Modern technology improves traditional livelihoods in Kazakhstan | FAO
In Kazakhstan, between 2 and 2.5 million families earn a living from the dairy sector and 80 percent of all the country’s milk comes from...
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Gambian farmers adapt to climate change with new irrigation strategies | FAO
Many West and Central African countries are fortunate to have abundant water resources. However, these resources are unevenly distributed across the region and are mostly...
Making fish protein available, accessible and affordable in the Philippines | FAO
Filipinos rely heavily on aquaculture, and tilapia in particular, to fulfill their protein needs. About 12 percent of their animal-based protein consumption comes from farmed...
At home in the Amazon: Protecting biodiversity and livelihoods together | FAO
The Amazon is home to the largest expanse of tropical rain forest remaining on Earth. About twice the size of India, these forests play a...
Acting early to prevent food crises in Sudan and Madagascar | FAO
Today, the world is facing unprecedented humanitarian needs and increasingly frequent large-scale natural disasters. Natural disasters are occurring nearly five times as often as they did...
Securing land tenure rights for farmers in Sierra Leone | FAO
Two-thirds of Sierra Leone’s population is involved in subsistence agriculture. Farmers – most of them women – operate in an informal and precarious system without...
Stopping Avian Influenza in Togo | FAO
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 is a devastating disease. Known more commonly as Avian flu, it is very contagious among birds and carries a...
Morogoro’s Best Farmer | FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Key Facts Rice production in United Republic of Tanzania is increasingly becoming important to the national economy. It is among the major sources of employment...
Fuel-efficient stoves are keeping women safer in Nigeria | FAO
In Maiduguri, Borno State, Bakassi is a sprawling camp for the internally displaced. Before the insurgency, it was planned as a ministerial village for government...
Pig farmers in Papua New Guinea capitalize on blockchain technology | FAO
Pigs play a key role in Papua New Guinea, both culturally and economically. Rising global demand for pork presents new export opportunities, but only if...