Overview

The Economic Research Service (ERS) provides quantitative and qualitative research and analysis on food security issues in developing countries. The research focuses on food security measurement and the key factors affecting food production and household access.

The annual ERS International Food Security Assessment is the only USDA report to provide a 10-year projection of food security indicators for 83 low- and middle-income countries. This report presents results from ERS’s International Food Security Assessment (IFSA) analysis. IFSA is a demand-driven framework, which utilizes information on domestic prices and consumer responsiveness to changes in prices and incomes for 83 low- and middle-income countries.

International Food Security Assessment, 2023–2033 Evaluating the Prediction Performance of the International Food Security Assessment’s Production Models: A Cross-Validation Approach International Food Security Assessment, 2022–32 Household Food Security in the United States in 2021 Statistical Supplement to Household Food Security in the United States in 2021

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Global Fertilizer Market Challenged by Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Developing Countries Specialize in Agricultural Commodities After Free Trade Agreements With the United States Global Food Insecurity Grows in 2022 Amid Backdrop of Higher Prices, Black Sea Conflict Mali’s Rural-Urban Gap in Food Security Vanished Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic Farm to Fork Initiative to Restrict European Union Agricultural Inputs May Increase Food Prices, Further Global Food Insecurity

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International Food Security

International Markets & U.S. Trade Countries & Regions Macroeconomics & Agriculture Trade Policy & World Trade Organization (WTO) U.S. Agricultural Trade