Conflict-Related Incidents Affecting Food Systems in 11 Countries

Insecurity Insight provides this dataset of conflict events specifically linked to food system impacts across 11 countries including Sudan, Yemen, and Myanmar. The data is compiled from agency reports and open-source intelligence as of March 2026. It focuses on incidents where violence or conflict has a foreseeable effect on food production, distribution, or access.

Use Cases

• Spatial analysis of conflict events in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt) to identify threats to local food supply chains
• Trend analysis of violence affecting food systems in the Sahel region (Mali, Niger) using incident dates
• Risk assessment for humanitarian aid delivery by correlating conflict locations with food infrastructure

Strengths

• Covers 11 high-conflict geographies including Syria, Somalia, and DRC
• Integrates both agency-specific and open-source event data
• Released under a CC-BY-IGO license for intergovernmental use

Limitations

• Total record count and specific column headers are not documented in the source metadata
• Potential reporting bias inherent in open-source event monitoring
• Geographic scope is limited to 11 specific countries

Provenance

Source

Insecurity Insight

Collection Method

Compiled from agency reports and open-source event monitoring

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Cameroon, DRC, Lebanon, Mali, Myanmar, Niger, oPt, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen