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FAO’s ADG & Regional Representative for NENA meets farmers and stakeholders to discuss opportunities
15 May 2022
A four-day mission to the Syrian Arab Republic was conducted by FAO’s Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Near East and North Africa (NENA), AbdulHakeem Elwaer, to investigate the agriculture situation, challenges and opportunities in a country that has suffered more than 10 years of crisis. Dr Elwaer met smallholder...
A four-day mission to the Syrian Arab Republic was conducted by FAO’s Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Near East and North Africa (NENA), AbdulHakeem Elwaer, to investigate the agriculture situation, challenges and opportunities in a country that has suffered more than 10 years of crisis. Dr Elwaer met smallholder...
20 April 2022
“Don't limit yourself to just one thing, opportunities are everywhere.” – Those were the words of Esraa Jaddaa, a young agricultural engineer from Homs who is celebrating with her team the first place award for their project, titled “The Shepherd”. She is one of sixty young beneficiaries who benefitted from...
“Don't limit yourself to just one thing, opportunities are everywhere.” – Those were the words of Esraa Jaddaa, a young agricultural engineer from Homs who is celebrating with her team the first place award for their project, titled “The Shepherd”. She is one of sixty young beneficiaries who benefitted from...
13 February 2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in the Syrian Arab Republic, has assisted farmers in adapting to the impact of climate change with a pilot intervention involving cultivating spineless cactus on the edges of their fields. Spineless cactus has use as a fodder crop, and the...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in the Syrian Arab Republic, has assisted farmers in adapting to the impact of climate change with a pilot intervention involving cultivating spineless cactus on the edges of their fields. Spineless cactus has use as a fodder crop, and the...
02 February 2022
Haidar Al-Ahmad from rural Aleppo has recently celebrated the birth of two healthy calves, a male and a female, making him now a proud owner of four heads of animals. He and many other livestock keepers have benefited from FAO’s integrated approach to improve the livestock situation across Syria, implemented...
Haidar Al-Ahmad from rural Aleppo has recently celebrated the birth of two healthy calves, a male and a female, making him now a proud owner of four heads of animals. He and many other livestock keepers have benefited from FAO’s integrated approach to improve the livestock situation across Syria, implemented...
13 January 2022
With simple and adoptable husbandry techniques promoted by FAO’s Farmer Field School (FFS), Fatima Al Youssef became a skilled livestock keeper who is capable of dealing with various livestock keeping challenges. Now, together with her husband, Fatima is planning to go beyond her farm practices and get into the market....
With simple and adoptable husbandry techniques promoted by FAO’s Farmer Field School (FFS), Fatima Al Youssef became a skilled livestock keeper who is capable of dealing with various livestock keeping challenges. Now, together with her husband, Fatima is planning to go beyond her farm practices and get into the market....
