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FAO and the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), led by Ms Kati Tanninen, FAO Philippines Head, and Secretary Karl Chua, NEDA Chief, respectively, met virtually to discuss the direction for strategic partnership of the two agencies in the Philippines. At the virtual discussions, the two agencies highlighted the importance...

A delegation from the Australian Embassy to the Philippines, World Food Programme (WFP), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) was in Cagayan Province to meet farming families who were most affected by Typhoon Ulysses (international name ‘Vamco’), which in November 2020 caused the worst flooding...

In many communities in the Bangsamoro region, goat-raising is a major economic activity. Goat rearing has distinct economic and managerial advantages over other livestock because it requires less initial investment and low input. Goats are also easy to sell, mature sexually early, are very prolific, easy to train and handle,...

The Joint Programme on Shock-Responsive Social Protection (JPSRSP) builds on social protection programmes implemented by the BARMM to ease poverty in the region. Launched in 2020, the JPSRSP addresses the risks and vulnerabilities that the Bangsamoro people, especially the poorest, most vulnerable and marginalized, face in times of natural and...

Members of four community-based organizations (CBOs) in Datu Montawal and Sultan Mastura in the Province of Maguindanao got a much-needed boost to their livelihoods as FAO, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MAFAR-BARMM), distributed this September several...