Undamaged cropland has declined by 25.5 percent since October 2025

From four goats to a growing herd, FAO support is helping an 80-year-old farmer rebuild her livelihood, strengthen her family’s food security and regain her independence after conflict

How the Syria Humanitarian Fund is helping save lives and protect rural livelihoods in northeast Syria

As conflict and insecurity threaten livelihoods, farmers in North Kordofan race against the rainy season—while humanitarians race to get seeds to them in time

Supported by the Syria Humanitarian Fund (SHF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is helping protect the livestock that families across northeast Syria rely on for survival

Supported by the Syria Humanitarian Fund (SHF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is helping farming families across northeast Syria produce fresh vegetables, protect their livelihoods and reduce their reliance on humanitarian assistance

Kabul – Rising fertilizer prices are threatening Afghanistan's 2027 wheat harvest just as farmers prepare for what could be one of the country's most promising wheat-growing seasons in years. 

New analysis released today shows improvements in food security and child nutrition across the Gaza Strip. However, the United Nations cautioned that the progress, driven largely by expanded access to humanitarian food, nutrition, agricultural and health assistance, remains fragile.

Cairo/Jerusalem – The Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has acquired nearly 50 000 FMD SAT 1 vaccine doses as part of a campaign against foot-and-mouth disease in sheep, goats and cattle in the West Bank, with technical and procurement support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and funding from the Pandemic Fund.

When El Niño-linked weather extremes hit agrifood systems, the damage can be counted in failed crops, dead livestock, flooded fields and lost income. But the real cost often begins where that first tally ends.