“The food situation has not improved in the DRC in 2025,” according to a consultant

Kinshasa, September 30^th, 2025 (CPA).- The food security situation did not improve in 2025 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, said the consultant in charge of this issue at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), at the close of the workshop on the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). “Overall, we have not seen any improvements. If we try to compare the food security situation using the various indicators, if we try to compare last year with this year, we have to conclude that the situation has not improved at all,” said Jean-Paul Busambo, consultant in charge of food security issues at the FAO.

“We will have all the details in the next stages with the authorities when we publish the results and also the maps with the different classifications at the national, provincial, and territorial levels,” he added. Mr. Busambo explained during this stage of compiling the results in Kinshasa that several factors contributed to this situation, particularly security, which has a significant impact on food security. “There are even similarities between food security and physical insecurity,” he noted, before mentioning other factors related to climate change and market price levels.

Analysis and consolidation of results from 15 provinces

This workshop was organized by the IPC Technical Working Group in the DRC, which conducted a virtual analysis of 15 provinces. According to Mr. Francis Nkailu of the agricultural statistics department at the Ministry of Agriculture, these analyses were carried out in different areas, namely: Beni, Bunia, Kinshasa, and Greater Katanga. Indicators such as food consumption, livelihoods, mortality, and nutritional status were used to classify trends for each province. The final step will be to endorse the final results at the level of the Ministry in charge of Agriculture and Food Security. This work by the IPC Technical Working Group is led by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, with the involvement of other ministries (Health, Economy, Fisheries, and Livestock), universities, NGOs, and United Nations agencies.