تهدف مبادرة الفاو "اSنذار المبكر، العمل المبكر" إلى إرشاد وتوجيه انشطة في البلاد لرصد التأثير المحتمل للجفاف على سبل العيش وحالة امن الغذائي للفئات المستهدفة في ولايات كسلا وشمال دارفور والبحر احمر باستخدام مجموعة من المؤشرات والحدود. كما يعمل النظام على ربط عملية رصد مجموعة من البيانات المناخية والموسمية والضعف...

يهدف مشروع "بناء القدرة المشتركة على الصمود" إلى تعزيز قدرة المجتمعات الضعيفة على مواجهة آثار الجفاف والفيضانات لتحسين صحة الأم والطفل مع تعزيز القدرة على التكيف لإدارة الصدمات المناخية والمخاطر في أربع مناطق مختارة (أروما وهمشكوريب وشمال الدلتا وتلكوك) في ولاية كسلا في السودان.

بدأت منظمة الأغذية والزراعة للأمم المتحدة ورشة عمل مدتها يومان في مسقط  صاحبت إطلاق مشروع للتعاون الفني في المنطقة بعنوان "تعزيز القدرات الوطنية لمنظمات المنتجين في الشرق الأدنى وشمال أفريقيا" يركز على ثلاث من دول المنطقة هي سلطنة عُمان ولبنان والسودان تحت مظلة مبادرة الفاو الإقليمية للزراعة الأسرية للحيازات الصغيرة...

تتقدم حكومة السودان ومنظمة الامم المتحدة للأغذية والزراعة بعرض الإنجازات والتحديات والدروس المستفادة من تمويل الاتحاد الأوروبي لسياسات الأمن الغذائي وبرنامج بناء استراتيجية القدرات. مع عمل أكثر من 80٪ من القوى العاملة في السودان في مجال الزراعة، اي ما يعادل ثلثي السكان الذين يعيشون في المناطق الريفية، فأن السودان معرض بشدة...

In collaboration with the FAO Representation in the Sudan, the FAO Subregional Office for Eastern Africa, the FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa, and the FAO Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division, this DIEM – Data in Emergencies situation overview presents the potential impacts of the...

The ongoing conflict in the Sudan, which erupted on 15 April, has worsened an already fragile food security situation. Prior to the crisis, one in four people faced acute food insecurity due partly to instability, economic decline and high food prices. An estimated 2.1 million people have since been displaced...

We cannot talk about food sovereignty without mentioning the role of mass markets on which the majority of people depend on their income and food. These markets have demonstrated their relevance during the COVID-19 era by strengthening rural-urban linkages. Mass markets have been the main avenue through which rural people...

“Strengthening the Livelihoods Resilience of Pastoral and Agropastoral Communities in South Sudan’s Cross-border Areas with Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda” is a three-year project funded by European Union that aims to improve governance and conflict prevention to reduce forced displacement and irregular migration in the cross-border areas of South Sudan....

The reports includes data and information from State ministries, irrigation schemes, enterprises and to audit such data and information through observational transects, field observations, farmer interviews and independent key informant interviews. The combined quantitative and qualitative information, from both primary and secondary sources, allowed the teams to assess the 2018/19...

Mission Highlights National cereal production in 2018 is estimated at a well above-average level of 8.2 million tonnes, an increase of 58 percent from last year, mostly reflecting an expansion in the area planted. Sorghum production rebounded in 2018 to an above-average level of 4.9 million tonnes and millet production was estimated...

The persistent policy of successive Sudanese governments in favouring large-scale agricultural investments at the expense of traditional land use is creating material differences among significant groups of the population. A significant share of this type of investment falls within the territories of the communal rangelands of the country. The aim...

This paper challenges our understanding of fragile states and situations, and asks how they relate to issues of inclusive structural and rural transformation. Drawing on IFAD's experiences in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Haiti and the Republic of Sudan as case studies, it analyses the policies and...

Historically, pastoralists have been marginalized, and policies have been geared towards encouraging, and in some instances forcing, their settlement and sedentarization. Misunderstanding of their livelihoods has also led to abandonment of their customary institutions and practices. However, scientific evidence shows that mobile pastoralism is the most sustainable way of using...

There is global recognition that forests are not only about trees but also about the people who live in and around them. Empirical evidence on the role of forests in food security, poverty reduction through income and employment generation, and addressing the challenges of climate change is increasingly being generated...

This report consolidates findings from previous activities by FAO and other stakeholders, and identifies in the four focus countries (Ethiopia, Sudan, Djibouti & Somalia): - the location and direction of the main livestock trade routes, - appropriate sites for rehabilitation & development of strategic livestock water sources, - good practices...

This report provides an overview of a study conducted in the NENA region in 2015-2016 in partnership with FAO, CIRAD, CIHEAM-IAMM and six national teams, each of which prepared a national report. In the six countries under review in the NENA region (Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Mauritania, Sudan and Tunisia), agriculture...

The Study was based on secondary data as well as on information provided by relevant government and non-government agricultural units at the Federal and states levels. The Study is intended to provide an analytical basis for recommending policy actions towards revitalizing inclusive and sustainable small-scale agriculture sub-sector. The Study starts...

The overall objective of this Regional Initiative is to reduce rural poverty by promoting and supporting inclusive small-scale agricultural development, with special attention to governance and institutions, including improving access of smallholders to social protection, rural services and markets, strengthening the capacities of producers’ organizations and promoting youth employment and...

FAO Sub-Regional Office for East Africa and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have signed a partnership agreement to coordinate cross-border efforts on animal health, trade and natural resources management coordination.  The programme will address community engagement on policy and investment as well as cross cutting areas of work such...

Mediterranean grasslands (including rangelands, pastures, meadows, fodder crops) are important resources covering up to 48% of the whole region. Although these ecosystems are a key element in the production of high quality animal products and in the livelihoods of producers, they provide a range of ecosystem services besides forage production,...