Tag: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Climate-smart water harvesting and storage systems are helping rural communities overcome climate shocks
Accessing water for her livestock and crops has been a lifelong struggle for Muhubo Warsame, who lives in Puntland’s...
FAO’s data platform plays key role in tackling acute food insecurity during crises
Detailed, comprehensive, and timely data is essential to address the impact of shocks such as droughts, earthquakes, or conflict...
How innovative food systems ensure better living conditions
"Today, with the new way of packaging our fish, they don't hang around in our baskets anymore. We receive...
Tourism has potential to benefit mountain ecosystems and communities
Mountain tourism, if managed sustainably, has the potential to boost the incomes of local communities and help preserve their...
FAO makes case for meat, eggs and milk as essential source of nutrients
This is particularly vital during key life stages such as pregnancy and lactation, childhood, adolescence and older age, says the study,...
Reducing losses from fish harvests changes the work and future of Tanzania’s women fish processors
When Suzana Hamimu Kaleju began working as a fish processor 30 years ago in the port of Kigoma, she...
Revisiting gender equality in Seychelles
Civil servants from the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Family Affairs of the Republic of Seychelles concluded...
Boosting support to least developed countries through South-South Cooperation
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stand to benefit from strong partnerships with their Global South counterparts when it comes to...
Q&A: Scaling up anticipatory action in Zimbabwe, Madagascar and Malawi
Anticipatory actions are designed to prevent a disaster before it happens than reacting so as to protect the lives...
New action plan to enhance Somali women’s role in the country’s maritime sector
A new national action plan for enhancing and empowering Somali women in their country’s maritime sector was launched today...
Global food crisis putting millions of young lives at risk
Five UN agencies on Thursday called for urgent action to protect millions of malnourished children in the 15 countries...
Food and Agriculture Organization’s achievements on solar energy and agricultural development in West Africa
The contribution of solar energy to agricultural development in West Africa and the Sahel, it is around this theme...