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FAO announces plans to launch first local real-time weather alert system for West Bank farmers
15/10/2025
At least 5 000 smallholder farmers in the West Bank will soon receive real-time weather alerts directly to their smartphone as part of a climate-smart initiative from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the initia...
Funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the initia...
From job seeker to sustainable farming business entrepreneur
05/10/2025
Recent graduate Jumana Al-Awawda was supported to access a sustainable income opportunity in the agrifood sector through FAO’s Green Jobs II project
Rebuilding in earthquake-hit Afghanistan
03/10/2025
FAO supports rapid agricultural recovery ahead of winter
Haiti: FAO and CERF launch emergency initiative to bolster rural food security amid climatic shocks, deportations and mass displacement
18/09/2025
Cash, seeds, fodder, and training will save lives and help communities rebuild livelihoods
Sudan: FAO moves to protect 9.4 million livestock in nationwide vaccination campaign
16/09/2025
Four-month emergency response effort aims to curb transboundary and zoonotic diseases, strengthen livelihoods, ease the food crisis and revive the ailing economy
Avian influenza: First global dialogue targets the rising pandemic threat
09/09/2025
Recent outbreaks highlight the urgent need for coordinated global action to combat a virus threatening animal health, livelihoods, and pandemic preparedness
Sowing seeds, reaping resilience
08/09/2025
Women farmers in Cambodia are growing climate resilient – starting with rice seeds
Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza
22/08/2025
FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian access to curb deaths from hunger and malnutrition
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Gaza Strip: 98.5 percent of cropland unavailable for cultivation as famine looms
09/08/2025
Food production cannot be reactivated without a significant shift in accessibility, safety, investments and support for local communities and livelihoods
Farming through drought
07/08/2025
With seeds, knowledge, and collective action, families like Evarito and Fazminha’s are cultivating food, confidence and resilience in the face of the climate crisis