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20 March 2023
FAO rehabilitates canals to help farmers in South Central Somalia overcome water shortages Idris Omar is a farmer from Banaaney village in Jowhar district, Somalia. For many years the 52-year-old father of six has been irrigating his farm using water pumps, which he says had been expensive to maintain and often...
FAO rehabilitates canals to help farmers in South Central Somalia overcome water shortages Idris Omar is a farmer from Banaaney village in Jowhar district, Somalia. For many years the 52-year-old father of six has been irrigating his farm using water pumps, which he says had been expensive to maintain and often...
14 March 2023
With multiple crises of droughts, locusts and the global COVID19 Pandemic, rural communities in Somaliland have faced unrelenting challenges to their food security in recent years. In light of these challenges, a long-term approach to improving the resilience of rural communities is needed to break the recurrent cycle of emergencies...
With multiple crises of droughts, locusts and the global COVID19 Pandemic, rural communities in Somaliland have faced unrelenting challenges to their food security in recent years. In light of these challenges, a long-term approach to improving the resilience of rural communities is needed to break the recurrent cycle of emergencies...
13 March 2023
The livestock sector in Somaliland, while a major contributor to food security and the economy, is particularly vulnerable to the challenges brought about by climate change. Rural agropastoralists like Asha from Waadaamago in Sool Region still rely heavily on traditional methods of food production that have been unable to cope...
The livestock sector in Somaliland, while a major contributor to food security and the economy, is particularly vulnerable to the challenges brought about by climate change. Rural agropastoralists like Asha from Waadaamago in Sool Region still rely heavily on traditional methods of food production that have been unable to cope...
08 March 2023
A short yet perilous seven-kilometre road connects the towns of Buufow and Shalanbood in southern Somalia. The once prosperous agricultural area that produced fruits and vegetables for the region has experienced decades of conflict and destabilization. Just like most parts of the country, the region is severely affected by the...
A short yet perilous seven-kilometre road connects the towns of Buufow and Shalanbood in southern Somalia. The once prosperous agricultural area that produced fruits and vegetables for the region has experienced decades of conflict and destabilization. Just like most parts of the country, the region is severely affected by the...
06 March 2023
Water catchments, agricultural inputs and livestock support from the Qatar Fund For Development protected rural livelihoods from food insecurity with anticipatory action Five seasons of poor rains and ongoing severe drought have had a devastating impact on Somalia’s rural, food producing regions, weakening agricultural production and livestock, an essential source of...
Water catchments, agricultural inputs and livestock support from the Qatar Fund For Development protected rural livelihoods from food insecurity with anticipatory action Five seasons of poor rains and ongoing severe drought have had a devastating impact on Somalia’s rural, food producing regions, weakening agricultural production and livestock, an essential source of...