In May 2024, Afghan farmers observed a large swarm of Moroccan locusts flying to the agricultural district of Imam Saheb in Kunduz.

Food and Agriculture Organization, with support from Norway MFA and JICA - Japan International Cooperation Agency, is working to mitigate the pest's impact via #AnticipatoryActions .

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Ukraine: The war continues to exacerbate the vulnerabilities of frontline rural communities.

This document provides an overview of the context, Food and Agriculture Organization's planned response, expected outcomes, and implementation arrangements of the 2024 ERP.

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The number of acutely food insecure people in Chad has increased by 60% since 2020.

Currently, one in two people are unable to cover their food needs.

Supporting rural families with the means to produce their own food is key to help reverse the trend.

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Thanks to Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office's generous funding, Food and Agriculture Organization is supporting riverine communities in Somalia to prepare for and respond to the #ElNiño -related severe flooding threat that poses a risk to communities along the Shabelle River.

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#AnticipatoryAction

Smallholder farmers are among those most vulnerable to disasters, many of which are predictable.

By linking #AnticipatoryAction and #SocialProtection , we can mitigate the impacts of disasters.

Why react to disasters if we can protect communities ahead of time?

Farming in the Sahel isn’t easy. It’s an area that suffers from degraded soils, erratic rainfall and is subject to long periods of drought.

Learn how Food and Agriculture Organization is helping farmers across the region to produce food and thrive despite the changing climate.

Thanks to funding from USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, results from round 6 of the Food and Agriculture Organization #DataInEmergencies household monitoring survey in Chad have been released.

Learn more about the impacts of shocks on livelihoods and #FoodSecurity here 👉 bit.ly/3UXXmgR

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This effective water management technique captures excess rain and stores it for dry periods.

With generous funding from the World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization is helping to fight #ClimateChange in Afghanistan.

Viet Nam experiences up to 6 typhoons annually.

To mitigate their impact, EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 and Food and Agriculture Organization have joined forces to develop #AnticipatoryActions to act before a disaster strikes.

Learn how we are supporting vulnerable livestock keepers 👇

Join us online for the launch of the Food and Agriculture Organization publication “Geospatial applications in emergency impact assessment”

🗓️ 14 May 2024
⏲️ 14:00-15:30 (CEST)

View the agenda and register here
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Thanks to funding from USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, results from round 11 of the Food and Agriculture Organization #DataInEmergencies household monitoring survey in #SierraLeone have been released.

Learn more about the impacts of shocks on livelihoods and #FoodSecurity here 👉bit.ly/3UYi4xo

#InvestInHumanity

Disasters are occurring 4X more often today than in the 1970s.

Agriculture is vulnerable from the impacts of these disasters.

By combining #AnticipatoryAction and #DisasterRiskReduction , we can mitigate these impacts and protect our agrifood systems.

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The evidence is clear – those most in need of humanitarian assistance predominantly rely on agriculture for their survival.

Urgent, time-sensitive agricultural interventions must be at the core of the humanitarian response.

Agriculture aid is humanitarian aid.

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Farmers face an onslaught of shocks – conflicts, #ClimateChange , disasters, pests and diseases.

Food and Agriculture Organization is helping them to manage these risks, anticipate crises, prevent deteriorations and lay the pathway for resilience.

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The new #DataInEmergencies Impact report identified the loss of productive farming assets as the most critical issue following the November 2023 earthquakes in Nepal's Karnali province.

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Sudan is facing one of the worst food crises in the world with almost 18 million people suffering from acute food insecurity.

FAO in Emergencies Director Rein Paulsen explains why urgent funding is critical to help millions of farmers to produce food.

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After losing everything due to heavy floods, Dil Jan can now produce enough food for her family thanks to the home gardening kits received from Food and Agriculture Organization.

Watch how FAO and EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 have supported Dil Jan and over 30 000 Afghans to rebuild their livelihoods.

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In 2023, Food and Agriculture Organization and partners reached almost 12.8 million people through #AnticipatoryAction .

Disasters are predictable. Acting ahead means protecting people's lives and livelihoods.

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In Indonesia, Food and Agriculture Organization helped nearly 12 000 farming and fishing households recover from the #Sulawesi earthquake with cash and agricultural inputs.

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Agriculture is massively underfunded in emergencies despite being one of the most cost-effective humanitarian frontline interventions.

We must provide support in a way that reaches the most people with the least resources.

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