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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.
Knowledge keeps moving even when people cannot
03/07/2022
The story of farmers and rural communities is one of resilience.
Drought in the Horn of Africa: FAO appeals for $172 million to help avert famine and humanitarian catastrophe
27/06/2022
Rapid Response and Mitigation Plan focuses on four epicentres: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia
Bangladeshi villages turn digital
24/06/2022
FAO Digital Villages initiative empowers farmers to access markets and improve incomes
Tigray: Time is running out to avert worrying levels of food insecurity
22/06/2022
Farmers in parts of northern Ethiopia are in serious danger of losing the main planting season (June-August) if they do not receive urgent support from the international community to sow their fields, which would further deteriorate the already serious food security situation in the region