FAO in Ethiopia

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17 August 2016
$45 million additional funding urgently needed to support Ethiopian agriculture  
02 August 2016
In collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change conducted a national forest inventory (NFI) at 631 sampling units in all regions of Ethiopia. The project began in March 2014 following the signing of a technical support agreement...
25 July 2016
The recent El Nino induced drought left millions of Ethiopian farmers and breeders with meagre livelihood support system. It was the worst drought that the country experienced in three decades. Those depending on farming and livestock for a living were the worst affected – either lost their animals or their...
21 July 2016
In Dessie Zuria, Amhara Region, dozens of farming households assemble on a dusty Tuesday morning in the local square. Camels and donkeys are parked alongside a bajaj and an open-backed van.
11 July 2016
FAO seizes opportunity to improve nutrition in schools   11 July 2016, Addis Ababa – Despite this high-level commitment and the strong potential to contribute to several Sustainable Development Goals, current school feeding is often donor-driven and hardly linked to local production. It is in that respect that FAO, as a...