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20 February 2017
War and a collapsing economy have left some 100,000 people facing starvation in parts of South Sudan where famine was declared today, three UN agencies warned. A further 1 million people are classified as being on the brink of famine. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the...
War and a collapsing economy have left some 100,000 people facing starvation in parts of South Sudan where famine was declared today, three UN agencies warned. A further 1 million people are classified as being on the brink of famine. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the...
06 February 2017
FAO trains 120 fisher folk in post-harvest loss reduction techniques With Abyei’s farming, markets and distribution networks severely disrupted due to inter-communal conflict, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) strives to reactivate the local food economy dominated by imports and humanitarian assistance. In December 2016, under a...
FAO trains 120 fisher folk in post-harvest loss reduction techniques With Abyei’s farming, markets and distribution networks severely disrupted due to inter-communal conflict, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) strives to reactivate the local food economy dominated by imports and humanitarian assistance. In December 2016, under a...
01 February 2017
In South Sudan, vulnerable community members like Abung Koch receive financial compensation for days worked digging a well for the community garden, and participate in trainings on vegetable planting techniques. It’s 5 o’clock in the afternoon as the smouldering heat of the day begins to ease, and a determined, active woman...
In South Sudan, vulnerable community members like Abung Koch receive financial compensation for days worked digging a well for the community garden, and participate in trainings on vegetable planting techniques. It’s 5 o’clock in the afternoon as the smouldering heat of the day begins to ease, and a determined, active woman...
07 December 2016
Women are on the front line of the agricultural system, providing major inputs to the cultivation, processing and marketing of produce. Failing to address the inequalities and discrimination that face women and girls will make it impossible to end hunger in South Sudan. There is an urgent need to close...
Women are on the front line of the agricultural system, providing major inputs to the cultivation, processing and marketing of produce. Failing to address the inequalities and discrimination that face women and girls will make it impossible to end hunger in South Sudan. There is an urgent need to close...
07 November 2016
An increasing number of South Sudanese will continue to face difficulty in meeting daily food needs in the coming months despite harvests, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization has warned. The end of the lean season and start of harvests in South Sudan are traditionally associated with a reduction in food...
An increasing number of South Sudanese will continue to face difficulty in meeting daily food needs in the coming months despite harvests, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization has warned. The end of the lean season and start of harvests in South Sudan are traditionally associated with a reduction in food...
