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Food insecurity continues to deepen in South Sudan as funds dry up

Urgent assistance needed for life-saving support to farmers, fishers and pastoralists
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UN says more support urgently needed to tackle growing food insecurity in the Sahel

Funding gap of $100 million is hampering fight against hunger in the Sahel
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EU and FAO partner to help flood-affected Serbian farms rebuild

Assistance worth € 8 million to target most vulnerable households
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Global plans of action endorsed to halt the escalating degradation of soils

Sustainable soil management essential for healthy soils and ecosystems
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FAO welcomes commitment to fight hunger from the Community of Portuguese Language Countries

Director-General takes stock of FAO's ongoing support to promote food security in Portuguese-speaking countries

In Action

Banana boom improves food, nutrition and income security for smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe
Improving food, nutrition and income security of smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe by supporting smallholder irrigation value chain.
New mobile application proves essential to Uganda's veterinarians
The EMPRES-i Event Mobile Application is helping to improve the speed and efficiency of animal disease control in Uganda.
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Fight Hunger

Top 5 need-to-knows about Conservation Agriculture
Top 5 need-to-knows about Conservation Agriculture
Facing climate change and nine billion mouths to feed by 2050, Conservation Agriculture is key to the future of food security
Understanding the true cost of malnutrition
Understanding the true cost of malnutrition
The cost of malnutrition to the global economy in lost productivity and health care expenditures is staggering.
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International Year of Family Farming

Field Days Fair: A learning experience for family farmers in Turkey
Field Days Fair: A learning experience for family farmers in Turkey
FAO introduced family farmers to integrated crop and pest management methods and the Farmer Field Schools approach.
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