Download or read book Crop Prospects and Food Situation Issue No. 4, December 2019 written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FAO assesses that globally 42 countries, of which 32 are in Africa, continue to be in need of external assistance for food. Conflict?driven crises are the main cause of the high levels of severe food insecurity. Additionally, agricultural droughts and floods have sharply reduced harvests and contributed to abrupt spikes in food prices significantly aggravating food insecurity.