Food security and agriculture

Activities aimed to ensure access to and availability of adequate food supplies and the preservation of agricultural livelihoods under the pressures of climate hazards and food chains threats.

Latest Food security & agriculture additions in the Knowledge Base

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India's heatwave hits small vendors hardest as they cannot keep produce fresh and customers stay off the streets.
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This desk study aims to bridge pastoralist knowledge, local practices, and external interventions by synthesizing literature on pastoral knowledge and practices from the Greater Horn of Africa, Sudano-Sahel regions, and beyond.
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This policy brief addresses the critical challenge of climate change adaptation in Somaliland, where the impacts of climate change have led to severe social, economic, political, and ecological consequences.
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Too hot, too dry, too wet; as extreme weather threatens food security, the race is on to get new seed varieties in the ground
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This study assesses the potential macro-economic effects of climate change affecting operations in three maritime chokepoints, i.e., the Panama Canal, the Suez Canal, and the Turkish Straits.
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Educational materials
This is a storybook to help children learn about animal diseases. The publication provides entertaining and educational content that helps children develop an awareness of its importance.
Locusts
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in collaboration with Georgia State University, is developing a novel training approach using Virtual Reality (VR) to teach teams about locust surveys and controls during breeding and invasion.
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Samburu landscape viewed through swarm of invasive, destructive Desert Locusts.
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Kenya is currently free from desert locust. However, developing capacities should continue so that the country is always prepared to manage any invasion. Garissa, Isiolo, Marsabit, Samburu, and Wajir remain frontline desert locust invasion counties.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Headquarters

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