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ProjectFactsheetEmergency Assistance to Vulnerable Fruit Trees Farmers Affected by the Forest Fires in Lattakia - TCP/SYR/3604 2020
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No results found.The Lattakia governorate is a vital area for fruit farming(citrus fruits, apples and olives) in the Syrian ArabRepublic. In the period from October to December 2016, devastating forest fires spread into agricultural areas,damaging 1 377 hectares of farmland. The MAAR initiallyindicated their willingness to support affected farmers through the provision of tree saplings and cash so that farming activities could be resumed during the ensuingseason. However, because of other priorities that required urgent attention in the country, it was later recognized that the MAAR could not provide the necessary support tohelp restore the livelihoods of these fruit farming HHs .Accordingly, FAO received a request for assistance and, in February 2017, conducted a rapid assessment in thedisaster area of Lattakia. It was concluded that the forest fires adversely affected the food security and livelihoods of approximately 4 000 fruit producing HHs, who requiredexternal support in the form of essential agricultural inputs. The FAO assessment advised that the affected farmers urgently required winter vegetable farmingpackages and olive saplings for the upcoming season, as well as training that targeted the development of agricultural methods. -
ProjectFactsheetEmergency Agricultural Support to the Most Vulnerable Smallholder Farming Households Affected by Earthquake in Lattakia, Syria - TCP/SYR/3903 2025
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No results found.The Syrian Arab Republic has been faced by a protracted crisis since 2011 as a result of economic contraction, food price inflation and disruption to basic infrastructure and services. Climate change has also led to drought-like conditions and abnormally high early season temperatures. These factors have produced increasingly high levels of food security among the population. The earthquake that hit both Turkey and northern Syria on 6 February 2023 increased the suffering of the population, above all in Aleppo, Hama, Idlib, Latakia and Tartous, the governorates directly affected by the earthquake. On top of the devastation in urban areas, thousands of rural homes and many schools, public service centres, irrigation canals, agricultural facilities, pens, dams, wells and water networks were damaged or destroyed. Lattakia governorate had been a key area of fruit production in the country, but this was affected by the protracted crisis. The northern part of the governorate was also affected by military operations, while all farmers suffered from such challenges as a lack of inputs to provide proper management for their crops and the destruction of water harvest systems. Seventy-one percent of farmers in the governorate reduced their spending on agricultural production, while 43 percent of farmers borrowed money to cover these agricultural expenses, and many others were unable to borrow what they needed. -
ProjectFactsheetTechnical Assistance to the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (MAAR) –Support for Planning Based on Agricultural Statistics - TCP/SYR/3702 2022
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No results found.In the Syrian Arab Republic, efforts have been made in recent years to support the collection of agricultural data and the calculation of related statistics for the formulation of evidence based agriculture strategies, policies and programmes That said, further interventions are required to achieve certain priorities, including an improvement of the quality of agriculture planning and the strengthening of collaboration between the statistical and planning units of different government institutions Through a combination of capacity building and the provision of equipment, the project aimed to contribute towards the achievement of the above mentioned priorities, which are expected to improve the livelihoods of Syrian farmers and ultimately support sustainable development and food and nutrition security in the country.
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BookletCorporate general interestThe United Republic of Tanzania Resilience Strategy 2019–2022 2019
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No results found.Agriculture is the backbone of the economy in the United Republic of Tanzania. The sector contributes to about 30 percent of the gross domestic product, while supporting about 80 percent of rural livelihoods and producing about 95 percent of the country’s food requirements. However, small-scale production, which engages the majority of farmers and pastoralists, is vulnerable to natural as well as human-induced crises, which undermine their coping and adaptive capacity and wellbeing. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has developed a four-year strategy with the objective of enhancing the resilience of agriculture-based livelihoods and local food systems, thus improving food security and nutrition. This will be achieved through a combination of protection, prevention and disaster risk reduction measures that address the root causes of vulnerability, as well as meet the immediate needs of people affected by shocks and crises. The Strategy is fully aligned with the FAO Country Programming Framework (CPF, 2017–2020), which itself aligns with the Government’s priorities and sectoral strategies, as well as with the United Nations Development Assistance Plan (2016–2021). The main planned outcomes of the Strategy include: • evidence-based and risk-informed policies, strategies and plans promoting resilience of livelihoods to threats and crises supported • early warning and risk-informed systems for potential, known and emerging threats established and strengthened • protection, prevention and mitigation of impacts of crisis and disaster risks on communities and households supported and strengthened • improved preparedness for and response to crises and disasters through effective coordination -
BookletHigh-profileEstado y perspectivas de los recursos naturales y los ecosistemas en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC)
2030 – Alimentación, agricultura y desarrollo rural en América Latina y el Caribe - Documento Nº9
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No results found.El documento presenta una descripción de la estructura del ámbito rural, la demografía, la oferta de bienes y servicios, las principales desigualdades, niveles de pobreza, importancia y rol de la agricultura familiar y de otras actividades económicas (diversificación), principales características de la sociedad rural y la presencia del sector privado. Además discutirá las tendencias de la migración y de otros procesos sociales o económicos relevantes para la descripción de la situación de lo rural. Asimismo, el texto discutirá la importancia de lo rural en el logro de los ODS identificando la situación actual y la magnitud de cambio necesario para cumplir con los ODS. -
DocumentOther documentGlobefish Trade Statistics - Tilapia. September 2020 2020
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No results found.This update focuses on trends in trade flows for the major product groups and most important traders using the most recently available data. Data is sourced from the relevant trade statistics agency of the respective reporting country or territory. Due to differences in reporting lag, global level data will exclude any trade that had not been reported by the relevant reporting body as of the last month specified for year-to-date aggregation. Product groups are aggregated at the 6-digit Harmonized System (HS) level and will exclude any trade that is reported under other 6-digit HS codes whose commodity descriptions are insufficiently specific.