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Building climate resilience in Southern Africa
12/08/2020
A newly launched FAO project is aimed at strengthening partnerships to bring conservation agriculture to farmers across Southern Africa
Turkey | FAO promotes Farmer Field Schools to create employment opportunities for Syrian and Turkish farmers
12/08/2020
A training-of-trainers programme was launched today for 13 selected facilitators coming from Turkey’s four provinces.
Teaming up to defend against locusts
12/08/2020
In West Africa, countries are sharing pesticides and other supplies, rather than overstocking
Myanmar: FAO provides cash support along with agricultural inputs to vulnerable farmers
11/08/2020
The implications of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among vulnerable farming communities in central and northern Rakhine State, Myanmar are distressing enough without adding the impacts of the protracted conflict, which have severely disrupted agricultural production, reduced access to food due to insecurity, and have resulted in substantial displacement.
Bangladesh | Striking before disaster does
07/08/2020
As floods threaten the nation, FAO teams up with UN allies in anticipatory action
Turkey | FAO and Japan support Syrian refugees and Turkish host communities in starting agribusinesses
05/08/2020
Field activities have kicked-off with precautionary measures against COVID-19
Anticipatory action for COVID-19: building systems that protect livelihoods throughout a pandemic
05/08/2020
The impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis on food systems are vast and varied, and as of yet hard to predict. But nowhere are they felt harder than in countries already struggling with food security.
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Syrian Arab Republic | Belgium supports FAO to improve livestock keepers’ food security with integrated interventions
03/08/2020
Without an intervention, more animals, which are a source of food and livelihood, will be lost, resulting in increasing rates of food insecurity.
Eastern Africa | IKEA Foundation contributes $3.5 million to support FAO's work with refugees and host communities
30/07/2020
Initiative seeks to increase self-reliance of vulnerable populations and lay the groundwork for increased agribusiness investment
Kenya beats back desert locust upsurge for now but East Africa remains at risk
28/07/2020
How is the Desert Locust campaign in East Africa going?