FAO in Ethiopia

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22 April 2021
The USD$ 2.5 million project will mitigate the effects of desert locusts and COVID-19 restrictions in the Oromia and Somali regions Addis Ababa – With USD$ 2.5 million funding from the Government of Japan, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is contributing to safeguarding the livelihoods of...
08 April 2021
  Anticipatory Action to safeguard pastoral and agro-pastoral livelihoods 08 April 2021, Addis Ababa – With funding from the United Nations Central Emergency Relief Fund (UN CERF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)  is implementing a US$ 10.6 million project to protect pastoral and agro-pastoral livelihoods in areas...
08 March 2021
Addis Ababa - From 03 – 05 March 2021, FAO's Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases, in collaboration with John Hopkin's University Centre for Communication Program and WHO, convened a multi-sector workshop to assess the likelihood of introduction and impact of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and Rift Valley Fever...
04 March 2021
Addis Ababa - Stakeholders in Ethiopia highlighted the importance of the Moringa subsector as a critical component of food and nutrition security, climate resilience, and livelihood improvement. They made the remarks on 03 March 2021, during a Project Steering Committee meeting for a new three-year (2021 – 2024) project that...
21 January 2021
Addis Ababa – With funding from the European Union (EU), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has procured a USD 921 000 machine that will enhance the production of thermo-tolerant Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) vaccine in Ethiopia. The vaccine filling and labeling machine has been...