Drylands are particularly challenging for agriculture and food production. In this regard, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) would like to promote more broadly the agronomic practices effective for optimizing crop production in dryland agro-ecosystems. FAO is keen to [...]

Drought is a devastating and complex natural hazard that represents a constant risk for most smallholder farmers around the world. Between 2006 and 2016, the agriculture sector absorbed about 83 percent of all damage and loss associated with drought according [...]

Kuchi pastoralists, numbering around 2.4 million people in Afghanistan, are one of the region’s most vulnerable groups. Their condition has since been exacerbated by COVID-19 and containment measures related to the pandemic. As part of its emerging COVID-19 response, the [...]

An event organized by the Cash and Markets Working Group of the global Food Security Cluster. Date: Monday 16 November, 2020 Time: 2:00 - 3:30PM (Rome Time) The agenda will be: Welcome and introduction Ensuring nutritional adequacy in design of CVA – presenter: WFP and [...]

  11th and 12th November1pm-4.30pm, Rome time (CET) Register here for the biannual Global Partners Meeting and the 10th anniversary of the gFSC! A variety of critical topics will be covered, including coordination challenges and new ways of working, the resurgence of famine, food security and conflict, [...]