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Food insecurity in Sri Lanka likely to worsen amid poor agricultural production, price spikes and ongoing economic crisis, FAO and WFP warn
12/09/2022
Nearly 30 percent of the population are experiencing acute food insecurity, and will likely deteriorate further unless urgent assistance is provided
Window of opportunity to prevent famine in Somalia is closing, Principals of Inter-Agency Standing Committee warn
05/09/2022
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu joins heads of IASC in a statement
Famine in Somalia projected, lives of millions of people are at immediate risk, UN says
05/09/2022
FAO calls for immediate, scaled-up assistance to devastated rural communities to avert catastrophe
FAO welcomes $83 million USA contribution to emergency and resilience programmes
01/09/2022
Funding to boost efforts in Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Sudan; Sahel and Coastal West Africa also among the list of recipients
Afghanistan: Boosting local food production, generating income and reviving rural markets
25/08/2022
$80 million USAID contribution will support FAO projects targeting smallholder resilience, women’s empowerment and environmental sustainability
The humanitarian side of agronomy
19/08/2022
FAO agronomist Jehad Al Meqdad stays in his Syrian homeland to support farmers
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Tigray: FAO scales up procurement of fertilizers thanks to a $10 million loan from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund
08/08/2022
The funds have helped to speed up delivery of agricultural inputs to farmers during the critical planting season
Ukraine: FAO, Canada join forces to address grain storage deficit
02/08/2022
Canada contributes USD 40 million to cover 2.4 million tonnes of storage
Ukraine: FAO scales up efforts to save upcoming harvest, ensure export of vital grains
11/07/2022
New $17 million Japan-funded project aims to address grain storage deficit and increase export of critical agricultural goods to international markets
Knowledge keeps moving even when people cannot
03/07/2022
The story of farmers and rural communities is one of resilience.