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Once displaced by insurgency, 300 women in Gombi are now rebuilding their families' livelihoods with livestock support from Food and Agriculture Organization. This project aids conflict-affected households in Northeast Nigeria, thanks to the generous funding from Swiss Development and Cooperation. ➡️ fao.org/nigeria/news/d…
In 2023, a staggering 282 million people faced acute hunger. Food and Agriculture Organization’s video sheds light on why increasing AGRICULTURAL AID is crucial for achieving #FoodSecurity. Watch and learn why investing in agriculture is a game-changer. 👉 bit.ly/AgricultureCan
“The quarter acre of our land yielded produce equivalent to that of one acre,” - Farmer Nirosha Dilmini. She attributes this transformation to Food and Agriculture Organization's Good Agricultural Practices programme, funded through UN in Sri Lanka. 👉fao.org/newsroom/story…
In Europe & Central Asia, Food and Agriculture Organization's Digital Villages initiative aims to increase agricultural productivity & access to services in villages & rural communities through digital technologies. Learn more about the initiative 👉🏼 bit.ly/3IHnBkM
West Africa and the Sahel: Following devastating floods in 2022, Food and Agriculture Organization was able to implement a series of #AnticipatoryActions thanks to GermanForeignOffice's generous funding to mitigate the impact of the next forecasted disaster on vulnerable farmers’ livelihoods.
One billion hectares of degraded agricultural land would benefit from the strategic establishment of trees. Find out more about Food and Agriculture Organization’s work on #agroforestry 👉 bit.ly/3VVcKdj
In northwestern Bangladesh, smallholder farmers often struggle to access markets to sell their produce. Read how Salma Akter Aduri and other youth, supported by Food and Agriculture Organization and Global Agriculture & Food Security Program, are leading the way in the country's agrifood systems transformation. fao.org/newsroom/story…
With support from USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, Food and Agriculture Organization's #DataInEmergencies has released the #StoryMap analyzing flood impacts across seven countries 🇧🇫🇨🇲🇨🇫🇹🇩🇲🇱🇳🇪🇳🇬. Discover how the 2024 rainy season floods are affecting agriculture in the Sahel & Central Africa. 👉 bit.ly/3T2ulQ1
📩 You've got an invitation to join the Food and Agriculture Organization Science and Innovation Forum 2024! Programme 👉 buff.ly/4c1NuYY Register 👉 buff.ly/4bsqNMY FAO Chief Scientist explains more 👇 #AgInnovation #LeavingNoOneBehind #SIF2024 #WFF2024
Honoured to present HE President Joko Widodo with the prestigious Food and Agriculture Organization Agricola Medal as a testament to his leadership, efforts to transform the country's agrifood system, to ensuring food security and a better life for every Indonesian, without leaving anyone behind. #SDGs #4Betters
An honour to meet HE Vahagn Khachaturyan Vahagn Khachaturyan. We discussed collaboration between Food and Agriculture Organization & Armenia to create more resilient & sustainable agrifood systems. We will keep working together, leveraging data, science, tech & #AgInnovation to help achieve #SDGs & #4Betters.
At the #LLDCs Forum on #FoodSecurity and the #SDGs in Tashkent, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu QU Dongyu highlighted the large untapped potential of Landlocked Developing Countries that needs to be harnessed to ensure an effective transformation of their agrifood systems. fao.org/newsroom/detai…
.Food and Agriculture Organization is encouraging private-sector investments and private-public partnerships to make agrifood systems more efficient, more inclusive, more resilient and more sustainable, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu QU Dongyu today told the Partnerships and Investment Forum in Tashkent. fao.org/newsroom/detai…