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 endangers food security in the region
The United Nations Food and...
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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and...
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 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)...
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, Somalia. For many years the 52-year-old father...
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 food security in recent years. In light of these...
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 about by climate change. Rural agropastoralists like Asha...
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 produced fruits and vegetables for the region has...
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 anticipatory action
Five seasons of poor rains and ongoing severe drought...
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 sector
102 students received scholarships to be trained in veterinary medicine and...
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 for sustainable livestock management
Mogadishu – Improved and refurbished...
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 Kassa, Head of Programme of the...
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 just how vulnerable smallholder farmers in Somalia are...