
Myanmar | FAO supports veterinary services with virtual capacity building for a lumpy skin disease risk assessment
24/08/2020
Under COVID-19 restrictions, FAO’s Emergency Management Centre for Animal Health provided virtual support to Myanmar to develop its LSD preparedness
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South Sudan: Cash for seeds brings new hope to Santa and 12 000 vulnerable farmers in Magwi
25/08/2020
Santa Angwech David, 23 years old, lives in Magwi, near the South Sudanese border with Kenya.

Myanmar | Strengthening early warning early action capacity
25/08/2020
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) hosted a series of training sessions aimed at strengthening the capacity of technical staff from the Department of Agriculture on Early Warning Early Action interventions to prevent and reduce the impact of climate driven disaster.

Lebanon | FAO supports Lebanon’s Ministry of Agriculture to control lumpy skin disease
26/08/2020
The livestock sector in Lebanon is currently facing many challenges related to the economic crisis the country is experiencing.

Sierra Leone: FAO’s review reveals evidence of previously unconfirmed endemic diseases
27/08/2020
FAO conducts an after-action review of Sierra Leone's Integrated Animal Disease Surveillance and Reporting system
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Turkey | FAO supports Syrian refugees and Turkish host communities in starting agribusinesses
28/08/2020
Another round of vocational and entrepreneurship training is about to start in Bursa province to support selected Syrians under Temporary Protection (SuTPs) and Turkish citizens in launching micro-scale agri-food businesses.

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

Afghanistan | FAO and Belgium assist food-insecure farming households impacted by the shock of COVID-19
03/09/2020
Afghanistan is suffering from one of the most severe food crises worldwide. According to the 2020 Global Report on Food Crises, Afghanistan is ranked as the third worst crisis country globally, and food insecurity has significantly worsened since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) broke out in the country.
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The Philippines | Anticipating crises to support farming communities
04/09/2020
Michelle Sandigan Mohammad knows a thing or two about drought. On the island of Mindanao in the Philippines where she tends to her farm, drought has been a frequent foe.

Syrian Arab Republic | FAO promotes efficient methods to enhance cattle production
15/09/2020
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), under its Smallholder Support Programme (SSP), will support vulnerable small-scale livestock keepers with an integrated intervention to help improve their livelihoods.

COVID-19 impacts driving up acute hunger in countries already in food crisis
15/09/2020
Pandemic aggravates pre-existing drivers of acute food insecurity - Democratic Republic of the Congo is now world’s largest food crisis. FAO and partners call for urgent and decisive action.
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The Republic of Korea contributes to FAO’s effort in preparing countries of West Africa and the Sahel for potential desert locust invasion from East Africa
16/09/2020
FAO will help countries improve surveillance and control efforts and strengthen the resilience of vulnerable households
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Lebanon and Jordan: Enhancing resilient livelihoods and food security of local communities and refugees
17/09/2020
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture in Lebanon and the Ministry of Agriculture in Jordan, and in partnership with IFAD and WFP, launched the project entitled “Enhancing resilient livelihoods and food security of host communities and Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon through the promotion of sustainable agricultural development”.

Syrian Arab Republic | FAO and Kuwait partner to support vulnerable households
21/09/2020
“The long years of crisis left us poor, we couldn’t afford to buy bread for the family,” said Fiya Hassan, 66, who is a grandmother of eight children from Ibtaa sub district of Daraa Governorate in southwest Syria.

FAO welcomes China's new $50 million donation to support South-South Cooperation
22/09/2020
President Xi Jinping announced the funding in video address to the UN General Assembly

Côte d'Ivoire | Progress towards ending rabies by 2030
24/09/2020
In Côte d'Ivoire, rabies is endemic. To eradicate it, all sectors involved in public health have given priority to this animal disease since January 2017 by developing a national strategy for integrated rabies control in order to reach the global objective of zero cases of human rabies by 2030.

Food losses increase during COVID-19 and are a major hurdle to Africa’s development
28/09/2020
First ever day against food loss and waste to be marked tomorrow, 29 September

FAO's Committee on Agriculture focuses on how livestock sector transformation can contribute to achieving the SDGs
28/09/2020
FAO Director-General calls for an integrated agri-food systems approach to better address food insecurity and malnutrition amid COVID-19
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Afghanistan | COVID-19 response sows seeds of resilience
06/10/2020
Almost three quarters of Uruzgan province’s economy is based on farming and livestock with remaining dependent upon trading and commerce.

Niger | Belgium and FAO support more than 18 000 Nigerien households affected by floods
07/10/2020
L’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) et la Belgique travaillent ensemble afin de soutenir les ménages touchés par les inondations et par la crise alimentaire et nutritionnelle, afin de leur permettre de reconstruire leurs moyens d’existence et de renforcer leur résilience.