East Africa's locust "air force" could be grounded as another wave of the scourge takes flight
20/01/2021
Funding shortfalls threaten continued operations
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UN agencies warn that COVID-19 and worsening inequalities will fuel malnutrition for billions in Asia and the Pacific
21/01/2021
Child and maternal diets particularly vulnerable
Contributing to fisheries and livestock value chains for inclusive and sustainable growth in Somalia
22/01/2021
FAO launches project to enhance food security by increasing job opportunities in the fisheries and livestock sectors
Japan pledges new funding to FAO’s emergency operations in Afghanistan
01/02/2021
Funding to provide time-critical agricultural support to 8 000 food insecure smallholder families
Joint communiqué on the critical desert locust situation and emergency response in Somalia
08/02/2021
Joint Communique' on the critical desert locust situation and emergency response in Somalia
FAO welcomes €40 million from Germany to help farmers withstand shocks like COVID-19 and extreme climate events
08/02/2021
Funds will contribute to building resilience in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia and Yemen
FAO and Japan’s food processing units empower rural women
09/02/2021
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.
Bibi’s garden of empowerment
09/02/2021
Women increase their income and improve their family’s food security and nutrition through kitchen gardening thanks to the support provided by FAO in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan
La Belgique appuie la FAO pour anticiper les conséquences humanitaires des conflits en République démocratique du Congo
10/02/2021
Les conflits armés, l’insécurité généralisée et les catastrophes naturelles récurrentes associés aux effets de la maladie à coronavirus 2019 (covid-19), font de la République démocratique du Congo la pire crise alimentaire au monde.
Japan boosts FAO’s efforts to reduce acute food insecurity of conflict and Covid-19 affected population in Yemen
10/02/2021
The Government of Japan contributed USD 2 090 909 to FAO to conduct emergency interventions in Yemen as part of its ongoing response in the country.
FAO strengthens desert locust surveillance and control capacity in Yemen
10/02/2021
FAO strengthens desert locust surveillance and control capacity in Yemen
Securing vulnerable farmers’ livelihoods by providing quality wheat seed
15/02/2021
Securing vulnerable farmers’ livelihoods by providing quality wheat seed
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Nuristani livestock keepers beat a harsh winter
15/02/2021
FAO helps vulnerable livestock keepers safeguard their livelihood, boost milk production and avoid rural migration in Afghanistan.
UN and Government of Somalia call for urgent scaling up of emergency response as 2.65 million Somalis are projected to be in acute hunger
17/02/2021
Newest report from FSNAU-FEWS NET indicates large-scale food insecurity and malnutrition due to multiple threats
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FAO ECTAD increases resilience of West and Central Africa’s livestock sector during COVID-19 pandemic
19/02/2021
Movement restrictions triggered by the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic have severely affected the livestock sector in West and Central Africa (WCA). Reduced access to feed, diminished slaughterhouse capacity and limited access to grazing land are only a few examples of the consequences of the p...
Unveiling the secret to productive wheat cultivation
21/02/2021
Unveiling the secret to productive wheat cultivation
FAO in Syria improves smallholder breeders’ livestock production
03/03/2021
FAO Syria improves small breeders’ livestock production
Empowering women and girls is crucial to ensure sustainable food security in the aftermath of COVID-19 say UN food agency heads ahead of International Women's Day
06/03/2021
Empowering women and girls is crucial to ensure sustainable food security in the aftermath of COVID-19 say UN food agency heads ahead of International Women's Day
FAO aims to provide livelihood assistance to nearly 49 million people in 2021
11/03/2021
FAO aims to provide livelihood assistance to nearly 49 million people in 2021
From a destroyed field to a bountiful vegetable farm in a few months
12/03/2021
From a destroyed field to a bountiful vegetable farm in a few months