Drought within an ocean – Celestina’s story

06/09/2024

Celestina Tavares, a livestock farmer in Cabo Verde is at the forefront of the battle against the threats posed by the climate change to the farmers of this archipelago nation, bringing prolonged droughts and scarce pasture for animals.

Drought within an ocean – Willy’s story

06/09/2024

Under the watchful eye of Nena, his adopted mother, Willy Gonçalves has escaped a difficult childhood to become a competent farmer. Today, he manages Nena’s farm and their thriving seedling business is drawing a sharp contrast with increasing number of farmers abandoning their land in Cabo Verde, amid climate change and prolonged droughts.

Farmers benefitting from high-yielding soft wheat seeds

25/08/2024

In light of the current economic crisis in Lebanon, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Lebanon, in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and the Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI), implemented a project funded by the Government of Japan.

World Humanitarian Day 2024: #ActForHumanity.

19/08/2024

Video message by Rein Paulsen, Director, FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience.

The role of agriculture in addressing acute child malnutrition in the African Drylands

29/07/2024

Acute malnutrition is persistently on the rise worldwide, with children suffering its consequences for their whole lives.