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From a destroyed field to a bountiful vegetable farm in a few months
12/03/2021
From a destroyed field to a bountiful vegetable farm in a few months

FAO aims to provide livelihood assistance to nearly 49 million people in 2021
11/03/2021
FAO aims to provide livelihood assistance to nearly 49 million people in 2021

Empowering women and girls is crucial to ensure sustainable food security in the aftermath of COVID-19 say UN food agency heads ahead of International Women's Day
06/03/2021
Empowering women and girls is crucial to ensure sustainable food security in the aftermath of COVID-19 say UN food agency heads ahead of International Women's Day

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
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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

Securing vulnerable farmers’ livelihoods by providing quality wheat seed
15/02/2021
Securing vulnerable farmers’ livelihoods by providing quality wheat seed
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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.