Bangladesh | Striking before disaster does
07/08/2020
As floods threaten the nation, FAO teams up with UN allies in anticipatory action
Myanmar: FAO provides cash support along with agricultural inputs to vulnerable farmers
11/08/2020
The implications of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among vulnerable farming communities in central and northern Rakhine State, Myanmar are distressing enough without adding the impacts of the protracted conflict, which have severely disrupted agricultural production, reduced access to food due to insecurity, and have resulted in substantial displacement.
Teaming up to defend against locusts
12/08/2020
In West Africa, countries are sharing pesticides and other supplies, rather than overstocking
Turkey | FAO promotes Farmer Field Schools to create employment opportunities for Syrian and Turkish farmers
12/08/2020
A training-of-trainers programme was launched today for 13 selected facilitators coming from Turkey’s four provinces.
Building climate resilience in Southern Africa
12/08/2020
A newly launched FAO project is aimed at strengthening partnerships to bring conservation agriculture to farmers across Southern Africa
COVID-19 | 2020 humanitarian response
17/08/2020
FAO’s component of the Global Humanitarian Response Plan for COVID-19
South Sudan | Returning to help build a better future for her country
18/08/2020
Having once fled civil war, RealLifeHero and returnee Ritah Alfred is working for FAO to support livelihoods for her fellow citizens
More than 3 million people facing acute food insecurity as Burkina Faso grapples with COVID-19 and conflict
21/08/2020
Urgent and sustained action is needed to address worsening food and nutrition insecurity in Burkina Faso, say the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), citing alarming new data.
Myanmar | FAO supports veterinary services with virtual capacity building for a lumpy skin disease risk assessment
24/08/2020
Under COVID-19 restrictions, FAO’s Emergency Management Centre for Animal Health provided virtual support to Myanmar to develop its LSD preparedness
South Sudan: Cash for seeds brings new hope to Santa and 12 000 vulnerable farmers in Magwi
25/08/2020
Santa Angwech David, 23 years old, lives in Magwi, near the South Sudanese border with Kenya.
Myanmar | Strengthening early warning early action capacity
25/08/2020
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) hosted a series of training sessions aimed at strengthening the capacity of technical staff from the Department of Agriculture on Early Warning Early Action interventions to prevent and reduce the impact of climate driven disaster.
Lebanon | FAO supports Lebanon’s Ministry of Agriculture to control lumpy skin disease
26/08/2020
The livestock sector in Lebanon is currently facing many challenges related to the economic crisis the country is experiencing.
Sierra Leone: FAO’s review reveals evidence of previously unconfirmed endemic diseases
27/08/2020
FAO conducts an after-action review of Sierra Leone's Integrated Animal Disease Surveillance and Reporting system
Turkey | FAO supports Syrian refugees and Turkish host communities in starting agribusinesses
28/08/2020
Another round of vocational and entrepreneurship training is about to start in Bursa province to support selected Syrians under Temporary Protection (SuTPs) and Turkish citizens in launching micro-scale agri-food businesses.
Somalia | FAO launches radio training programmes to adapt to COVID-19 restraints
02/09/2020
UN Agency to air more than 30 episodes on good agricultural practices, livestock, nutrition and fishery
Afghanistan | FAO and Belgium assist food-insecure farming households impacted by the shock of COVID-19
03/09/2020
Afghanistan is suffering from one of the most severe food crises worldwide. According to the 2020 Global Report on Food Crises, Afghanistan is ranked as the third worst crisis country globally, and food insecurity has significantly worsened since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) broke out in the country.
The Philippines | Anticipating crises to support farming communities
04/09/2020
Michelle Sandigan Mohammad knows a thing or two about drought. On the island of Mindanao in the Philippines where she tends to her farm, drought has been a frequent foe.
Syrian Arab Republic | FAO promotes efficient methods to enhance cattle production
15/09/2020
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), under its Smallholder Support Programme (SSP), will support vulnerable small-scale livestock keepers with an integrated intervention to help improve their livelihoods.
COVID-19 impacts driving up acute hunger in countries already in food crisis
15/09/2020
Pandemic aggravates pre-existing drivers of acute food insecurity - Democratic Republic of the Congo is now world’s largest food crisis. FAO and partners call for urgent and decisive action.
The Republic of Korea contributes to FAO’s effort in preparing countries of West Africa and the Sahel for potential desert locust invasion from East Africa
16/09/2020
FAO will help countries improve surveillance and control efforts and strengthen the resilience of vulnerable households