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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Somalia has over 400 staff and six offices across Somalia along with a support office in Nairobi, Kenya. The country portfolio includes 76 different projects countrywide. Through its programmes, the organization works towards a transformation of agri-food systems in Somalia in alignment with FAO’s global Strategic Framework centered around the four ‘Betters’ – Better Life, Better Production, Better Nutrition and Better Environment. Read more
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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...
Press Release
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...
Story
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,...
Story
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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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...
Press Release
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...
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Somalia: Emergency and Resilience Plan, 2026–2028
27/05/2026
Ranked as the most fragile country in the world, according to the 2024 Fragile States Index, Somalia continues to face a complex and protracted crisis...
Land cover reference system for Somalia
09/03/2026
Reliable land cover information is vital for sustainable resource management, environmental protection, and climate resilience. In Somalia, where natural...
Urgent call for assistance
25/02/2026
The humanitarian situation in Somalia is rapidly deteriorating following the failure of the 2025 deyr rains and the onset of drought. Currently, 6.5...
Learning from FAO’s long-term cash and livelihoods intervention. Social protection and resilience good practice.
28/01/2026
Somalia faces protracted crises driven by climate shocks, conflict and disease, resulting in recurrent food insecurity and high poverty. This factsheet...
Showcasing how integrated agricultural livelihoods support can enhance resilience and food security
12/01/2026
This learning brief documents the experiences and insights gained from the third phase of the United Nations Joint Action for Building Resilience in...
Evaluation of FAO’s Country Portfolio in Somalia 2018–2022
17/07/2025
This evaluation assesses the strategic relevance and contribution of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Somalia from...
A mitigation, preparedness and response plan 2024
25/09/2024
The Plan seeks to complement the Somalia Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) 2024, with a set of targeted, evidence-based, preventive and scale-up...
Qaabdhismeedka Maamulka Deegaanka iyo Bulshada
19/09/2024
Qaab-dhismeedka Maareynta Deegaanka iyo Bulshada (ESMF) ee Dowladda Somalia waxaa loo adeegsan doonaa dhammaan hawlaha la maalgelinayo ee ka socda Sanduuqa...
Annex 6 Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF)
17/09/2024
The objective of the project in Somalia is to strengthen the resilience of rural communities and ecosystems to climate change and to support the transition...
Effects, policy responses, and long-term implications
27/05/2024
Somalia is highly vulnerable to shocks due to its fragile political and environmental circumstances. This vulnerability is aggravated by structural...
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Emergency drought rapid response to safeguard lives and livelihoods
04/06/2026
Somalia continues to face severe and prolonged climate induced shocks, primarily droughts and floods, that have disrupted agricultural production, depleted...
Drought Early Action and Response Protecting lives and safeguarding livelihoods
04/06/2026
Somalia is facing a worsening drought driven by consecutive poor rainy seasons, rising temperatures, and prolonged dry conditions, compounded by conflict,...
Anticipatory Drought Response in Baidoa District
25/02/2026
The Emergency Drought Response in Hiraan (Belet Weyne District) and Bay (Bardale/Baidoa District) is a targeted humanitarian intervention designed to...
Enhancing food and nutrition security for vulnerable communities
25/02/2026
FAO’s Strengthening Climate Resilience, Food Security and Nutrition in Response to Drought and Flood project aims to improve food and nutrition security...
Building food security and climate resilience
29/01/2026
The Climate Adaptation for Resilient Livelihoods (CadRe) Project is a three-year initiative (February 2023 – January 2026) funded by the European Union...
Drought response to protect livestock and livelihoods
12/01/2026
Somalia remains one of the most fragile countries in the Horn of Africa, with rural communities highly vulnerable to climate change and further strained...
Greening humanitarian response in displacement settings
27/02/2025
With funding from the European Union through the European Commission Humanitarian Aid (ECHO), this multi-country project is being implemented in Djibouti,...
Learning mission | UN Joint Action for Building Resilience in Somalia Phase III
18/02/2025
The FAO Country Office in Somalia, with the support of Knowledge Management and Learning Specialist (KORE) colleagues from the Office of Emergencies...
UN Joint Action for Building Resilience
08/01/2025
With funding from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through the KfW Development Bank (KfW), a joint resilience programme...
El Niño preparedness, mitigation and response programme
24/05/2024
The Badbaado project was implemented as part of FAO’s broader El Niño preparedness, mitigation and response programme between August 2023 to March 2024....
Somalia | Reducing Flood Risks in Beletweyne district
12/04/2022
The farm of Hassan Nor Osman, 54 years old, in Hoodley village, Beletweyne, Somalia, 13 April 2022. He says, "I am a farmer from Hodley village -- an...
Somalia | Helping rural communities cope with drought
13/03/2023
Livestock grazing in Farmala village in Saraar region, Somaliland on 14 March 2023. Thanks to the Government of the Netherlands, FAO supports rural...
Somalia | A new emergency vessel will save lives and support fisheries in Somalia
29/03/2023
Captain Andy gives training on how to navigate the vessel distributed by FAO in Kismayo Port, Jubaland, Somalia, on 30 March 2023.
Somalia | Improving water management for rural communities
24/02/2023
An excavator digs in preparation for pipe installation in Iskushuban, Somalia.
Promoting inclusive action in peacebuilding
15/12/2022
Ibrahim Mohamed, team leader, poses for a photograph in Buufow, Marka, Lower Shabelle, Somalia, on 16 December 2022. In partnership with the International...
Somalia | Supporting Vulnerable Families with Cash to Cushion them from the Impact of Drought
13/12/2022
FAO staff member, Mohamed Ahmed Garow, inspects the contour bunds in Salaxley, Puntland, Somalia on 14 December 2022. FAO and government of Germany...
Somalia | Constructing climate-smart water harvesting systems for rural communities
21/12/2022
A construction worker measures the wall in Faaqato, Abudwaq, Galmudug, Somalia on 22 December 2022. FAO supports vulnerable communities in Somalia to...
Somalia | FAO’s cash transfers - a lifeline for drought-affected families
22/11/2022
Fadumo Sha'ban, mother of 12 children, talks with her friend inside her home in Howday, Luuq, Jubaland, Somalia on 23 November 2022. With support from...
Somaliland | Strengthening livelihoods and resilience in Somaliland
11/09/2022
Zeyneb, a FAO beneficiary, shows off some of her harvest in Ceelsame village, Somaliland on 12 September 2022. FAO supports several agricultural and...
Somaliland | Building food-system resilience in protracted crises (FNS-REPRO)
06/09/2022
Fodder processing machinery is put into storage in the Sool region of Somaliland, on 7 September 2022. FAO helps rural communities build resilient livelihoods...
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