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In Gabon, the growing demand for fish offers new opportunities for young people in aquaculture

Developing the potential of aquaculture farms to increase incomes and ensure a nutritious food source
By FAO
The 2022 SOFI report provides updates on the food security and nutrition situation around the world.

Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021

The latest State of Food Security and Nutrition report shows the world is moving backwards in efforts to eliminate hunger and malnutrition.
By FAO
Cameroonian activist, Cécile Ndjebet, winner of the 2022 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award.

Cameroonian activist wins Wangari Maathai Forest Champions’ Award 2022

Sixth winner of the award announced at the XV World Forestry Congress in Seoul, South Korea
By FAO
Seedlings laid out ready for planting in land prepared by the Delfino plough in Djibo, Burkina Faso.

Bringing degraded African land back to life

How combining new technology and traditional knowledge harvests rain and restores land
By FAO
Farmers wear masks during a Farmer Field School session on COVID-19 prevention in Malanje Province, Lombe community. Angola has very few cases of COVID-19, and FAO together with the Angolan government, is working to keep it that way

Stopping COVID-19 from reaching family farmers in Angola

Information campaign helps rural communities protect themselves against coronavirus
By FAO
When sea cucumbers are farmed sustainably, they can boost biodiversity and livelihoods in Zanzibar.

How sea cucumbers are boosting the bioeconomy in Zanzibar

Offering alternative livelihoods, sea cucumbers provide new hope
By FAO
Squeezing palm oil.

World food prices drop in March due to COVID-19 and oil

Weakening demand and falling oil prices due to the global pandemic drive down international prices for major food commodities
By FAO
Au Kenya, un éleveur avec ses b?ufs qui ont survécu à la sécheresse. Les deux tiers de son cheptel ont été décimés. Photo: FAO/Tony Karumba

FAO issues alert over third consecutive failed rainy season, worsening hunger in East Africa

Number of people needing humanitarian assistance on the rise
By FAO
The most severe drought in decades has struck parts of Ethiopia, exacerbated by a particularly strong El Ni?o effect. This has led to successive failed harvests and widespread livestock deaths in some areas, and humanitarian needs have tripled since the b

Drought is pushing food prices up sharply in East Africa

Soaring cost of basic staples is an extra challenge for pastoralists as livestock prices fall
By FAO
West Hararghe region, Ethiopia, December 2015. Some 10.2 million people are food insecure amidst one of the worst droughts to hit Ethiopia in decades.

FAO presents $50 million emergency plan as Ethiopia faces worst drought in 30 years

10.2 million food insecure after major crop failure, livestock losses due to El Ni?o
By FAO
FAO

Sub-Saharan Africa shows progress in halving the proportion and the number of hungry people by 2015

Seven countries have reached targets set by the Millennium Development Goals and World Food Summit
By FAO

Millions at risk of food insecurity in Central African Republic

Farmers in the Central African Republic need urgent assistance
By FAO
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