In early 2016, a severe outbreak of the fall armyworm (FAW) was reported in southern and eastern Africa. Given the tendency of FAW to migrate long distances, it was only a matter of time before the populations from either Kenya or Ethiopia reached Somalia...(more)

In Sri Lanka, farmers began to apply imported inorganic fertilizer in the late 1950s. In 2005, the country initiated a programme to increase productivity, under which the use of agrochemicals rose dramatically...(more)

Livestock production constitutes a vital component of the agricultural economy of South Sudan, accounting for up to 15 percent of household food supply in the country...(more)

There is widespread instability and food insecurity across South Sudan, where conflict has been ongoing since 2013. As of July 2017, 6 million people were in need of food assistance, the largest number of food-insecure people ever reported in the country...(more)

Saint Kitts and Nevis is a net importer of food, although a significant portion of the fresh produce currently imported by the country can be grown locally...(more)

Although knowledge on soils in Sudan was plentiful, it needed to be harmonized and made accessible to a broad range of users and stakeholders...(more)

Agriculture is key to Suriname, the smallest independent country in South America. The sector employs around 8 percent of the total labour force, and a sharp decline in large-scale agricultural production, combined with falling competitiveness, has contributed to a severe economic recession...(more)

In recent years, Eswatini has suffered from El Niño, a devastating AIDS pandemic, economic slowdown and soaring prices of food and agricultural inputs. Despite being ranked as a lower middle-income country...(more)

The Lattakia governorate is a vital area for fruit farming (citrus fruits, apples and olives) in the Syrian Arab Republic...(more)

Already weakened by the current crisis, which is in its eighth year, the scale, severity and complexity of humanitarian and recovery needs in the Syrian Arab Republic remains exceedingly high, as a result of the combined impacts of crisis and...(more)