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In Turkey, FAO and the EU promote agrifood employment at an increasing pace
13/12/2021
In Turkey, FAO and the EU promote agrifood employment at an increasing pace

Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR): FAO calls for more funding to eradicate the disease by 2030
10/12/2021
The vaccination programme is ongoing despite price surges due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Spearheading the shift from disaster response to anticipatory action in agriculture
07/12/2021
FAO Director-General: Acting ahead of crises means protecting people's lives and livelihoods with benefits that reach far into the future

EU and FAO handover a new Water and Land Information Management Centre to Government of Somalia in Puntland
07/12/2021
The Centre will provide valuable data to help inform policy, programmes and development in the country

FAO requires $1.5 billion to save lives and livelihoods of up to 50 million people in 2022
02/12/2021
Humanitarian needs, acute food insecurity are growing. Livelihood-saving agriculture activities are crucial, urgently require funding at scale - FAO Director-General

Fighting against drought-induced hunger: FAO provides rural households in Somalia with cash, livestock and agricultural support
01/12/2021
Sureedo lives on her farm in Qoordumey village, Dolow, Somalia. She grows fruits and vegetables with her family and was among the 2 500 rural farming households affected by the drought and desert locust swarms that have decimated crops and destroyed livelihoods.

New UN report: Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean rose by 13.8 million people in just one year
30/11/2021
A joint publication of FAO, IFAD, PAHO/WHO, WFP and UNICEF

FAO’s farmer field schools improve animal husbandry practices for women
26/11/2021
Livestock keeping has become more challenging for vulnerable farmers in rural areas of Syria

Beyond prestige: FAO Livestock Show in Kuajok promotes commercialization of cows sheep and goats
26/11/2021
After the suspension of livestock shows due to the pandemic, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has resumed activities in South Sudan.

Corne de l’Afrique: «Nous voulons éviter autant que possible que l’aide alimentaire devienne l’unique ressource des populations»
25/11/2021
Entretien avec Mme Carla Mucavi, la Représentante de l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) au Kenya