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  Small-scale fishers whose livelihoods were devastated by Typhoon Haiyan will soon have access to a newhybrid boat developed jointly by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Government’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), FAO has announced. The boat will be the first to use both wood and fiberglass, while...

Tens of thousands of farmers are bringing in the first rice harvest six months after one of the worst typhoons to ever hit the Philippines left their fields in tatters and their livelihoods at risk, FAO announced today. After Typhoon Haiyan hit the central Philippines on 8 November, 2013, the situation was dire. More than...

Canada commits CAD$ 6 million to support more than 11 000 coconut farming households in the country Small scale coconut farmers in the Philippines will soon receive assistance to restore their livelihoods severely affected by last year’s Typhoon Haiyan, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization said today. It is estimated that in...

FAO is mobilizing support to the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, which tore through the country causing severe damage to the fisheries and agriculture sectors in addition to massive loss of life. “I want to express the solidarity of FAO and myself personally with the people and the Government...