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16 October 2016
Mogadishu, Somalia - October 16th marks World Food Day, an opportunity for people around the world to declare their commitment to eradicate hunger within a lifetime. Our global message this year is “Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too.” In Somalia, we are demonstrating one simple way to help put a stop to...
Mogadishu, Somalia - October 16th marks World Food Day, an opportunity for people around the world to declare their commitment to eradicate hunger within a lifetime. Our global message this year is “Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too.” In Somalia, we are demonstrating one simple way to help put a stop to...
23 September 2016
Could growing cassava and sweet potato help Somali families become more resilient to drought? SELELE, Uganda - Amina Shale, a Somali farmer, says worsening droughts and ever more unpredictable weather are making getting a crop ever harder. "It can take a whole year before the rains come," she complained. "Growing crops like...
Could growing cassava and sweet potato help Somali families become more resilient to drought? SELELE, Uganda - Amina Shale, a Somali farmer, says worsening droughts and ever more unpredictable weather are making getting a crop ever harder. "It can take a whole year before the rains come," she complained. "Growing crops like...
14 September 2016
FAO mourns the loss of its dear colleague and friend. Berenika Stefanska, FAO Communications Expert, has passed away at the age of 33. On Thursday 8th September 2016, Stefanska was involved in a tragic plane accident in Kenya which resulted in her instantaneous death. Described by one of her FAO colleagues as "always...
FAO mourns the loss of its dear colleague and friend. Berenika Stefanska, FAO Communications Expert, has passed away at the age of 33. On Thursday 8th September 2016, Stefanska was involved in a tragic plane accident in Kenya which resulted in her instantaneous death. Described by one of her FAO colleagues as "always...
04 August 2016
Mogadishu, Somalia - In Somalia, up to 931,000 people remain in “crisis” and 22,000 more in “emergency”. In total 4.7 million people, 38 percent of the population, are acutely food insecure and struggling to meet their minimum daily food needs. Households belonging to this group remain highly vulnerable to major shocks,...
Mogadishu, Somalia - In Somalia, up to 931,000 people remain in “crisis” and 22,000 more in “emergency”. In total 4.7 million people, 38 percent of the population, are acutely food insecure and struggling to meet their minimum daily food needs. Households belonging to this group remain highly vulnerable to major shocks,...
14 April 2016
FAO scales up support for country's leading foreign earner. Export of live animals to Gulf nations continued to be Somalia's leading foreign exchange earner in 2015, registering steady annual growth with a 6 percent increase, according to latest data by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Nairobi/Mogadishu - In 2015, Somalia exported...
FAO scales up support for country's leading foreign earner. Export of live animals to Gulf nations continued to be Somalia's leading foreign exchange earner in 2015, registering steady annual growth with a 6 percent increase, according to latest data by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Nairobi/Mogadishu - In 2015, Somalia exported...