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Embracing #AnticipatoryAction sustainably can help build resilience in Bangladesh.
Leveraging existing government programs, not reinventing the wheel, is key.
Hear more from Digvijay Singh, an Food and Agriculture Organization #SocialProtection Expert, on ways to do this 👇
One year of conflict.
One year of unprecedented hunger in Sudan.
With key planting season drawing near, Food and Agriculture Organization urgently needs funds to keep supporting local food production & avert further catastrophe.
Emergencies & Resilience Director, @ReinPaulsen👇
#WithSudan #OneYearSudan
.Food and Agriculture Organization in Uganda and UNHCR Uganda’s integrated approach to woodland restoration in displacement settings aims to:
🔸Combat climate change
🔸Restore degraded ecosystems
🔸Bolster resilience and biodiversity
Learn more about our impactful initiatives 👉 bit.ly/4aTMN3Q
'Now our water source is abundant and clean, and we can use it for our daily consumption, agriculture and our livestock.'
Thanks to World Bank funding, in 2023 Food and Agriculture Organization repaired 423 km of irrigation canals in Afghanistan.
#WaterAction #AgricultureCan
.Food and Agriculture Organization-UNICEF-World Food Programme sound the alarm as worsening hunger grips West and Central Africa amid conflict and economic turmoil.
Nearly 55 million people will struggle to feed themselves in the upcoming lean season.
Urgent long lasting actions are required.
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Viet Nam: Drought is intensifying in Ca Mau province and forecasts indicate further deterioration.
Thanks to EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺's backing, #AnticipatoryActions are in motion to safeguard farmers' livelihoods.
More from FAO Viet Nam's Rep on the significance and urgency of this approach 👇
Cameroon, as most countries in the Sahel, is currently facing shocks that are affecting people’s food security & livelihoods.
Thanks to 🇧🇪 Belgium MFA funding, Food and Agriculture Organization will provide time-critical agricultural inputs to 750 households in need of urgent support.
bit.ly/4aw0AOb
Les analystes pays de #DataInEmergencies coordonnent les activités de DIEM, en s'assurant de la qualité des données collectées et de leur utilisation.
Jovany Fernand Dounguéré évoque son travail sur le terrain pour FAO en République centrafricaine 👇
Sudan: Ongoing conflict has pushed almost 18 million people into acute food insecurity—the highest number ever recorded during a harvest season.
Food and Agriculture Organization is calling on donors to fund time-critical agricultural activities to avoid worsening food security in the next 6-9 months.
In Burkina Faso, Food and Agriculture Organization is strengthening women’s livelihoods through #CashTransfers to end the dependence of rural families on child labour in the cotton industry.
Check out this new #SocialProtection and resilience fact sheet to learn more 👉 bit.ly/49vfouR
Gaza: Restarting local food production is crucial for addressing the hunger crisis.
Food and Agriculture Organization has delivered 150 tonnes of animal food to households with livestock to support the production of milk, eggs & meat amid the imminent risk of famine. fao.org/neareast/news/…
After escaping conflict in northern Mozambique, Nus and her family took refuge in a settlement.
Soon after, thanks to Food and Agriculture Organization's support, she set her skills as a small-scale poultry farmer in motion, reaping rewards for her entire family.
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Communities in northern Ethiopia’s Afar and Tigray regions are facing severe drought conditions.
In March 2024, a delegation from Food and Agriculture Organization visited communities to document the scale and impact of the drought on the livelihoods of affected people.
📷 bit.ly/4aO93fp
Drought in the northern Philippines is escalating. In the coming 4 months the situation is predicted to worsen.
Thanks to @eu_ECHO, Food and Agriculture Organization and @dswdserves are safeguarding the livelihoods of farmers before the worst materialises.
More from one of our #AnticipatoryAction Experts👇
Humanitarian food relief saves lives, but we must equally invest in boosting local food production and making agriculture in vulnerable countries more resilient.
Investing in agriculture saves lives today and secures food tomorrow.
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#AgricultureCan
#FoodSecurity in Afghanistan remains alarming, with over 36% of people being food insecure.
FAO and partners last year supported over 10 million farmers with essential resources.
Alexander Jones, Director of Resource Mobilization at Food and Agriculture Organization explains ⬇️
Restarting local food production is vital to prevent famine & extreme malnutrition in Gaza.
@ReinPaulsen: Food and Agriculture Organization has started to deliver animal fodder that will allow milk production to meet 20% of caloric needs of all children under 10 in #Gaza for 50 days👉bit.ly/49krQ0J
#Gaza : Amidst an imminent risk of famine, Food and Agriculture Organization is distributing 150 tonnes of fodder to 2 450 vulnerable livestock-holding families.
While food aid is crucial, restarting local food production remains essential to meet caloric and nutritional needs.
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Since 2020, Food and Agriculture Organization in Mozambique has been using IDEA to provide farmers with e-vouchers assistance, even in remote and hard to reach areas of the country.
More on how the use of IDEA and e-vouchers can help improve the #FoodSecurity of rural communities 👇