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
Northern Mozambique: Response overview
01/2023
The ongoing conflict in Cabo Delgado continues to be the main driver of food insecurity in northern Mozambique. In just a little over a year, there...
Publications
Northern Mozambique: Response overview – January 2022
02/2022
According to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis, nearly 1.9 million people are experiencing high levels of acute...
Publications
Mozambique: Addressing the impacts of COVID-19 in food crises (May 2020 – April 2021)
05/2020
This national response plan details FAO's programme of work in Mozambique to help combat the fallout of COVID-19 on an already unfolding food crises...
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.
Video
FAO Angola–The FFS Chitaka Model, a fast and smart model for sustainable food system transformation
11/01/2023
The Chitaka Model is an innovative Farmer Field Schools (FFS) tool, that implements smart agriculture with a socio-productive inclusive approach.