on a monthly basis to share these findings with decision-makers.

Read the latest Food Assistance Outlook Brief

Monthly Food Assistance Outlook Briefs

FEWS NET’s monthly Food Assistance Outlook Briefs (FAOBs) provide projected estimates of the population in need of humanitarian assistance in each FEWS NET-monitored country seven months into the future, as well as a projection of anticipated acute food insecurity outcomes (the highest IPC area-level classification). This product compares projected food assistance needs to the same time of the previous year and the five-year average in each country.

Read the October 2023 Food Assistance Outlook Brief

Recent Food Assistance Outlook Briefs Recent Food Assistance Outlook Briefs

FAOB November 2023

FAOB October 2023

FAOB September 2023

FAOB August 2023

FAOB July 2023

FAOB June 2023

FAOB May 2023

FAOB April 2023

FAOB March 2023

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