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08 February 2023
The centre will build local capacity to manage Desert Locusts in the future Hargeisa – His Excellency, the Vice President of Somaliland, and Mr. Ezana Kassa, Head of Programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have officially opened the first Pest Control Centre in Somaliland. The...
The centre will build local capacity to manage Desert Locusts in the future Hargeisa – His Excellency, the Vice President of Somaliland, and Mr. Ezana Kassa, Head of Programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have officially opened the first Pest Control Centre in Somaliland. The...
26 January 2023
The ongoing climate crisis exacerbated by economic shocks has shown how indispensable agriculture is to the Somali economy and has also highlighted just how vulnerable smallholder farmers in Somalia are to climate hazards. In the face of recurrent floods and prolonged drought, farmers struggle to produce sufficient crops to meet...
The ongoing climate crisis exacerbated by economic shocks has shown how indispensable agriculture is to the Somali economy and has also highlighted just how vulnerable smallholder farmers in Somalia are to climate hazards. In the face of recurrent floods and prolonged drought, farmers struggle to produce sufficient crops to meet...
08 December 2022
The drought in Somalia has had a devastating impact on the lives of many rural pastoral communities dependent on livestock as their main source of livelihood. Extreme drought, compounded with animal diseases, has killed around 3 million livestock and left others weak and emaciated, contributing to the displacement of thousands...
The drought in Somalia has had a devastating impact on the lives of many rural pastoral communities dependent on livestock as their main source of livelihood. Extreme drought, compounded with animal diseases, has killed around 3 million livestock and left others weak and emaciated, contributing to the displacement of thousands...
08 December 2022
In Somalia, the window for famine prevention is closing fast, and assistance to rural areas is in urgent need of scaling up. About 6.7 million Somalis are no longer able to make ends meet, including over 300,000 people who are already facing famine conditions. About half of those most affected...
In Somalia, the window for famine prevention is closing fast, and assistance to rural areas is in urgent need of scaling up. About 6.7 million Somalis are no longer able to make ends meet, including over 300,000 people who are already facing famine conditions. About half of those most affected...
29 November 2022
Emergency cash assistance enables vulnerable rural communities to meet their basic needs in a dignified and timely manner. Mogadishu – In response to the growing food insecurity the Government of Germany and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have together increased humanitarian assistance through cash transfers to...
Emergency cash assistance enables vulnerable rural communities to meet their basic needs in a dignified and timely manner. Mogadishu – In response to the growing food insecurity the Government of Germany and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have together increased humanitarian assistance through cash transfers to...