Efforts to fight a global surge in acute food insecurity are being stymied in several countries by fighting and blockades that cut off life-saving aid to families on the brink of famine, warn the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) in a new report issued today.

In the Syrian Arab Republic, students in rural areas learn about various aspects of agriculture and nutrition as part of the national curriculum.

As a result of more than ten years of crisis in the Syrian Arab Republic, the ability of livestock herders in Hama Governorate to access fodder and water for their livestock became severely restricted.

A fully restored animal health diagnostic laboratory in Aleppo city is set to play a major part in strengthening Syria’s animal production and disease control/prevention capacity

Since the beginning of the crisis in 2011, Syrian farmers have struggled to access the basic needs and tools to sustain their production activities, such as quality inputs, water for irrigation, operational infrastructure and pesticides.

Water scarcity has a negative impact on agricultural and food production in the Syrian Arab Republic.

The conflict in Syria has driven up the price of animal fodder and other livestock inputs, and quality feed is not always available on the market.

FAO Syria improves small breeders’ livestock production 

Securing vulnerable farmers’ livelihoods by providing quality wheat seed

The crisis in Syria forced many rural women to become the only breadwinners for their families, which was a new experience for many of them.