News
17 March 2023
As the sheer devastation provoked by the earthquake that hit Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic on 6 February 2023 continues to be revealed, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is scaling operations on the ground in both countries focusing on the needs of rural communities...
As the sheer devastation provoked by the earthquake that hit Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic on 6 February 2023 continues to be revealed, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is scaling operations on the ground in both countries focusing on the needs of rural communities...
07 March 2023
From displacement caused by the armed conflict to another caused by an earthquake: “It seems we will never settle in our home.” Baraa Al Ali, a 44-year-old woman resident in Al Ghab – Hama governorate, displaced with her six children in a shelter along with other 40 rural families from...
From displacement caused by the armed conflict to another caused by an earthquake: “It seems we will never settle in our home.” Baraa Al Ali, a 44-year-old woman resident in Al Ghab – Hama governorate, displaced with her six children in a shelter along with other 40 rural families from...
02 February 2023
FAO restores irrigation water to 11 thousand hectares of land in Ar-Rastan, Syria The 11-year conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic caused extensive damage to the country’s irrigation systems, with more than half the irrigable land losing access to water. According to FAO’s damage assessment conducted in 2017, the losses of...
FAO restores irrigation water to 11 thousand hectares of land in Ar-Rastan, Syria The 11-year conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic caused extensive damage to the country’s irrigation systems, with more than half the irrigable land losing access to water. According to FAO’s damage assessment conducted in 2017, the losses of...
01 February 2023
Njoud becomes a mooneh entrepreneur in Daraa “FAO’s ‘Nabta’ programme has helped me to develop a business! Thanks to the inspiring and useful information I received, as well as the grant and tools. People are now interested in the products I offer as they are quality products that follow hygiene standards...
Njoud becomes a mooneh entrepreneur in Daraa “FAO’s ‘Nabta’ programme has helped me to develop a business! Thanks to the inspiring and useful information I received, as well as the grant and tools. People are now interested in the products I offer as they are quality products that follow hygiene standards...
16 January 2023
A fodder producer has encouraged livestock keepers in his area to replace the use of traditional fodder with nutrient fodder capsules that will eventually enhance the animals’ production of milk and/or meat. He is Mohammed Al Khalaf, from Abo Joreen in rural Aleppo. Despite the challenging circumstances, he has managed...
A fodder producer has encouraged livestock keepers in his area to replace the use of traditional fodder with nutrient fodder capsules that will eventually enhance the animals’ production of milk and/or meat. He is Mohammed Al Khalaf, from Abo Joreen in rural Aleppo. Despite the challenging circumstances, he has managed...
