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Myanmar: FAO and the United Kingdom join forces to restore agriculture production and livelihoods
02/11/2020
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with the support of the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), completed the provision of inputs for the most severe flood affected family farmers to restore agricultural production and livelihoods in southern parts of Myanmar.
The Sudan | FAO and Belgium assist food-insecure farming households impacted by floods
30/10/2020
The Sudan is suffering one of the world’s largest protracted humanitarian crises. Localized displacement, climatic shocks and harsh macro-economic situations are putting a huge strain on peoples’ food security, livelihood strategies and coping mechanisms.
Locust control campaign covers millions of hectares but the voracious pest is still a threat in East Africa
29/10/2020
Questions and Answers with Keith Cressman, FAO's Senior Locust Forecasting Officer
Ethiopia | A new generation of desert locusts; flooding and COVID-19 threaten food security
27/10/2020
Mohammed Ali, 30, a pastoralist, is visibly tired, but relentlessly searching for pasture for his cattle under scorching sunshine.
Yemen: Malnutrition surges among young children as conditions worsen
27/10/2020
One in five children under five in parts of Yemen are estimated to be acutely malnourished and in urgent need of treatment as malnutrition cases increase across the south, UN agencies warn.
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International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
27/10/2020
Good disaster risk governance can help prevent and reduce existing disaster risks and build resilience of agriculture and food systems
Northeastern Nigeria | Safeguarding livestock production in Borno State
27/10/2020
In a bid to safeguard livestock production among vulnerable pastoralists in northeast Nigeria, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has supported the establishment of Community-based Animal Health Workers (CBAHWs) in Borno State.
African countries convene at UN FAO conference to plan way out of hunger crisis
26/10/2020
First virtual FAO Regional Conference for Africa begins
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Bangladesh | FAO and Rohingya refugees restore forests in and around once barren camps
22/10/2020
The degradation of land within and near the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, was a crisis within a crisis, but FAO has been at the forefront of planting millions of trees with help from the refugees themselves.
Somalia: Mobile money transfers give Somali farmers a one-up on the climate
22/10/2020
Cash+ helps farmers in Somalia through the lean season