Rising from a crisis – A more self-reliant Africa after coronavirus?
By Jean Senahoun, Senior Economist at FAO’s Regional Office for Africa When the African Continental Free ...
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FAO Gambia gets a new Assistant Country Representative and Head of Programmes
Dr. Mustapha M. Ceesay, a Gambian national, has joined the Food and Agriculture Organization of the ...
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COVID-19: KEEPING AFRICA FED AS THE DISEASE BITES
By Qu Dongyu, Josefa Sacko and Thokozile Didiza* It takes a village to raise a child, ...
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Tackling COVID-19’s effect on food supply chains in Africa
23 April 2020, Accra – With over 60 percent of the African continent’s population in rural ...
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COVID-19: FAO and African Union commit to safeguarding food security amid crisis
16 April 2020, Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the ...
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Now is the time to show true African Solidarity: Reflections on COVID-19
Abebe Haile-Gabriel Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa Food and Agriculture Organization of the United ...
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CRR Farmers: FAO’s Desilting of Canals in Jahally and Pacharr Rice fields will provide access to Quality seed for Rainy Season Production and Food
By Mamadou Edrisa Njie In The Gambia, generally, rice farming has lost its hay days. In ...
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Gambia’s “Hungry Season” is June-August: The “Fates” of Mbayen Gardeners Hang in the balance after Suspension of Weekly Markets
By Mamadou Edrisa Njie As the globe continues to witness daily new cases, deaths and also ...
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Don’t let COVID19 become a hunger game
The COVID-19 pandemic is putting enormous strains on the public health systems around the world, and ...
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FAO bankrolls Gambia’s National Horticulture Strategy
By Mamadou Edrisa Njie In line with the National Development Plan 2018-2021, the UN Food and ...
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