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FAO in Syria improves smallholder breeders’ livestock production
03/03/2021
FAO Syria improves small breeders’ livestock production 
FAO successfully pilots an animal health emergency operations manual in Cameroon
02/03/2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) supported Cameroon’s Veterinary Services in building their capacity to better prepare for animal health emergencies by adapting a global animal health emergencies operations management manual to the specificities of the Cameroon context. 
Unveiling the secret to productive wheat cultivation
21/02/2021
Unveiling the secret to productive wheat cultivation
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
Securing vulnerable farmers’ livelihoods by providing quality wheat seed
15/02/2021
Securing vulnerable farmers’ livelihoods by providing quality wheat seed
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.
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.
FAO strengthens desert locust surveillance and control capacity in Yemen
10/02/2021
FAO strengthens desert locust surveillance and control capacity in Yemen
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.