Supporting farmers and fishers ahead of typhoons in the province of Catanduanes
03/07/2025
The Philippines is among the world’s most disaster-prone countries and the province of Catanduanes is frequently exposed to typhoons due to its location on the eastern seaboard. In 2020, super-typhoon Goni devastated livelihoods, affecting over 42,000 households and causing USD [...]
Compendium of FAO experiences and good practices in food crisis countries
25/06/2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is committed to the localization agenda, in line with the World Humanitarian Summit and the Grand Bargain commitments, which aims to reform the humanitarian system for greater effectiveness and efficiency [...]
Responding to floods and typhoon in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
02/04/2025
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in the Philippines faces persistent socioeconomic and environmental challenges. In 2020, 81 percent of the population could not meet basic needs, and by 2021, the poverty rate stood at 29.8 percent – [...]
Promoting economic inclusion of small-scale farmers through home-grown school feeding in Timor-Leste
Supporting local agrifood systems through stable market linkages in Manufahi municipality
09/09/2024
Timor-Leste is a small country in Southeast Asia with over 1.3 million people, of which over 70 percent live in rural areas. Its territory is exposed to a wide array of natural hazards, including floods, droughts and earthquakes. The most [...]
Combining cash transfers with productive assets, inputs, agricultural and nutrition trainings to support vulnerable and poor rural households in Jalal-Abad Province
09/09/2024
Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked, lower-middle-income country in Central Asia with a population of 7 million. Between 2012 and 2019 the level of poverty declined significantly, but poverty rates in rural areas remained higher than in urban areas, with healthy diets [...]