FAO in Somalia

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21 January 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 through her lush green field in Qansaxley, located in the Gedo region of Somalia. The vibrant green colour of her crops stands in stark contrast to the hardships...
29 November 2024
Mission in Beletweyne, Somalia, spotlights climate resilience project MOGADISHU – The Swedish Ambassador to Somalia visited Beletweyne town in the Hirshabelle region to engage with communities benefiting from the Swedish-funded Supporting Resilient Smallholder Farming Systems Project (SRSF), a joint initiative implemented by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and...
31 October 2024
The programme will benefit more than 1.65 million people in Somalia. Mogadishu, Somalia | October 30, 2024: Partners gathered in Mogadishu today for the Jowhar Offstream Storage Programme (JOSP) Forum, marking the shift from inception to fully-fledged implementation with the coming online of two additional projects funded by the United Kingdom...
23 October 2024
The session approved 79.7M for the Climate Resilient Agriculture project in Somalia. Songdo, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Somalia Ministry of Environment and Climate Change attended the GCF 40th Board session held in Songdo, South Korea from October 21 to 24 where the project was...
16 October 2024
Mogadishu - The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, in partnership with The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Somalia (FAO) and the World Food Programme in Somalia held a joint event on 16 October to mark this year’s World Food Day in Mogadishu. The event was attended by...