Southern Africa
News
News
FAO warns of maize shortfall across Southern Africa
24/04/2024
Recent weather trends associated with El Niño have decimated harvest prospects and point to rising prices and import needs
News
FAO proposes five key actions to address climate-conflict nexus at the United Nations Security Council
14/02/2024
Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol urges game-changing solutions to break the vicious loop between climate crisis, conflict and hunger
Publications
Publications
Madagascar: Évaluation des dommages et des pertes causés par les cyclones Batsirai et Emnati sur le secteur agricole dans le Grand Sud-Est de Madagascar
09/2022
En février 2022, la région du Grand Sud-Est de Madagascar a été touchée par deux violents cyclones tropicaux, Batsirai et Emnati , qui ont causé des...
Publications
Zimbabwe: DIEM – Data in Emergencies Monitoring brief, round 4
08/2022
This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a fourth-round field assessment conducted between March and May 2022...
Publications
Madagascar Grand Sud and Grand Sud-Est: Response overview, July 2022
08/2022
In Madagascar, three consecutive years of severe drought in the Grand Sud have led to the country’s worst food crisis in the last 20 years, exacerbating...
Multimedia
Video
From Honeycombs to Green Jobs: Empowering Zimbabwe's Rural Youth through Beekeeping
12/06/2023
The FAO's Green Jobs for Rural Youth Employment (GJ4RYE) project is transforming lives in Zimbabwe by creating green jobs, particularly in beekeeping.
Photo collection
Angola: Farmer Field Schools to enhance smallholder family farmers’ resilience, sustainable production and food security
11/08/2024
View this gallery on Flickr.
Video
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.