FAO in Somalia

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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. 
20 October 2021
When the recent drought wiped out most of the animals in the village of Hayanle, Jariiban district, animal herder, Ahmed Muse Adan, was left with very few resources to survive. Providing for his large family became a tall order. The few remaining animals were too weak and emaciated to help...
27 September 2021
Ahead of the global United Nations Food Systems Summit 2021 convened in September by United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, the Somali Federal Government in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the European Union (EU), and the French research Centre for Agricultural Development (CIRAD) conducted a stakeholders consultation workshop on...
20 September 2021
The Somalia National Bureau of Statistics (SNBS) of the Federal Republic of Somalia has signed a historic formal agreement with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations to transfer the Food Security & Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU) and the Somalia Water & Land Information Management (SWALIM) Programs from FAO to the...