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Damascus, 23 June 2020 - “Here we are today, back to planting and harvesting quality wheat two years after fleeing home. We are excited since agriculture is our only source of living,” said Majd Al Mahmoud from Al Sefsafeh Village - Hama Governorate. Majd is one of 5 500 most vulnerable...
23.06.2020

Samir Seklawi, a potato farmer, eagerly came from his village to attend a seminar on Integrated Management of Potato. Samir was one of the twelve potato farmers coming from the region of Deir El Ahmar, to benefit from the seminar organized by the project on “Prevention of Agrochemical Pollution in...
18.06.2020

17/06/2020 Nature can transform itself from a foe to an ally. Farmers have known this for centuries and have learned to survive and produce food despite hot temperatures, little water and even lack of arable land. Under such circumstances, communities have translated their resilience and inventiveness into farming techniques that have...
17.06.2020

15 June 2020, Rome - Tunisia's traditional Ramli agricultural systems in the lagoons of Ghar El Melh and its hanging gardens from Djebba El Olia, have been recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS), a designation managed by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). It is the second time Tunisian sites...
15.06.2020

12 June 2020, Tunisia - Youth unemployment is one of the main challenges currently facing Tunisia. At the same time, however, it is precisely young women and men who have a crucial role to play in securing the future of agricultural value chains by making them more productive and sustainable. To...
12.06.2020