FAO in Near East and North Africa
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Working for a sustainable 🌍 & secure #FutureofFood for all.
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Despite progress, the NENA region grapples with persistent gender gaps.
Access to assets, resources, and tech remains unequal. Let’s bridge these divides for greener, more resilient food systems!
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#GenderEquality #FoodSecurity #InclusiveGrowth
In Mauritania, I could see first-hand how the National Locust Control Centre (CNLA) works in the front lines to monitor & combat desert locust spread in the country. Food and Agriculture Organization will continue supporting these efforts to protect rural livelihoods & food security in the region & beyond.
Inflation in NENA region is projected at 14.4% for 2024, according to IMF Middle East & North Africa.
Domestic staple food prices are still high, but in most countries they show a steady or decreasing trend—except for Jordan, Libya, Mauritania, Oman, Sudan, & the UAE.
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🌾 Food Prices in the Region: Despite recent heights, staple food prices are now showing a steady or decreasing trend across most countries.
📉Read the first 2024 Food Policy Monitoring in the Near East and North Africa region: bit.ly/3xk2qCR
#FoodSecurity
Under the project to enhance💧productivity in agriculture💵by The Gov't of Japan 🇯🇵, #FFS members participating in the cumin’s harvest day in #Minya
The FFS enhanced🧑🌾👩🌾negotiation skills to discuss possible marketing channels & contract farming to enhance the productivity of their farms
The resounding success of Food and Agriculture Organization’s 2023 seed distribution campaign underscores the indispensable role of agricultural aid in times of crisis.
One year on, FAO remains on the ground, standing by the people of #Sudan .
#EverySeedCounts
#WithSudan
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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
On April 4, Food and Agriculture Organization started to distribute 1 500 tonnes of animal fodder to families in #Gaza .
The delivery aims at keeping animals alive and productive in order to provide families with fresh food like milk, dairy and meat.
Hear more from Rein Paulsen, Food and Agriculture Organizationemergencies Director 👇
Immediate access to agricultural supplies🌱🚚 is crucial to restarting local food production and prevent famine and extreme malnutrition in #Gaza .
Logistical hurdles, like entry permits, remain a challenge.
Food and Agriculture Organization is committed to overcoming barriers for essential aid delivery.
.Food and Agriculture Organization, supported by Belgium🇧🇪, Italy🇮🇹 & Norway🇳🇴, has worked closely with the Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture & local NGOs to move this life-sustaining fodder into & around #Gaza
Food and Agriculture Organization aims at restoring nutritious food availability, preserve livelihoods & combat acute hunger.
Abdulhakim Elwaer عبدالحكيم الواعر الممثل الإقليمي لمنظمة الفاو emphasizes the need for peace and food security
To prevent famine & extreme malnutrition, restarting local food production is crucial
“Unrest threatens lives human, animal & crops alike. Let’s work together to tackle acute hunger & danger in #Gaza
Conflict has taken a toll on #Gaza ’s meat and dairy producers.
55% of livestock lost, but 45% of small ruminants remain.
Food and Agriculture Organization’s Ciro Fiorillo emphasizes the importance of fodder availability for livestock resilience, survival and fresh food during conflict 🐑
#FoodSecurity
For the first time since hostilities escalated, much-needed animal fodder enters #Gaza by Food and Agriculture Organization.
Agrifood value chains collapsed, worsening acute food security.
Famine conditions loom in the north of the Strip. FAO steps in to ensure survival and nutrition.
#FoodSecurity
Today the start of initial vital fodder delivery and distribution, 1,500 tonnes of essential animal fodder, enough to supply milk for 50 days for all children under 10 in #Gaza 🥛.
This covers around 20% of the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended daily caloric intake.
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#Gaza : Food and Agriculture Organization is delivering 150 tons of animal fodder to 2 450 livestock-keeping households to support production of fresh nutritious food like milk, eggs, meat amidst an imminent risk of famine.
'Restarting local food production is crucial' - Food and Agriculture OrganizationADG_NENA
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Gaza is on the brink of famine. Food and Agriculture Organization’s delivery of animal fodder is crucial to safeguard remaining livestock and provide nutritious food, especially for children. Peace is a prerequisite for #FoodSecurity , and #RightToFoodis a basic human right.
🌾🐄 Vital Support: Food and Agriculture Organization is delivering initially 150 tonnes of essential animal fodder to 2,450 livestock-keeping households in #Gaza
This move aims to safeguard surviving animals and boost local dairy and meat production amidst an imminent risk of famine.
#HumanitarianAid
