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Unveiling the secret to productive wheat cultivation
21/02/2021
Unveiling the secret to productive wheat cultivation
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FAO ECTAD increases resilience of West and Central Africa’s livestock sector during COVID-19 pandemic
19/02/2021
Movement restrictions triggered by the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic have severely affected the livestock sector in West and Central Africa (WCA). Reduced access to feed, diminished slaughterhouse capacity and limited access to grazing land are only a few examples of the consequences of the p...
UN and Government of Somalia call for urgent scaling up of emergency response as 2.65 million Somalis are projected to be in acute hunger
17/02/2021
Newest report from FSNAU-FEWS NET indicates large-scale food insecurity and malnutrition due to multiple threats
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Nuristani livestock keepers beat a harsh winter
15/02/2021
FAO helps vulnerable livestock keepers safeguard their livelihood, boost milk production and avoid rural migration in Afghanistan.
Securing vulnerable farmers’ livelihoods by providing quality wheat seed
15/02/2021
Securing vulnerable farmers’ livelihoods by providing quality wheat seed
Japan boosts FAO’s efforts to reduce acute food insecurity of conflict and Covid-19 affected population in Yemen
10/02/2021
The Government of Japan contributed USD 2 090 909 to FAO to conduct emergency interventions in Yemen as part of its ongoing response in the country.
La Belgique appuie la FAO pour anticiper les conséquences humanitaires des conflits en République démocratique du Congo
10/02/2021
Les conflits armés, l’insécurité généralisée et les catastrophes naturelles récurrentes associés aux effets de la maladie à coronavirus 2019 (covid-19), font de la République démocratique du Congo la pire crise alimentaire au monde.
FAO strengthens desert locust surveillance and control capacity in Yemen
10/02/2021
FAO strengthens desert locust surveillance and control capacity in Yemen
FAO and Japan’s food processing units empower rural women
09/02/2021
The crisis in Syria forced many rural women to become the only breadwinners for their families, which was a new experience for many of them.
Bibi’s garden of empowerment
09/02/2021
Women increase their income and improve their family’s food security and nutrition through kitchen gardening thanks to the support provided by FAO in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan