FAO in Somalia

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24 November 2021
Rome/Doha – Efforts to help vulnerable rural communities in Somalia achieve food security and build up resilience towards climate change have received a boost thanks to a new partnership between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), the state’s public development...
22 November 2021
Somalia is enduring its third consecutive poor rain season since late 2020 according to the latest Drought Bulletin issued by FAO’s Somalia Water and Land Information Management (FAO SWALIM) Unit in Mogadishu yesterday. The southern regions of Somalia are now enduring severe drought while the north-eastern regions of the country are facing...
04 November 2021
His Excellency, the President of Puntland State, Mr Said Abdullahi Dani, and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Somalia Country Representative, Mr Etienne Peterschmitt, have opened the National Desert Locust Monitoring and Control Centre in Somalia. The Centre, which was opened on 3 November 2021 and is...
26 October 2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Somalia, has launched a new cycle of radio programmes. The programmes, which will focus on Climate-Smart Agriculture, will be an extension of the radio training modules, which FAO launched here last year to adapt to COVID-19 constraints.
20 October 2021
FAO in Somalia in partnership with the World Food Programme in Somalia and the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation held a joint virtual event on 18 October to mark this year’s World Food Day. The event was attended by participants from across government, UN agencies, civil society, academia and the private sector.