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- More than three-quarters of Malagasy families earn a living from agriculture, but frequent natural disasters – drought in the South, cyclones in the East, locust threats – cut into production ...READ MORE

- Malawi’s small-scale producers – who make up the vast majority of farmers – are struggling to produce enough to feed themselves and their families. Small landholdings, little access to credit, ...READ MORE

- Although food security in Zimbabwe improved significantly following government efforts and a USD 70 million international assistance programme providing farmers with subsidized inputs, the country still needs agricultural and ...read more
10/08/2010

- Since 2009, the Republic of Madagascar has suffered extreme cycles of drought, cyclones and floods. These disasters have had major consequences on agricultural production, and food ...read more
02/08/2010

- Regional Emergency Office for Southern Africa (REOSA) Technical Brief 3, July 2010
Achieving food security remains central to many national and regional programmes and policies in southern ...read more
01/07/2010

- Regional Emergency Office for Southern Africa (REOSA) Technical Brief 2, July 2010
Southern Africa has high levels of food insecurity with stunting levels of more than 20% ...read more
01/07/2010

- Regional Emergency Office for Southern Africa (REOSA) Technical Brief 1, July 2010
In southern Africa, high levels of soil degradation and a decline in fertility threaten agricultural ...read more
01/07/2010

- This network paper documents success stories from Malawi of livelihood-based social protection programmes for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). The programmes have improved the lives of ...read more
01/07/2010

- The European Union and FAO, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS), are assisting over 36 000 farmers in Lesotho, more than ...read more
19/05/2010

- Regional Emergency Office for Southern Africa (REOSA) Policy Brief 3, April 2010
Since the first case of HIV was diagnosed in Malawi in 1985, many parents in ...read more
01/04/2010

- Regional Emergency Office for Southern Africa (REOSA) Policy Brief 2, April 2010
In southern Africa, children affected by HIV and AIDS are becoming the most vulnerable members ...read more
01/04/2010

- Regional Emergency Office for Southern Africa (REOSA) Policy Brief 1, April 2010
Despite greater access to antiretroviral (ARV) drugs in southern Africa, the current HIV epidemic continues ...read more
01/04/2010
