FAO calls on donors to support Syrian farmers in their hour of need |
FAO 20 January 2016, Rome - With the war in Syria now approaching its sixth year, agricultural production has plummeted and food supplies are at an all-time low, pushing millions of people into hunger. FAO today called on governments to provide a boost in funding targeted at helping farmers keep their lands in production to prevent the situation from deteriorating even further. |
As world leaders prepare to meet in London, UN agency says keeping farmers on their land and producing food is critical.
A family loads preserved food supplies in a truck they prepare to move from their village to a neighbouring safer town. East Ghouta, Syria, December 2015.
FAO 20 January 2016, Rome - With the war in Syria now approaching its sixth year, agricultural production has plummeted and food supplies are at an all-time low, pushing millions of people into hunger. FAO today called on governments to provide a boost in funding targeted at helping farmers keep their lands in production to prevent the situation from deteriorating even further.
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