Publications

Key COVID-19 Lessons and Recommendations for Working Towards Universal Social Protection
10/2021
The paper contains a joint statement by the Social Protection Interagency Cooperation Board (SPIAC-B), a coordination mechanism comprising of a broad swath of intergovernmental and bilateral agencies engaged in social protection, drawing from the lessons drawn in the social protection response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Social protection and migration
10/2021
This publication was developed by the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance (UNU-Merit) in partnership with FAO. The policy paper is conceived as a framing paper, which conceptualizes the relationship between social protection, migration, and rural development, and strengthens these synergies for FAO’s programming.

The Niger - Analysis of conflicts related to the exploitation of natural resources (IN FRENCH)
09/2021
L’analyse des conflits liés à l’accès aux ressources naturelles au Niger a permis de mettre en évidence l’ampleur et la complexité de ces conflits.

Togo: Agricultural livelihoods and food security in the context of COVID-19 (IN FRENCH)
09/2021
Ce rapport propose une analyse des effets de la maladie à coronavirus 2019 (covid-19) sur le système agroalimentaire du Togo, en se basant sur l’évaluation menée en février 2021.

In their words: Farmers' stories of getting ahead of disasters
09/2021
Anticipatory action is the practice of forecasting disasters and acting before they occur or reach their peak.

Mali: Analysis of conflicts over natural resources
09/2021
Due to the economic dominance of the agriculture sector, Mali is extremely dependent on natural resources and also vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change.

Co-creating solutions for biosecurity and broiler business: Insights from Kiambu and Nairobi city counties in Kenya
08/2021
The trend to urban and peri-urban livestock keeping is known in many developing and plays an important role in food security and livelihoods but can also pose a risk to the health of people.
La République Démocratique du Congo: Moyens de subsistance agricoles et sécurité alimentaire dans le contexte du COVID-19
06/2021
Ce rapport propose une analyse des effets de la maladie à coronavirus 2019 (covid-19) sur le système agroalimentaire de la République démocratique du Congo, en se basant sur l’évaluation menée entre août et novembre 2020.

Protecting livelihoods: Linking agricultural insurance and social protection
06/2021
The aim of this study is to provide readers with an overview of how agricultural insurance and social protection interventions can complement each other, within the frame of disaster risk management for vulnerable agricultural actors.

République centrafricaine: Moyens d'existence agricoles et sécurité alimentaire dans le cadre de la covid-19
05/2021
Ce rapport propose une analyse des effets de la maladie à coronavirus 2019 (covid-19) sur le système agroalimentaire de la République centrafricaine, en se basant sur l’évaluation menée entre septembre et novembre 2020.

Burkina Faso: Aperçu de la réponse – mars 2021
03/2021
La crise humanitaire au Burkina Faso continue de se détériorer, notamment en raison de l’aggravation de l’insécurité, qui provoque des déplacements massifs de population – 69 pour cent des personnes déplacées dans la région du Sahel se trouvent au Burkina Faso.

Burkina Faso: Humanitarian Response Plan 2021
03/2021
Burkina Faso is facing a complex crisis due to armed group activity, inter-community tensions, natural disasters and the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Mali: Humanitarian Response Plan 2021
03/2021
In 2020, Mali has been affected by persistent and multiple shocks. The socio-political crisis, increased insecurity in the central and northern regions and climatic hazards triggered population displacements, disrupted livelihoods, and exacerbated households’ vulnerabilities and food insecurity.

The role of social protection in the recovery from COVID-19 impacts in fisheries and aquaculture
02/2021
Food systems were severely hit by COVID-19 and the related restrictions to the movement of people and goods. In fisheries and aquaculture, the socio-economic effects of COVID-19 are manifold including changes in consumer demand, limited storage facilities, drop in fresh fish prices and stopping fishing operations.

South Sudan: Feed management and utilization guidelines for pastoral and agropastoral areas
01/2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) developed these guidelines with the overall objective to protect and improve the productivity of the ruminant livestock species of South Sudan.

The contribution of social protection to economic inclusion in rural areas
01/2021
Economic inclusion is at the forefront of the social protection agenda, and a concept increasingly recognized and developed by policymakers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and development partners at large.

La République du Mali: Appel à une assistance d'urgence
01/2021
https://www.fao.org/publications/card/en/c/CB2907FR