How local action is reclaiming Afghanistan’s rangelands

From the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

This includes $10 million to safeguard rural livelihoods and provide emergency seed support to smallholder farmers in Ukraine

Acute food insecurity soars driven by conflicts, extreme weather events, rising food prices

The funds will enable FAO to maximize speed, efficiency and outreach when addressing food security threats and crises

FAO Director-General calls for increased investments in agriculture and resilient agrifood systems to prevent famine in the run-up to the World Food Day

Rising conflict, weather extremes, and economic instability aggravated by the lingering impacts of COVID-19 and the ripple effects of the war in Ukraine are among the key drivers

Funding to boost efforts in Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Sudan; Sahel and Coastal West Africa also among the list of recipients

$80 million USAID contribution will support FAO projects targeting smallholder resilience, women’s empowerment and environmental sustainability

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomed an unprecedented $150 million contribution from the World Bank to provide critical livelihood and life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable rural populations in Afghanistan