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In the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden (RSGA), fisheries and aquaculture are supported by an extremely fragile ecosystem that has been put under exceptional stress, in recent years, due to increasing demand for fish and inappropriate fishing practices. Climate change is also threatening this body of water which...

Maintaining healthy soils to meet the food production and food nutrition needs of the growing populations of the world is one of the key guiding principles of the Global Soil Partnership. The Partnership aims at improving governance of limited soil resources to guarantee healthy and productive soils. In 2012, FAO and the Ministry...

High Quality standards in fish processing and distribution are key to improving the quality of the seafood production, limiting losses in the sector and most importantly, increasing marketing opportunities in both domestic and international market. It is for this reason that some 70 fishermen from the governorates of Aden Abyan, Lahij,...

To better understand the role of animal species in the epidemiology of MERS-CoV and in response to the surge in MERS-CoV cases and recent findings on camels as a possible source of infection, FAO in close collaboration with its global and regional partners, convened a regional technical consultation meeting in...

The FAO is closely monitoring the impact of the Syria crisis on food security, nutrition, agriculture and livelihoods in Syria and neighbouring Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt. Assessments across the affected sub-region indicate that threats to food security and livelihoods are severe and growing steadily. In addition to rendering over...