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FAO Desert Locust campaign: East Africa upsurge suppressed, Kenya free from Desert Locust
15/06/2022
Interview with Cyril Ferrand, FAO’s Resilience Team Leader for East Africa, and Carla Mucavi, FAO Country Representative in Kenya
FAO and WFP warn of looming widespread food crisis as hunger threatens stability in dozens of countries
06/06/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today issued a stark warning of multiple, looming food crises, driven by conflict, climate shocks, the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic
South Sudan: Graduating from subsistence to market-oriented farming
24/02/2022
FAO is helping a women's cooperative in Wau succeed despite harsh climatic conditions and faraway markets
Drought in the Horn of Africa: FAO welcomes a €20 million contribution from Germany to avert hunger crisis
17/02/2022
The funding aims to support lives and livelihoods of most severely drought-affected farmers and herders
Drought in the Horn of Africa: New analyses flag mounting risks, need to support rural families
11/02/2022
FAO senior officials visit affected areas in the rush to save lives and livelihoods
Horn of Africa: Swift aid for drought-affected farmers and herders needed to avoid a hunger crisis
17/01/2022
In a region reeling from locust invasions and COVID-19, a third-consecutive year of poor rains poses a major threat to food security
Fighting against drought-induced hunger: FAO provides rural households in Somalia with cash, livestock and agricultural support
01/12/2021
Sureedo lives on her farm in Qoordumey village, Dolow, Somalia. She grows fruits and vegetables with her family and was among the 2 500 rural farming households affected by the drought and desert locust swarms that have decimated crops and destroyed livelihoods.
Beyond prestige: FAO Livestock Show in Kuajok promotes commercialization of cows sheep and goats
26/11/2021
After the suspension of livestock shows due to the pandemic, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has resumed activities in South Sudan.
Horn of Africa: “We want to prevent as many people as possible from having to rely solely on food assistance”
25/11/2021
Interview with Carla Mucavi, FAO Representative in Kenya
Starvation and hunger-related deaths a reality amid worsening food crises, says FAO
04/10/2021
Director-General QU Dongyu tells High-Level UN Event on famine that livelihoods assistance must be prioritized