Agriculture and Food Security

Building food security in Eastern Africa

Our work

We work to improve Food Security and Agricultural monitoring in Eastern Africa. We are committed to support countries and organisations to make better decisions in food security, nutrition and resilience. We coordinate the meetings of the Food Security and Nutrition Working Group, a network of over 80 organizations working in the region to monitor food security and send monthly food security updates. ICPAC hosts the IGAD Food Security, Nutrition and Resilience Analysis Hub, IFRAH, which integrates the Food Security and Nutrition Working Group (FSNWG), the Resilience Analysis Unit (RAU) and the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC).

What we do
Capacity Development
Capacity Development

We build capacity in Food and Nutrition Security analysis, reporting and advocacy for action.

Warnings and Advisories
Warnings and Advisories

We develop and disseminate a quarterly Crop Monitor and key Agro-meteorological information, warnings, alerts, scenarios, and advisories

Climate Smart Agriculture
Climate Smart Agriculture

We promote Climate Smart Agriculture and other global, continental, regional and national strategies

Latest Updates

Eastern Africa Crop Monitor, 7
Crop Monitor
Eastern Africa Crop Monitor, 7

The cropping season was characterised by a timely start in western parts of the equatorial region a…

Eastern Africa Crop Monitor, 6
Crop Monitor
Eastern Africa Crop Monitor, 6

Climate: Climatic season predictions forecasted early rains, higher rainfall and higher temperature…

FSNWG Special Report on El Niño
Special report
FSNWG Special Report on El Niño
  • The ongoing El Niño episode is forecast to strengthen over the coming months and persist through ea…
Food Security and Nutrition Update May-June 2026
Monthly FSNWG Statements
Food Security and Nutrition Update May-June 2026

Key messages

  • In June 2026, over 54.4 million people in 10 of the 13 countries covered by the FSNWG w…

Latest News & Press Releases

The Greater Horn of Africa is expected to experience a wetter-than-normal October – December (OND) 2026 season as El Niño strengthens
Press Release
The Greater Horn of Africa is expected to experience a wetter-than-normal October – December (OND) 2026 season as El Niño strengthens

Rainfall

Kigali, Rwanda, 18 August 2026: The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC), togeth…

Drier than usual conditions with warmer than average Temperatures  expected in the Greater Horn of Africa
Press Release
Drier than usual conditions with warmer than average Temperatures expected in the Greater Horn of Africa

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 19 May 2026: The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICP…

Call for applications: IGAD Regional Youth Coalition on Climate and Climate-Resilient Agri-food Systems
Announcement
Call for applications: IGAD Regional Youth Coalition on Climate and Climate-Resilient Agri-food Systems

Call for application 1

Young people across the IGAD region are driving climate action and advancing climate-resilient agri…

Wetter-Than-Normal Conditions Expected Across Much of the Greater Horn of Africa
Press Release
Wetter-Than-Normal Conditions Expected Across Much of the Greater Horn of Africa

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Nairobi, Kenya, 27 January 2026: The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) in col…