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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
A new partnership between FAO and the Qatar Fund for Development targets food insecurity in Somalia
24/11/2021
$1.7 million Qatari contribution aims to enhance smallholder agriculture and livestock production through climate-resilient anticipatory action
FAO delivers emergency fodder seeds to vulnerable livestock farmers in Lesotho
23/11/2021
The high-quality animal fodder seeds will reach 1 200 livestock farmers to restore their livelihoods
‘Extremely worrying’ severe drought grips most of Somalia as seasonal rains fail a third time
22/11/2021
Most parts of the country are now experiencing a severe drought which has already had a devastating impact on rural livelihoods in the south
Afghanistan: To avert a catastrophe, agricultural assistance is urgently needed
19/11/2021
Farmers and herders are vital if the country is to climb out of a hunger trap, says FAO.