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FAO launches programme to restore agricultural livelihoods of communities affected by conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region
14/05/2021
Interventions to enable farmers and pastoralists to resume agricultural production
Tools and training with ‘mobile money’ help restore livelihoods in Somalia
13/05/2021
FAO’s growing Cash+ programme helps farmers, pastoralists and fisherfolk build their own resources for resilience to future shocks to food security.
EU contribution of €8 million will strengthen gains in desert locust fight
13/05/2021
FAO welcomes new allocation to aid surveillance and control in the Horn of Africa
FAO supports the fight against the spread of COVID-19 in livestock value chain in Cameroon
12/05/2021
FAO supports the fight against the spread of COVID-19 in livestock value chain in Cameroon
FAO welcomes Canada’s $2 million to safeguard agricultural livelihoods affected by COVID-19 and desert locusts in Ethiopia
11/05/2021
The project is being implemented in Afar and Somali regions, benefiting over 21 000 pastoral and agro-pastoral households.
Southern Madagascar: Government and UN sound the alarm on famine risk
11/05/2021
With each day that passes, more lives are at stake as hunger tightens its grip in southern Madagascar
La FAO apporte une assistance agricole d’urgence aux ménages vulnérables grâce à la contribution de la Belgique pour faire face à l’aggravation de l’insécurité alimentaire dans le Sud de Madagascar
10/05/2021
La sècheresse prolongée, l’apparition fréquente du phénomène de tempête de sable, et les attaques d’ennemis de cultures, dont les chenilles légionnaires sont, entre autres, les situations vécues par la population du Grand Sud de Madagascar depuis la fin de l’année 2019.
FAO launches Market Information System Dashboard to improve the availability of reliable Food Security and Early Warning Data in Yemen
10/05/2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a Market Information and Early Warningdashboard as part of its efforts to strengthen food security and nutrition early warning data and information in Yemen.
UN community-based initiative helps slow spread of COVID-19 in Bangladesh
10/05/2021
“When my family found out that I was going to work with COVID-19 patients, they were not supportive at all,” said Sumia Akter Sumia.
FAO warns of high risk of severe flooding in Somalia
08/05/2021
Thousands of people in Somalia are at immediate risk from imminent floods as river levels in parts of the country continue to rise.