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21/01/2025
EU Delegation Visits Southern Iraq to Witness the Progress in Climate-Smart Agriculture Applications and the Improvement of Farmers’ Livelihoods
Basra, 20 January 2025 - The FAO-EU-funded project entitled “Restoration and Strengthening the Resilience of Agri-food Systems in Southern Iraq” is being implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and local partners. This initiative aims to support smallholder farmers and communities in adapting to climate challenges while improving agricultural productivity and...
26/10/2017
Reducing foot-and-mouth disease in Eurasia
In the first years of their lives, half of the cattle, sheep and goats in large parts of Eurasia will contract foot-and-mouth disease – and many will suffer more than once. Although the disease itself is not necessarily fatal, some animals never recover completely leading to loss of productivity. Because of the frequency and the speed at which epidemics of foot-and-mouth disease travel along the...