Angel Alessandri

🌍👣 | @FAO

[FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa @faosfsafrica]

Southern Africa's 26/27 season is at risk before it starts: an +82% chance of #ElNiño, fertilizer prices up nearly 80% & FMD outbreaks in 7 countries are converging.

@FAO is supporting #EarlyAction, disease control & #resilience.

Read full June update➡️ https://t.co/0Mve5ZYH9N

[FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa @faosfsafrica]

FAO is helping Southern Africa turn climate evidence into #climatefinance — as @SADC new Loss & Damage position helps the subregion access global funding ahead of another likely #ElNiño. 🌍

Read more ➡️ https://t.co/hOcFR7D4mh

[FAOSouthAfrica @FAOSouthAfrica]

Today, @FAO & @DOAgov_ZA launch the Inception Workshop for "Building a Resilient Future" strengthening pandemic prevention, preparedness & response through a #OneHealth approach in #SouthAfrica. 🐾

Uniting government & partners to protect animal, human & environmental health.

[FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa @faosfsafrica]

🚨 Foot-and-mouth disease is escalating across Southern Africa, threatening food security & the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers.

@FAO urges immediate action to protect livestock systems & build #resilience.

Read more👇 https://t.co/W4GERrdsnT

[FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa @faosfsafrica]

1/5 🌍 Southern Africa’s After-Action Review on #AnticipatoryAction concluded with a clear roadmap:
🔗integrated early warning, pre-arranged financing 💰, coordinated triggers to protect lives and livelihoods before crises hit.🌱

Read more 📖: https://t.co/UMMxnaSVTj

[FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa @faosfsafrica]

Day 1 wrapped with a clear message: Southern Africa must scale up integrated, risk-informed #AnticipatoryAction.

Leaders called for harmonized triggers, stronger government leadership & evidence-driven protocols while breakouts highlighted data,coordination & inclusive systems🌍

[FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa @faosfsafrica]

1/5 🚨 Southern Africa After-Action Review (AAR) on Anticipatory Action!

15 @SADC_News countries gather in Antananarivo to share lessons from recent activations and strengthen regional #resilience to complex crises.

ANTICIPATE. INTEGRATE. ACT. #SouthernAfricaAAR2025

[FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa @faosfsafrica]

Day 1 at #FAOSFS_MDT19

👥 Panels discussions on Regional Priorities with RECs

🗣️ Discussions on national & regional priorities aligned to #ARC34

📸 Photo exhibition on agrifood innovations

[FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa @faosfsafrica]

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🌱 From dry fields to flourishing farms
💧 Solar-powered irrigation & Farmer Field Schools
🐄 Stronger animal health systems for climate resilience

In Huíla Province, @FAO & partners are empowering communities through water access, training & innovation #FRESAN

[FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa @faosfsafrica]

Each image tells a story of impact📷

#FAOSFS_MDT19 Photo Exhibition highlights how innovation, learning & partnerships are strengthening agrifood systems

Delivering more with less for farmers and communities across Southern Africa🌍💚

#Partnership4Impact

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[FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa @faosfsafrica]

Southern Africa is delivering results through #collaboration & #innovation — from Hand-in-Hand to Digital Villages & OCOP — advancing impact towards ARC34 🌍

#FAOSFS_MDT19 is timely to review progress, align strategies & mobilize partnerships for action 🤝

[FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa @faosfsafrica]

From classrooms to farms in Thohoyandou 🇿🇦: @FAO and @UNIVEN launch a results-oriented partnership—skills for students & extension officers, open data for faster decisions, and climate-smart practices that boost yields and resilience.

Full story ⤵️
https://t.co/gM0zMUwxiD

[FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa @faosfsafrica]

From drought to data: FAO is training Zimbabwe’s frontline officers to use GIS tools that geotag hazards in real time — turning local reports into life-saving maps.

Helping Zimbabwe act before disasters strike 🌍📲 #ClimateAction

🔗👉For more: https://t.co/kRaBZtxlwZ

[FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa @faosfsafrica]

Streams running dry.
Dams not lasting.

To act before shocks, @FAO is training extension officers on GIS/remote sensing to map hazards, digitize data and advise farmers on inputs, water and cropping—turning risk info into #AnticipatoryAction. 🚨🗺️

[FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa @faosfsafrica]

"Accurate data is critical for effective policymaking.”

The @FAO–@sadcpf partnership equips parliamentarians with evidence-based tools and technical skills to translate regional commitments into impactful national policies—turning political will into action." 🌍 #RightToFood

[FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa @faosfsafrica]

🎙️“Food is not a private matter. It is a political matter. A human right. A parliamentary concern” @sadcpf SG Hon. Boemo Sekgoma

@FAO🤝@sadcpf to equip MPs enshrining the #RightToFood in law and secure affordable, accessible, safe, nutritious diets for all in Southern Africa🌍

[FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa @faosfsafrica]

🎙️“Parliamentarians have a pivotal role in building inclusive, resilient agrifood systems.”

At the @sadcpf–@FAO RtF training, Babagana Ahmadu urged leaders to anchor the #RightToFood in law—driving lasting change across borders and generations. 🌍

[FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa @faosfsafrica]

📍JHB 🇿🇦 With @FAO, @BMLEH_Bund & @CooperacionESP support, MPs from Southern Africa launch the @sadcpf Alliance on #AgrifoodSystems, Food Security & Nutrition.

They commit to stronger #RightToFood laws ahead of the 2026 Global Parliamentary Summit.

🔗 https://t.co/6GJsB6XTrQ

[FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa @faosfsafrica]

🌍46.3M people across 7 @SADC_News Member States face acute food insecurity in 2025/26

As the 2025 Synthesis Report develops, @FAO is providing technical support for harmonized assessments, digital tools & stronger data–early action links.

⬇️Full story⬇️https://t.co/YWdg2KBTGs

[FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa @faosfsafrica]

💚With @MeasAcp support
@FAO enables @SADC & EAC countries to turn biodiversity commitments into action

#NBSAP2025 in line with the @UNBiodiversity for
🌍regional ownership
📰science-policy linkages
🏞️agroecological transitions

📽️Mainstream biodiversity in #agrifood_systems🍲