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- The majority of Bolivians relies on the agriculture sector for their livelihoods; however about 85 percent of farmers can only produce at subsistence levels and 40 percent of the population ...READ MORE

- Nearly a third of Peru’s 29 million people live below the poverty line. In rural areas, where most people make a living from agriculture, that figure reaches 60 percent. Frequent ...READ MORE

- FAO - WFP Roadmap for West Africa and the Sahel - Burkina Faso
A strategic framework to strengthen Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRR/DRM)
With repeated threats and ...read more
03/04/2013

- FAO - WFP Road map for West Africa and the Sahel
Every year, countries of West Africa and Sahel are adversely affected by natural disasters, as well ...read more
03/04/2013

- En Afrique de l’Ouest et au Sahel, la FAO met tout en oeuvre pour renforcer la résilience des communautés et réduire leur vulnérabilité aux différents chocs. ...read more
03/04/2013

- The majority of households in Choma district, located in the Southern Province of Zambia, depend on rainfed, agricultural-related activities for their livelihoods. That is why when ...read more
08/02/2013

- Resilient Livelihoods is FAO’s interdisciplinary Framework Programme on Disaster Risk Reduction for Food and Nutrition Security. It provides strategic direction to FAO member countries and partners ...read more
20/01/2012

- Agro-forestry in South-eastern Madagascar
The South-eastern region of Madagascar, where most families (80% of the population) depend on agriculture, is regularly affected by floods and cyclones, causing ...read more
01/12/2011

- FAO and CARE co-host Regional DRR and FS/DRR Workshop
FAO and CARE joined hands in organizing the second DIPECHO/ECHO threeday regional workshop on “Experiencebased Disaster Risk Reduction ...read more
01/11/2011

- GOAL Malawi: Experiences and Lessons Learned in Food Security and Agriculture DRR
In parts of Malawi, including Nsanje district in the south, 80-100% crop failure is not ...read more
01/09/2011

- Using Wild Crops to Tame Food Insecurity: CARE’s Strategic Domestication of Yams
Cyclones and floods regularly hit the high risk areas of northeast and eastern Madagascar, with ...read more
01/08/2011

- CARE: Rethinking and Reorganising the Agricultural Calendar in Madagascar
CARE’s understanding of community needs and the disadvantageous conditions faced by communities in northeast and eastern areas of ...read more
01/07/2011
