While it only accounts for less than 3.4 percent of exports, a distant second after mining, cashmere could bring far greater wealth to Mongolia. The government last year prioritized this issue by launching the National Cashmere Programme to improve its...

Sustainable Livestock is no longer an option but an imperative. One has to excuse the tricky title but in times of information overload, some topics need a little push-up. Nobody who had a glimpse of Mongolia would deny the critical role...

The Karoo, in South Africa, is a harsh environment in which to make a living out of agriculture—the area is mostly devoid of surface water. Its name is derived from the Khoisan word meaning “land of thirst”. The land was traditionally used by...

Pastoralist communities have always practiced nomadism as a strategic adaption to variable conditions and have developed ways of living and methods of farming that safeguard the land and its resources. In Sahel countries, livestock farming accounts for around 40% of agricultural GDP and...

FAO and partners urge more collaborations in building resilient agriculture and food systems in Africa
Africa’s steady growth in the area of food and nutrition security is gradually eroding due to the recurrent shocks and threats emanating from the impact of climate change. The prevalence of undernourishment continues to rise and now affects over 20 percent...