FAO in Ethiopia

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06 February 2017
  The drought situation on the ground shows urgency to intervene 06 February 2017, Addis Ababa - Livestock is key to the livelihoods of millions of herders and semi-pastoralists in South and Southeastern areas that face a long dry spell with the failure of the October and December rains. Protecting the...
29 January 2017
FAO calls for immediate response to prevent catastrophe due to severe drought Farmers in the Horn of Africa need urgent support to recover from consecutive lost harvests and to keep their livestock healthy and productive.  
17 January 2017
FAO targets pastoralists in southern regions facing failed rains on heels of a calamitous El Niño
09 January 2017
In cooperation with the Global Good Fund, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has handed more than 5000 Mazzi™ containers that provide clean and effective storage of milk, to the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries. The Ministry will distribute the containers to farmers in eight regions of...
15 December 2016
Food fair stirs awareness about pulses.   Over eight million Ethiopian smallholder farmers grow food legumes on 1.7 million hectares of land mainly for household consumption, cash income and animal feed. The Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) organized  “national forage and food legume research and development review conference with the running...