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FAO emergencies director visits Somalia to strengthen early action and resilience partnerships

23/10/2026

Rein Paulsen, Director of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ Office of Emergencies and Resilience,...

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Beekeeping helps farmer diversify livelihoods and build resilience

06/10/2026

Xaaxi, Odweyne, Somaliland – Clad head to toe in protective white gear, Yusuf Hassan pries open a beehive in an apiary shaded by the canopy of Garanwaa...

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Hope, backed by support: Unconditional cash assistance helps a widow in Somalia’s Jowhar district recover after drought and flooding

05/10/2026

For Rukia Sayid Mukhtar, a mother of 13 children, the toll has been heavy. After...

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From Somalia's ocean to school meals: How local fish is nourishing school children and strengthening livelihoods.

05/10/2026

The sun has not yet risen over the Gulf of Aden when Mohamud Mahad Yusuf pushes his boat into the calm waters of Xaabo District. Every morning begins...

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Swedish-supported animal livestock veterinary campaign helps alleviate drought for pastoralists in famine-threatened Bay area of Somalia

05/10/2026

Before the drought, Isack Ibrahim Maxamed’s life followed a simple arithmetic: a herd of 40 camels...

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UK commits £2.5 million to RESTORE to help Somali communities prepare for El Niño flooding

30/09/2026

The United Kingdom has allocated £2.5 million in additional funding through RESTORE, a project restoring riverine ecosystems and water management along...

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Hunger and malnutrition crises persist in Somalia as projected floods and funding shortfalls threaten vulnerable populations

23/09/2026

Millions of people across Somalia continue to face high levels of hunger while acute malnutrition among children is set to worsen over the coming months...

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Somali Government, UN and development partners welcome groundbreaking of vital Sabuun Barrage under JOSP

10/09/2026

JOWHAR – The Federal Government of Somalia, the United Nations and development partners have welcomed the start of restoration works on the Sabuun...

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Growing together: How a mother and her students are changing the way a school eats

08/09/2026

In Puntland, where drought has repeatedly strained household food supplies and left many families dependent on the market for even the most basic vegetables,...

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FAO: Restoration works to begin imminently on vital Somalia JOSP Sabuun Barrage

02/09/2026

A significant milestone for one of Somalia’s most important multisectoral flood and drought projects will be reached on 09 September. That is when...

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Strong El Niño weather condition raises risk of severe Deyr flooding in Somalia, FAO warns

01/09/2026

A strengthening El Niño weather condition and an exceptionally strong wet-season forecast are raising the risk of significant flooding across Somalia...

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Successful Somalia drought response protects livelihoods and food sources for pastoral families

19/08/2026

In Somaliland's eastern Sanaag region, livestock represent livelihood, food, and financial security for pastoral families. For 42-year-old Abdisalan...

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Somalia International Youth Day: Investing in young people to build Peaceful, Resilient and Sustainable Agrifood Systems

12/08/2026

As the world marks International Youth Day 2026 under the theme “Different Contexts, Common Aspirations”, young people in Somalia are demonstrating...

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Strengthening Water and Irrigation Governance for Sustainable Development Along the Shabelle River

04/08/2026

The Jowhar Offstream Storage Programme (JOSP) successfully convened the Water and Irrigation Governance Forum, bringing together Federal Government...

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School Peace Clubs in Jowhar: Youth Building Peace and Social Cohesion

02/06/2026

As Somalia continues efforts to strengthen peace, resilience, and inclusive development, investing in young people remains essential. In fragile...

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Working through the drought, a mother provides for her family and supports her community

02/06/2026

Sahro Mohamed Osman, 29, pushes a heavy wheelbarrow laden with earth. For three months, she has worked six hours a day at her village’s water catchment,...

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FAO warns Somalia to prepare now for potential El Niño-linked flooding later in 2026

02/06/2026

The Food and Agriculture Organization in Somalia has warned that the country should brace itself for the possibility of a continued dry period until...

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FAO Support gives a vital leg-up to struggling drought-hit farmers in Baidoa, Somalia

26/05/2026

For Abdullahi Ali Abdi Aden, farming is the only life he knows. At 45, Abdullahi supports a household of twelve in Suuskey village, near Baidoa in...

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World Bee Day (20 May), FAO-supported Baidoa beekeepers defy the stings and the drought

20/05/2026

It’s not uncommon for beekeeper Osman Hasan Mohamed – and his teenaged daughter Aisha -- to be stung as many 20 to 30 times a day as they tend to...

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UN agencies warn of worsening hunger and malnutrition crisis in Somalia as famine risk emerges

15/05/2026

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF),...

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FAO cash assistance brings hope to drought-hit families in Somalia

13/05/2026

Every morning, Hawo Mohamed Mukhtar wakes to the same question: will her five children eat today?
Across Somalia, recurrent drought has been devastating...

FAO Somalia celebrates World Tuna Day by uniting with the government to celebrate critically important fish

02/05/2026

Tuna has the potential to play a critically important role in food security and economic development, the Food and Agriculture Organization and the...

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Somalia faces a triple threat of drought, Middle East Conflict and predicted El Niño flooding, FAO warns

30/04/2026

The humanitarian crisis confronting Somalia has not abated with the country indirectly impacted by conflict in the Middle East, prolonged drought...

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Borama: father-of-eleven transforms his life by turning to fodder production

16/04/2026

In Sogsogley, Borama, 55-year-old Mohamed Elmi has transformed his livelihood over the past three years. A father of 11 supporting a household of...

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Water access provides new lease of life for veteran pastoralist and farmer

16/04/2026

Sargoon Ali, 70, has spent a lifetime attuned to the rhythms of life in the Somali countryside where survival all too often depends on access to...

Farewell to Ezana Kassa after seven defining years in Somalia

04/04/2026

FAO in Somalia recently said farewell to Senior Programme Officer and de facto Deputy Representative Ezana Kassa, who has left us after seven years...

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Trapped Between the Twin Disasters of Flood and Drought

22/03/2026

Faduma Macaan Cali, 72, was born near the town of Jowhar in Somalia's Hirshabelle state. Like so many other Somalis in rural parts of the country,...

On International Women’s Day, we celebrate pioneering Somali women who inspire us all

07/03/2026

For Fadumo, International Women's Day highlights the vital contribution of women in Somalia’s economic development. The day recognises the struggle...

Sweden Approves Lifesaving New Anticipatory and Early Action Project to Protect Drought-Affected Communities in Somalia

02/03/2026

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Somalia has welcomed a lifesaving SEK 20 million (USD 2.17 million) contribution...

Somalia’s humanitarian crisis worsening with 6.5 million people facing high levels of hunger, Federal Government and United Nations warn

25/02/2026

FAO commissioned aircraft defies the dangers to take vitally needed photos of vulnerable Somalia area

19/02/2026

Captain James Kariuki and Senior Operator Leonard Mutungi have taken more than 23,000 aerial photos over a 3,000 square kilometre in the Shabelle...

Anticipatory cash transfers are a gamechanger in the battle against climate change

01/02/2026

An FAO report says that upfront payments ahead of an expected drought significantly improves household purchasing power, food security, and crop protection....

Seeds for resilience: Somali research team helps farmers overcome growing climate challenge

29/01/2026

The entrance of the Faculty of Agriculture in Amoud University is a hive of activity on what, in Somalia, is the...

Intensifying Somalia drought likely to be as severe as previous prolonged dry periods, FAO warns

28/01/2026

New data compiled by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) shows that the 2025-26 drought is intensifying rapidly and is likely...

The clean energy revolution is taking off – and Somalia is not being left behind

26/01/2026

Somalia, on the face of it, is not at first glance a place where the International Day of Clean Energy would resonate. For...

Somalia and FAO celebrate 45 years of strengthening food security and rural livelihoods

18/01/2026

The government of Somalia has paid tribute to the “Indispensable work” of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as the...

FAO Somalia Emergency Head Aneel Memon warns of a severe humanitarian crisis resulting from protracted drought in south-central and northern Somalia

07/01/2026

“To conduct an inter-cluster/agency monitoring and drought assessment across Puntland – specifically in villages around the cities...

FAO joins forces with Japan and the government of Somalia in latest step to boost under-performing fishing industry

07/12/2025

The Government of Japan and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...

FAO: Development of a Fisheries Information Management System for Somalia will transform important industry

30/11/2025

The Federal Government of Somalia and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have...

Restoring Hope - Cash Assistance Helps Pastoralist Xakiimo Rebuilds Her Livestock and Livelihood in Galmudug, Central Somalia

29/11/2025

Prolonged droughts and erratic rainfall throughout 2021–2022 had a devastating impact on pastoralist communities across Galmudug. In villages like Raamaale,...

Empowering Women Through Cash Assistance: Fardowsa’s Journey to Stability in Galmudug, central Somalia

29/11/2025

In the remote village of Bali-Caano, located approximately 35 kilometres from Dhusamareb in Somalia's Galmudug region,...

Smallholder farmers represent Somalia's food security and are critical to community development

26/01/2023

The ongoing climate crisis exacerbated by economic shocks has shown how indispensable agriculture is to the Somali economy and has also highlighted...

FAO and Somaliland Government Open New Desert Locust Monitoring and Pest Control Centre in Hargeisa

08/02/2023

The centre will build local capacity to manage Desert Locusts in the future Hargeisa – His Excellency, the Vice President of Somaliland, and Mr. Ezana...

Federal Government of Somalia, the European Union and FAO inaugurate renovated livestock ministry facilities in Mogadishu

20/02/2023

The refurbished buildings of the Ministry of Livestock, Forestry and Range will promote improved management and technical capacity in the federal ministry...

FAO and EU launch livestock scholarships for young people in Somalia

23/02/2023

 Mogadishu – Over 100 young people have received scholarships to study livestock programs to bolster technical capacity within key productive...

FAO and Qatar Fund work together to protect drought affected rural communities in Somalia

06/03/2023

Water catchments, agricultural inputs and livestock support from the Qatar Fund For Development protected rural livelihoods from food insecurity with...

Gaming for Peace: The young women embracing technology to promote peace in Somalia

08/03/2023

A short yet perilous seven-kilometre road connects the towns of Buufow and Shalanbood in southern Somalia. The once prosperous agricultural area that...

FAO supports rural communities in Somaliland with diversified livelihoods and peace-building to fight food insecurity

13/03/2023

The livestock sector in Somaliland, while a major contributor to food security and the economy, is particularly vulnerable to the challenges brought...

Stories of change – resilient communities in rural Somaliland

14/03/2023

With multiple crises of droughts, locusts and the global COVID19 Pandemic, rural communities in Somaliland have faced unrelenting challenges to their...

Strengthening food security for food producing communities strengthens Somalia’s resilience to climate shocks

20/03/2023

FAO rehabilitates canals to help farmers in South Central Somalia overcome water shortages Idris Omar is a farmer from Banaaney village in Jowhar district,...

FAO and USAID launch flagship initiative to increase climate resilience among rural communities in southern Somalia

27/04/2023

- Mogadishu The initiative offers nutrition, climate-smart production techniques and income diversification to 54,000 people The United Nations...

FAO and UNICEF sign MoU to enhance rural water security in Somalia

10/05/2023

Mogadishu - The agreement will support joint programming which will contribute to improved water access, use and management in rural areas The...

Urgent assistance is needed to help communities affected by historic Shabelle river flooding in Somalia

19/05/2023

Mogadishu, FAO and the Hirshabelle State Government call for immediate support as the worst flooding in thirty years displaces communities and...

The importance of local partnerships for food security in rural Somalia

26/06/2023

Mogadishu, One of the most significant ways that the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is working to improve food security...

FAO calls for anticipatory action to safeguard lives and livelihoods in Somalia ahead of El Niño

07/07/2023

Mogadishu - A combination of anticipated climate events between October and November brings risks and opportunities for Somalia’s rural communities...

Cultivating climate resilience among women’s cooperatives in Somalia

07/07/2023

Mogadishu - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture & Irrigation in South West State recently...

FAO & Swiss Government launch new livelihoods initiative for agro pastoralists in Somaliland

12/07/2023

Hargeisa - The SIRA Phase II project will focus on improving productivity in Somaliland’s livestock sector, as well as strengthening data collection...

Addressing the hidden impact of the drought crisis among Somalia's fishing communities

01/08/2023

FAO and USAID assist fishing communities in Puntland with cash and equipment to safeguard their livelihoods during crisis As parts of Somalia continue...

Supporting smallholder farmers to improve Somalia's rural food systems

10/08/2023

FAO and the European Union support capacity building and construction of infrastructure to increase productivity and improve access to markets.  Yaqub...

FAO works with Somali government to join global fight against climate change

15/08/2023

Mogadishu - Somalia faces great challenges posed by climate change, making its participation in global efforts to find solutions a necessity Somalia...

FAO and UK launch anticipatory action to reduce the impact of El Niño on at-risk communities in Somalia

16/08/2023

Mogadishu, The project will help save lives and livelihoods through improved flood defences, early warning systems, and preparedness actions to...

FAO's cash transfers enable hard-to-reach rural Somali families to rise to above drought

01/09/2023

The future can look very different for drought-affected communities if they can be reached with the proper support. Fatuma Sha'aban lives with her family...

UN food security agencies sign new data sharing agreement to improve humanitarian assistance in Somalia

11/09/2023

Mogadishu - The agreement will enable FAO and WFP to deliver assistance more effectively and transparently to the people who need it most by strengthening...

FAO supports rural farmers in Bulo Burte with drought recovery intervention

24/10/2023

Drought stricken households receive agriculture inputs to resume production For five consecutive seasons, Somalia faced a devastating drought which...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the government of Norway launch and sign a Food Security Initiative in Mogadishu, Somalia

07/12/2023

Mogadishu - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Government of Norway, held a signing event in...

FAO and British Embassy Mogadishu launch £35 million RESTORE Project

08/12/2023

Mogadishu - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the British Embassy in Mogadishu on 7 December signed the Restoring...

Enabling Resilience: FAO’s Transitional and Livelihood Programme Empowering Rural Communities to Combat Food Insecurity.

15/01/2024

Somalia continues to face more frequent climate related crises like droughts and floods linked to climate change, leaving a large part of its population...

FAO and Federal Government of Somalia partner to strengthen resilience of pastoralists and agro-pastoralists

07/02/2024

Mogadishu - On Monday, the Minister of Finance of the Federal Government of Somalia signed the third addendum of the contract between the Ministry of...

On the Move: The story of flood survivors

14/03/2024

Amid raging water levels that threatened to submerge his home, and sweep away his family and belongings, Abdullahi Ahmed Wasuge, from Beledweyne, was...

FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative Multi-stakeholder Inception Workshop and Handshake events held in Mogadishu in March 2024

20/03/2024

  Mogadishu Somalia – March 5 & 9, 2024 -  The Somalia Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation  in partnership...

USAID-funded Reducing Communities’ Vulnerability to External Shocks (RECOVER) Project

24/04/2024

  Looking to the horizon: USAID and FAO’s work with fishing cooperatives in Kismayo The climate crisis in Somalia continues to impact impoverished...

FAO’s Somalia celebrates World Press Freedom Day Highlights the Role of Information in Environmental Crisis and Disaster Risk Reduction

03/05/2024

Mogadishu, Somalia–In celebration of World Press Freedom Day, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Somalia puts a spotlight...

Somalia Government, FAO, and WFP in joint resilience initiative

05/06/2024

  Stakeholders hold a learning workshop for a concluded joint Resilience Programme supported with funding from Sweden.   Mogadishu, Somalia...

Forging Partnerships for a Sustainable Future: FAO, Government and UN partners launch the Jowhar Offstream Storage Programme (JOSP).

09/06/2024

  With financing from the British Embassy in Mogadishu, the UN Peacebuilding Fund (UNPBF) and planned contributions from USAID and the Somalia...

How Big Could these Insects Be?

19/06/2024

  Aden Omar's story of survival amid devastating floods in Beledweyne. Aden Omar, a 45-year-old farmer in Beledweyne, recounts a famous Somali...

A Way of Life – The Story of An Enduring Bond Between a Somali Camel Herder and His Camels

22/06/2024

  Abdillahi Abdi Wayrah, 64 years, from Boodhley village, has spent his entire life herding camels. His deep bond with these animals shows the...

FAO, USAID Officially Sign the TRANSFORM Project.

23/06/2024

  The initiative is part of the multi-partner JOSP funded by the British Embassy in Mogadishu and the UN Peacebuilding Fund (UNPBF) Mogadishu,...

FAO and Italy Launch New Initiative to Enhance Watershed Management in Somalia

24/06/2024

  Mogadishu, Somalia – A new project to enhance the overall Somalia water and land resource information management within government institutions...

SoDMA, FAO, and UNICEF Launch La Niña Preparedness Plan

24/09/2024

Plan urges proactive measures to safeguard Somali communities against possible drought Nairobi, Kenya – 24 September 2024: The Somalia Disaster Management...

HUNGER SET TO WORSEN IN SOMALIA AS LA NINA DROUGHT LOOMS

26/09/2024

MOGADISHU – Millions of Somalis are at risk of falling deeper into hunger - as below-average rainfall between October and December 2024 linked...

Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, FAO Somalia and WFP Somalia in joint World Food Day Commemorations.

16/10/2024

Mogadishu - The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, in partnership with The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Somalia...

FAO and Somalia Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Attend Green Climate Fund 40th Board Session

23/10/2024

The session approved 79.7M for the Climate Resilient Agriculture project in Somalia. Songdo, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...

FAO and partners convene on USD160 Million Jowhar Offstream Storage Programme to Boost Climate Resilience and Water Management in Somalia

31/10/2024

The programme will benefit more than 1.65 million people in Somalia. Mogadishu, Somalia | October 30, 2024: Partners gathered in Mogadishu today for...

Swedish Ambassador to Somalia in joint mission with FAO and WFP

29/11/2024

Mission in Beletweyne, Somalia, spotlights climate resilience project MOGADISHU – The Swedish Ambassador to Somalia visited Beletweyne town in...

The track to a better life, against all odds!

21/01/2025

The story of Ubah, and livelihoods restoration after displacement in Somalia. Ubah, a 48-year-old mother of two girls and three boys, strides purposefully...

SODMA and FAO Call for Immediate Preparedness Measures as Somalia Faces Severe Climate Challenges

23/01/2025

Mogadishu, Somalia: Immediate preparedness measures are essential to safeguard Somali communities from the anticipated below-normal rainfall forecast...

FAO and the Federal Government of Somalia Launch ‘Ugbaad’, a Transformative Climate Resilient Agriculture Project.

10/02/2025

The seven-year project aims to enhance climate adaptation and resilience for vulnerable communities in Somalia.  Mogadishu - The Food and...

FAO AND DRC SIGN DATA SHARING AGREEMENT TO ENHANCE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

17/02/2025

- The agreement enables more effective programme design and planning, de-duplication, data driven targeting and referral pathways. Mogadishu - The Food...

Inaugural JOSP Programme Steering Committee Meeting Held in Mogadishu

21/02/2025

JOSP stakeholders convene to assess JOSP progress and endorse the Programme Steering Committee (PSC) as high-level decision-making body.  Mogadishu,...

Somalia: Drought, conflict and high food prices risk pushing 4.4 million people into hunger, The Federal Government of Somalia and UN warn

26/02/2025

Abdi Weyrah Muhumad, walks around his drought-stricken farm at Guricade village in Beletweyne, Hirshabelle state, Somalia, on 19 January 2022. FAO/ARETE/Ismail...

GU 2025 SEASONAL CLIMATE OUTLOOK FOR SOMALIA

06/03/2025

Somalia faces rising risks as below-average rainfall and high temperatures threaten food security. An aerial shot of dry surrounding farmland in Salaxley,...

Canal Rehabilitation works provide lifeline for farmers in Afgooye, Somalia.

21/03/2025

Ali Abshir Ahmed, 32, is a father of six living in Afgooye, a town in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region, about 30 kilometers north of Mogadishu. He is...

Federal Government of Somalia and FAO launch the Leveraging Digital Systems for Emergency Preparedness and Response to Food Crises in Somalia

26/03/2025

Mogadishu, Somalia – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation...

The Federal Government of Somalia, in collaboration with the United Nations launch Joint Initiative - Food Systems for Somalia Project.

09/04/2025

The Federal Government of Somalia, in collaboration with the United Nations today launched a two-year programme aimed at strengthening food systems...

Somalia, FAO and Partners Launch the Transformative ‘Future of Pastoralism’ Initiative

15/04/2025

Mogadishu, Somalia - The initiative underscores the collaborative efforts to revitalize pastoral livelihoods and enhance long-term resilience for...

Government, FAO, and SDC Inaugurate Fodder Development Hubs in Goray Village, Gabiley District.

26/04/2025

Gabiley, Somaliland The Somaliland Ministry of Livestock and Rural Development (MOLRD), in partnership with the Food and Agriculture...

Building Climate Resilience: GCF-Funded Ugbaad Project Advances with National Stakeholder Inception Workshop in Mogadishu

02/05/2025

Mogadishu, Somalia Key stakeholders from Somalia’s federal and state governments, UN agencies, and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) gathered in Mogadishu...

FAO and Canada Sign a Climate-focused Initiative to Empower Women Producers in Somalia

08/05/2025

Mogadishu, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has secured funding from the Government of Canada for a groundbreaking...

Sowing Resilience: Amid Droughts, Somali Farmers Cultivate Hope and Food Security with Certified Seeds

16/06/2025

Figure I: Farm worker at the seed multiplication site in Baidoa on 12 February 2025. ©FAO/Arete/Mahad Saeed Dirie   On a deceptively overcast...

Seeds of Peace: How Jowhar’s Youth Are Rebuilding a Future Free from Conflict and Climate Crisis

12/08/2025

17 July 2025, Jowhar, Somalia: Fatima Mohamud Mohamed, 24, a resident of Hantiwadag village and participant of the FAO-implemented YOU-ACT project...

FAO and Government of Japan unite to tackle illegal fishing in Somalia with USD 2 Million investment.

12/09/2025

- Mogadishu, Somalia: The project will enhance livelihoods, market access and promote sustainable fishing practices in Somalia's coastal communities. Figure...

Fodder Farming is Transforming Lives in Somalia’s Galmudug and Puntland regions

23/09/2025

In the dry farmlands of Galmudug and Puntland, where rainfall is scarce, communities have faced some of the harshest effects of climate change. The...

Somalia: Humanitarian crisis projected to worsen with 4 million people at risk of hunger, Federal Government and UN warn

25/09/2025

Mogadishu: The Federal Government of Somalia and United Nations agencies today warned that hunger is likely to worsen in coming months. At least...

From Crisis to Crops: Resilience Building in Jowhar Basin

02/10/2025

June, 2025. Jowhar, Somalia. Shukri Harare Jilicow, working on her land in Kiinto. ©FAO/Raymeg Consultants/Osman Abdille Osman Kiinto Village, Middle...

Federal Government of Somalia Announces USD 5.2 Million Commitment to Advance the Jowhar Offstream Storage Programme.

28/10/2025

Mogadishu, Somalia | Senior Government representatives, development partners and UN agencies gathered in Mogadishu today for a High-Level Resource...

Feeding Hope: A Somali Woman’s Leadership in Transforming Agriculture

02/10/2025

June 2025. Jowhar, Somalia. Halima Hassan Ahmed in her farm in Shamindo.village in Jowhar. ©FAO/Raymeg Consultants/Osman Abdille Osman  Jowhar...