Publications
Enhancing food security and sustaining livelihoods through social protection in Somalia
28/01/2026
Somalia faces protracted crises driven by climate shocks, conflict and disease, resulting in recurrent food insecurity and high poverty.
Innovative agriculture, livestock and natural resource management in Somalia
19/07/2023
From 2017 until 2023, the United Nations Rome-based Agencies (RBA) – the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) – implemented a joint initiative funded by the Government of Canada aimed at strengthening resilience for food security and nutrition, in Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Republic of Niger.
Community engagement in anticipatory action: Compendium of experiences and good practices from focus countries
07/06/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), as one of the leading operational organizations implementing anticipatory action and providing technical advice and normative guidance on corresponding approaches in the agriculture and food security sector, has embarked on a project funded by the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance of the United States Agency for International Development...
Localization in action: Compendium of FAO experiences and good practices in food crisis countries
10/07/2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is committed to the localization agenda, in line with the World Humanitarian Summit and the Grand Bargain commitments.
Somalia: Durable solutions for internally displaced people
25/12/2025
This learning brief documents the experiences and insights gained from the third phase of the United Nations Joint Action for Building Resilience in Somalia (JRP III), a multi-agency initiative implemented in the Gedo region. Since 2018, the programme – funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development through KfW Development Bank – has aimed to improve health, nutrition, education, and food security for vulnerable communities.
FAO good practices of climate action in food crisis and fragile contexts
17/10/2025
Communities in food crisis and fragile contexts are on the frontline of the climate crisis. FAO helps countries prevent, anticipate, absorb, adapt and transform in the face of intensifying climate shocks and stresses.
Delivering shock-responsive social protection to farmers and fishers in the Philippines
03/04/2025
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in the Philippines faces persistent socioeconomic and environmental challenges. In 2020, 81 percent of the population could not meet basic needs, and by 2021, the poverty rate stood at 29.8 percent – more than twice the national average.
Improving food security and nutrition through cash+ in Kyrgyzstan
30/10/2024
Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked, lower-middle-income country in Central Asia with a population of 7 million.
Promoting economic inclusion of small-scale farmers through homegrown school feeding in Timor-Leste
04/10/2024
Timor-Leste is a small country located in Southeast Asia with a population of over 1.3 million people, of whom over 70 percent live in rural areas.
Community engagement in Anticipatory Action: Snapshot of experiences and good practices from focus countries
27/06/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), as one of the leading operational organizations implementing Anticipatory Action and providing technical advice and normative guidance on corresponding approaches in the agriculture and food security sector, has embarked on a project funded by the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance of the United States Agency for International Development
Myanmar: Improving food security and nutrition with cash assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic
31/05/2024
Rakhine State in Myanmar has experienced armed conflict, localized violence, political instability and extremely high levels of forced displacement, together with heightened vulnerability to flooding.
Improving food security and nutrition through cash+ in Armenia
28/05/2024
Combining cash transfers, productive assets and inputs distribution with agricultural and nutrition trainings for vulnerable rural households in Lori and Shirak regions
Enhancing resilience and restoring agricultural productive capacity and food security through social protection in Indonesia
09/05/2024
Emergency assistance for post-earthquake and tsunami recovery through cash assistance in Central Sulawesi
South Sudan: Contributions to mitigating conflict between mobile pastoral communities
26/03/2024
This learning brief documents the main lessons drawn from the South Sudan country investment project entitled Resilient Pastoral Livelihoods and Education implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and its partners.
Promoting the economic empowerment of rural women for improved food security and nutrition in the Niger
05/03/2024
The project was implemented using integrated approaches and community-based platforms – particularly Farmer Field Schools (FFS), Dimitra Clubs and local radio stations – which facilitate the empowerment and capacity building of rural women in vulnerable situations, as well as their access to and control of productive resources.
Viet Nam: Addressing negative socioeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic through social protection
16/02/2024
In late April 2021, Viet Nam faced its fourth wave of COVID-19, with over 895 000 new cases reported (FAO, 2022).
Promoting lasting resolutions to land conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
04/12/2023
A people-centered approach promoted by the Rome-based Agencies Resilience Initiative
Participatory review and learning exercise of selected humanitarian, development and peace nexus initiatives - Learning Brief
28/07/2023
This Learning Brief presents the findings of a participatory review and learning exercise (PRLE) conducted by the South Sudan Food Security Cluster on selected initiatives at the humanitarian, development and peace (HDP) nexus in South Sudan.
Building durable solutions for refugees and host communities through inclusive value chain development in Uganda
08/09/2023
Uganda hosts over 1.5 million refugees, primarily displaced due to violence and civil unrest in neighbouring South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Adapting targeted support to Kuchi pastoralists in Afghanistan for COVID-19
01/07/2020
Kuchi pastoralists, numbering around 2.4 million people in Afghanistan, are one of the region’s most vulnerable groups.