From irrigation to early warning systems, @FAO Southern Africa alongside teams across the region is actively sharing experiences through the @FAOAfrica Resilience Community of Practice, helping scale evidence-based solutions across Africa 🌱📊 #Resilience👉https://t.co/lKIkOD7S0T
At the @FAOAfrica#Resilience Community of Practice, @FAOSouthSudan shared how local seed use grew from 15% to 55%, thanks to farmer cooperatives, informal Seed Quality Control Boards, & seed fairs 🌱
Practical, inclusive #SeedSystems are taking root.
🔗 https://t.co/eY7VM24IA2
🧠@FAOAfrica new #Resilience#Community_of_Practice is connecting African country teams🌍to share solutions, scale local good practices into evidence-based resilience programming
@PatriceTalla👉Field knowledge is now driving regional impact
Read more📲https://t.co/eGxRk0wQ2C
First staff engagement with our new @FAO Representative a.i. for Liberia, Mr. Saeed Abubakar Bancie! Grateful for your vision & dedication. Ready to unite and advance our mission for food security through agri-food systems transformation.
#FoodSecurity#Teamwork#4Betters
💧Water is life👉and in Southern Africa, it is key to climate #Resilience🌍
This week @FAO@SADC_News & stakeholders are validating key findings to strengthen agricultural #WaterManagement—crucial for smallholder farmers👩🌾food security🍲livelihoods💰and protecting ecosystems🏞️
"We encourage local #seed production as it ensures timely availability to farmers and enhances #foodsecurity"
@FAOSouthSudan assessment provides the #data we need to promote seeds systems effectively.
https://t.co/bRLdlYhOKw
As Southern Africa faces rising climate risks, FAO, INGD and partners studied how #EarlyAction in Chókwè 🇲🇿 helps farmers withstand shocks and build #resilience through strong national systems.
With @ECHO_CESAfrica's support, findings will inform action regionwide. 🌍
Discover key lessons from FAO resilience programmes in 8 countries including Somalia’s fodder value chain, Ethiopia’s social protection integration and South Sudan’s seed systems.
Learn more:
https://t.co/FJxzs1Ni0d
🌾 “Strengthening local #SeedSystems – including traditional varieties – alongside promoting commercial seed production is essential to support agriculture in South Sudan.”
– Felix Dzvurumi, FAO 🇸🇸 Head of Programme, closing the peer review workshop.
📔 Full report coming soon!
📢 As part of @FAOAfrica's Lessons Learning & Knowledge Sharing Initiative on #Resilience, FAO South Sudan is hosting a one-day peer review workshop to assess its report on resilience measurement through #SeedSystem investments.
Aiming for credibility, impact & action! 🌱📘
.@FAO Chief of Security Piergiorgio Trentinaglia visited #SouthSudan, where he met with FAO 🇸🇸 staff to discuss #Security priorities, strengthen field support, and reaffirm the organization’s commitment to delivering assistance safely and effectively.
@FAO & 🇪🇺 EU are enhancing preparedness in Southern Africa by developing guidance linking #SocialProtection & #AnticipatoryAction.
“A crucial step to help communities prepare, respond faster & recover stronger” ~ @HoveLewis
📖Find out how 👉: https://t.co/KDbjfWER80
It's the main farming season in #SouthSudan!
With donors' support, @FAO is working closely with local farmers to provide essential seeds, tools, and training.
These efforts ensure that farmers are equipped to boost food production, strengthen #Livelihoods, & build #Resilience.
FAO #SouthSudan 🇸🇸 Country Rep @maloguna joins other members of the @FAO management team from across #Africa in Accra, #Ghana 🇬🇭 for a three-day event during the 14th Regional Management Team meeting (#RMT14), fostering collaboration & innovation for sustainable development.
📊 With support from @FAOAfrica, @FAOSouthSudan is participating in a regional #Monitoring, #Evaluation & #Learning benchmarking initiative.
🎯 This effort aims to boost the effectiveness, efficiency & sustainability of our interventions to enhance nutrition & eradicate hunger.
FAO #SouthSudan’s Head of Programme visited farmers in Kuajok, who, with @FAO’s support, are now producing amaranthus seeds locally, reducing dependence on external inputs 🌱
Empowering farmers to produce seeds builds #Resilience, fosters sustainability & enhances #FoodSecurity.
Moses, the leader of the Abuklooi #Seed Production Group in Wau is determined to grow their success.
With support from @FAO, @AfDB_Group & @mafs_ss, this season’s harvest exceeded expectations.
Next year he plans to double the group’s land, strengthening their #Resilience 🌱
Wrapping up @FAOAfrica’s Lessons Learning Workshop on #Resilience Building in #Africa today! 💡
Focusing on key insights & crafting actionable recommendations to strengthen resilience programming ✍️
Together, we move closer to #ZeroHungerAfrica.
🌟 #ResilienceInAfrica