FAO in South Sudan

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28 January 2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and the National Bureau of Statistics have released the preliminary findings of the Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) report, a key tool to support monitoring activities and the whole crop sector...
26 January 2021
Yaka Moge Hala and his family live in Gasmalla, a village near Maban, at the border with Sudan. In the past, as an agro-pastoralist he produced crops and managed a few livestock for a living. In recent years, heavy floods repeatedly washed away his livelihood, including crops and livestock, leaving...
11 January 2021
Boosting food security while protecting the environment  “It’s so small. Will it even cook a whole pot of food?” That was 27-year-old Awien Mawien’s first thought when the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) provided her with a fuel-efficient cookstove in November.  But one month later, the pregnant mother of...
18 December 2020
Conflict, floods and COVID-19 push more people into extreme hunger
09 November 2020
Dalia Wang, 39, lives in a village near Maban and is a mother of five who has looked after her children alone since her husband passed away. Only two years ago, Dalia and thousands of women like her in Upper Nile would spend hours trekking to remote areas to forage for...