The funding aims to support lives and livelihoods of most severely drought-affected farmers and herders

FAO senior officials visit affected areas in the rush to save lives and livelihoods

FAO rehabilitates canals and crossings to help farmers in southern Somalia overcome water shortages and access markets

FAO’s desert locust response programme is supporting rural farming households to address acute food insecurity in rural areas while contributing to mitigate further displacement

The Centre will provide valuable data to help inform policy, programmes and development in the country

Sureedo lives on her farm in Qoordumey village, Dolow, Somalia. She grows fruits and vegetables with her family and was among the 2 500 rural farming households affected by the drought and desert locust swarms that have decimated crops and destroyed livelihoods.

Interview with Carla Mucavi, FAO Representative in Kenya

$1.7 million Qatari contribution aims to enhance smallholder agriculture and livestock production through climate-resilient anticipatory action

Most parts of the country are now experiencing a severe drought which has already had a devastating impact on rural livelihoods in the south

The Centre will build Somalia’s national capacity to independently manage desert locusts in the country