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An estimated 90 000 people were affected by El Niño (heavy rains, strong winds, floods and landslides) in late 2015 and early 2016, and now ...read more
05/01/2017

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Drought is a reality in Kenya, like in the rest of the Horn of Africa, and it is occurring with greater frequency. FAO Kenya is helping ...read more
01/01/2017


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An estimated 90 000 people were affected by El Niño (heavy rains, strong winds, floods and landslides) in late 2015 and early 2016, and now ...read more
15/11/2016


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Cereals and starchy roots production in 2015 dropped to its lowest level in 12 years, after two consecutive years of drought.
Food availability in 2015/16 is being ...read more
23/05/2016


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Good agricultural production 2015-2016 are confirmed in the Sahel and West Africa.
6.7 million people are affected by food and nutrition insecurity with 4.2 million people ...read more
06/05/2016


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Confirmation of satisfactory levels of agro-pastoral production in West Africa and the Sahel: 12 percent increase in cereal production compared with the average over the ...read more
22/02/2016


- More than half of the total population of Yemen — some 14.4 million people — are food insecure, as ongoing conflict and import restrictions have reduced the ...read more
28/01/2016


- More than half the population of Yemen is currently food insecure, since the beginning of the war, the number has risen from 12.9 million to 14.4 ...read more
28/01/2016


- The situation in Yemen is worsening as the country grapples with one of its most severe crisis in years. According to humanitarian aid workers trying to ...read more
28/01/2016


- Crop and livestock production prospects in Southern Africa have been weakened by the El Niño weather phenomenon that has lowered rains and increased temperatures.
A reduced agricultural ...read more
22/12/2015