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UN Food Agencies team up to secure livelihoods in Northeast Nigeria

12 Jul 2018

ABUJA - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have launched a joint effort to support conflict-affected people in northeastern Nigeria to...

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FAO launches mobile application to support fight against Fall Armyworm in Africa

27 Mar 2018
FAO has launched a mobile application to enable farmers, agricultural workers and other partners at...
Weathering the uncertainties of climate change in The Gambia

9 Mar 2018
Dingiri, The Gambia: When Bundauda Samasa was a boy, everyone knew to the day when the rains would...
Conservation agriculture in Kenya: beating drought and poor harvest

6 Mar 2018
Agriculture plays a pivotal role in the lives of most Kenyans with close to 70 percent of the...
Africa's prosperity also lies in creating decent and attractive jobs for rural youth

23 Feb 2018
22 February 2018, Khartoum - Agriculture will continue to generate employment in Africa over the...
Central African Republic: ‘Restoring hope,’ UN agriculture agency helps ex-fighters start anew

4 Dec 2017
1 December 2017 – Over 1,000 ex-fighters in the conflict-riddled Central African Republic (CAR)...
Bringing youth back to agriculture in Southern Africa

22 Nov 2017
31 October 2017, Harare - Making agriculture more attractive to young farmers and creating decent...
Zambia Economic Brief: Reaping Richer Returns from Public Expenditure in Agriculture

30 Jun 2017
HIGHLIGHTS Economic growth is forecast to strengthen to 4.1% in 2017, 4.5% in 2018, and 4.7% in...
Agriculture: Africa's 'engine for growth'

1 Sep 2016
After decades of economic stagnation and with the number of chronically malnourished people now...
Strengthening agriculture and food security information in South Sudan

6 Jan 2016
With South Sudan still facing a large-scale food crisis, the need for quality data on crop harvests...
South Sudan: UN agency air operation delivers agriculture aid to hard-to-access areas

5 Oct 2015
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today announced that its rapid response operation in...