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Cyclone Gati could worsen current desert locust infestations in Somaliland
10/12/2020
Following the Horn of Africa’s strongest storm ever, resource partners visit ongoing desert locust survey and control operations in affected areas
Somalia | FAO and Somalia step up locust fight as hatching and hopper band formation continues in central area
20/11/2020
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warned today that large populations of desert locust in Somalia
Somalia | FAO and FCDO provide marginalized fisherfolks with ice for the first time in Bajuni Islands
18/11/2020
Ismail Bana Ibrahim and his colleagues set into the deep sea around 6 pm and came back the following morning with 40 kg of iced fresh fish, ready for the mainland Kismayu market.
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
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
_thumb.tmb-th600x400.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=46e883fd_1 "By Khalid Saeed, Livestock Sector Coordinator, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO")
Food and nutrition security in times of drought is key to achieving peace in the Horn of Africa
21/10/2020
Over the past five decades, the Horn of Africa has seen a continuous stream of both natural and man-made shocks. Combined with poor governance of land and other natural resources, as well as long-term economic and demographic trends, these shocks alongside conflict have challenged even the most resilient dryland livelihood systems.
The invasive prosopis tree: turning a livelihood menace into a source of income in Somaliland
20/10/2020
Safeguarding agricultural and pastoralist livelihoods by transforming a longstanding threat into a sustainable resource for women and youth
Somalia | 2.1 million people expected to face acute hunger
15/10/2020
Despite some improvement in the overall food security and nutrition situation in Somalia, 2.1 million Somalis could face acute hunger in the absence of humanitarian assistance between now and December 2020
Somalia | FAO launches radio training programmes to adapt to COVID-19 restraints
02/09/2020
UN Agency to air more than 30 episodes on good agricultural practices, livestock, nutrition and fishery
Eastern Africa | IKEA Foundation contributes $3.5 million to support FAO's work with refugees and host communities
30/07/2020
Initiative seeks to increase self-reliance of vulnerable populations and lay the groundwork for increased agribusiness investment