Videos
FAO Syria Acting Representative’s statement on World Water Day
20/03/2024
On World Water Day, the FAO Acting Representative in the Syrian Arab Republic stresses on the importance to restore water for irrigation as a key element for agriculture and food production.
Disability is never an obstacle at farmer field schools
14/02/2024
It is a new career journey for Ahmad Al Nasser as a facilitator at one of FAO’s farmer field schools (FFS) in Ghor Elasi, Hama. Having special physical needs since his childhood because of polio has failed to make him unstoppable and he managed to become an experienced veterinarian, further enhancing his self-esteem.
Interview with Dr. Nasr al-Din Haj al-Amin, FAO Egypt Representative, on the end of his term
13/02/2024
An overview of FAO's performance in Egypt over the past four years and future aspirations for further achievements in the agriculture and food security sector.
Empowering Lebanese smallholder farmers to receive certification & produce quality crops
13/02/2024
Funded by Canada, through the PSDP, FAO enhanced the production skills of 420 farmers from North Lebanon. The farmers attended awareness sessions, received technical training, and benefitted from the provision of inputs on environmentally sustainable and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP).
The small-scale farmers in Eastern Ghouta using adaptation practices for climate change
07/02/2024
As farmers face unfamiliar weather conditions and reduction of rainfall rates, which eventually cause change of soil features and effect its fertility, which may impact the quality and quantity of crop’s production.
International Day of Forests 2024: Forests and innovation – new solutions for a better world
31/01/2024
Innovation is unlocking the forests’ long-kept secrets and allowing us to use trees in ways we never imagined possible. Materials derived from forests and trees are being developed as sustainable substitutes for plastics, building materials, fabrics, medicines and many other everyday items.
Sustainable Production & Utilization of Agro-natural Resources: SPUAR Initiative, Ma’an Governorate
30/01/2024
The video focuses on the issues of sustainable use of natural resources, water harvesting and poverty alleviation in Ma’an Governorate and it is in line with the following: Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, ensure environmental sustainability.
The only female artificial insemination technician for cattle in Syria empowers rural women
17/01/2024
The veterinary service in the Syrian Arab Republic is widely considered a male-dominated profession, which is also preferred by the livestock keepers themselves as they hold deep gendered beliefs about males’ capabilities and experience. This puts female technicians, like Faten Jeghali, under a pressing challenge to double their effort to prove their capabilities and succeed.
FAO farm business school encourages experiences exchange among farmers
17/01/2024
FAO supported the establishment of five Farm Business Schools (FBS), in the governorates of Aleppo, Daraa, Deir Ez-Zor, Hama and Homs, reaching 75 farmers with participatory and learning-by-doing approaches.
FAO supports farmers to develop their farms through farmers field schools
22/11/2023
FAO in the Syrian Arab Republic responds to the farmers pressing need for a sustainable income and livelihood, by changing their mindsets from production-focused farming to profitable projects, through the establishment of five Farmers Business Schools, in the governorates of Aleppo, Daraa, Deir Ez-Zor, Hama and Homs, to enhance the fundamental business skills for farmers, basically analysis,
Regional meeting endorses roadmap for launch of the Arab Forum for Rural Advisory Services in 2024
15/10/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), held a regional meeting to discuss, validate and reach consensus on the roadmap for the establishment of the Arab Forum for Rural Advisory Services (AFRAS) in 2024.
Women lead dairy production in Deir Ez-Zor
06/09/2023
A group of outstanding women have established a small dairy production unit to sell quality ghee, cheese and butter across Deir Ez-Zor, and broader. This is a result of practical learning sessions at FAO’s Farmers Field School (FFS), under the Small Holder Support Programme – funded by the European Union,
Producing rich organic fertilizer from deceased birds
27/08/2023
This video presents scientific and practical information to teach poultry breeders and small and medium poultry farms how to convert daily dead chickens into compost that could be used at fertilizing crops.
NENA Regional Overview of Food Security & Nutrition:Trade as an Enabler for Food Security &Nutrition
27/08/2023
Hunger and malnutrition have reached critical levels in the Arab region as access to basic foods has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, says a UN report.
Farmer Field Schools and Women’s Empowerment
15/08/2023
A video interview with Valentina Franchi, Gender Specialist at FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa. The interview took place in Al Minya (Al-Minyā) Governorate in Upper Egypt during a filed visit of the Farmer Field School (FFS) Future Forum that was held in May 2023. The interview is focusing on the role of FFS in women’s empowerment in the rural communities.
The Future of Farmer Field Schools Forum
08/08/2023
FAO provides climate-smart technology to improve agricultural production in Eastern Ghouta, Syria
07/08/2023
To promote climate-adaptive methods, FAO, with the support of the Adaptation Fund, has supported the maintenance, assembly and calibration of two Laser Land Levelling Units (LLL), as well as performing laser levelling for 200 ha of land in Eastern Ghouta, Rural Damascus, Syria. The advantages of using this technology are various
Amina: a self-reliant breadwinner for her family
24/07/2023
“I have always believed in my abilities. The FAO ‘Nabta’ programme has provided me with skills and awoken my potential. It prepared me to establish my business and equipped me with a solar panel and a refrigerator to start,” said Amina Al Salamah from Deir Ez-Zor.