Day 3 of the #EU-funded #STOSARII Regional Validation Workshop concluded with the validation of Sector Development Plans (SDPs) for cotton, wheat, rice & Soybean and #SADC Regional Guidelines to strengthen agricultural #valuechains, attract investment & advance trade acro…Mostrar mais

Day 2 of the #EU-funded #STOSARII Regional Validation Workshop is underway! The first session focused on #SectorDevelopmentPlans & investment opportunities for #wheat & #soybean, & commodity aggregation guidelines to explore ways to strengthen competitiveness &…Mostrar mais

Validation of the #SADC regional studies is a critical step towards implementation across the 16 Member States. Through #EU support, the #STOSARII Project is working with stakeholders to turn evidence into action, advancing investment, smallholder market access & regional tra…Mostrar mais

The #EU funded #STOSARII Project is supporting a #SADC regional validation workshop in Johannesburg, bringing SADC stakeholders together to review three strategic studies on #valuechains, market access and #AfCFTA.

With #ElNiño forecast for 2026/27, Southern Africa needs to act early. From tomorrow, 15 Member States meet in Johannesburg with @SADC_News, @eu_echo and RAAWG, including FAO, to agree regional anticipatory action & contingency plans. 🔗 Join online: fao.zoom.us/s/93458733608Mostrar mais

Reaching families before a shock hits means working through systems that already exist. With funding from @ECHO_CESAfrica, a new study explores how early warning, risk financing and anticipatory action can link to Zimbabwe's social protection system. 🔗 openknowledge.fao.org/items/37fb8bc7-63d2-...Mostrar mais

🌍🌾 Happy #WorldFoodDay! Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow. Across Southern Africa, innovation can transform agrifood systems, strengthen climate resilience and improve access to safe, nutritious food for all. Let’s build more sustainable & resilient agrifood systems for a…Mostrar mais

Taste of #SIDS launched today 📖🍲 🇸🇨Minister @WCosgrow opened the ceremony along with @FAODG 🎙️For SIDS, resilience is often discussed in terms of climate change and economic shocks. But #resilience is also built one meal at a time #CulturalHeritage #Gastronomy #FoodSecurityMostrar mais

💰396 millions investment opportunities in 🌍#AfricanSIDS 🇨🇻🇰🇲🇬🇼🇲🇺🇸🇹🇸🇨 from integrated value chains 🍠🥦🥕🌱🍆🍅🫛🫘🍄‍🟫🥑🍑🍎🫐🥭🍌🍓 to market and trade 🏪🛍️through blue economy 🎣🛥️and science technology innovation 🛜🦾⚙️❄️ #SmartInvestment to make profit &…Mostrar mais

An important milestone today for #AfricanSIDS 🌍 with the signature of the #MoU between @FAO and @commission_coi during the investment forum #IF26 in📍Rome🇮🇹 #WorldFoodForum Towards more actions for agrifood ecosystem transformation in #BigOceanStates #StrategicPartnership �…Mostrar mais

Stronger farmer aggregation drives inclusive & competitive #valuechains. Through the #EU-funded #STOSARII project, stakeholders participated in a webinar to explore ways to link farmers to processors & regional markets, reduce transaction costs & unlock investment.

Happening now @FAO & @SADC_News investment opportunities in Southern Africa 🌍 are huge Land, climate resilience, youth, corridors, agro-based economies, government incentives are there. @FAO supports in mitigating the risks. Looking for partners and investors, to make im…Mostrar mais

🌍 Africa is growing the future At @FAO Southern African countries are showcasing a rich diversity of products, indigenous crops and food innovations 😉the continent's potential for resilient, nutritious and sustainable #AgrifoodSystems 🇦🇴 🇧🇼 🇸🇿 🇲🇼 🇿🇲 🇿🇼 #OCOP

1/7 Drought, animal diseases & climate shocks threaten the livelihoods of millions of farmers in Southern Africa. No institution can respond alone. Last week Pretoria, FAO's Subregional Coordinator for Southern Africa, @PatriceTalla met six partners to strengthen joint actio…Mostrar mais

African🌍countries strengthen capacities to advance #AgriculturalHeritage systems 👉Moving from recognition of Africa’s agricultural heritage to stronger proposals, Dynamic Conservation Action Plans, partnerships and financing Read the 📰press release🔗 www.fao.org/africa/news-stories/news-detai...Mostrar mais

The #GIAHS regional capacity-building in Africa🌍 is officially opened by the 🇿🇦Chief Director of Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment of South Africa🇿🇦 with key remarks from the Counsellor of the Embassy of China🇨🇳 in South Africa, and from @FAO @PatriceTallaMostrar mais

Happening now in 🇿🇦📍Protea Hotel Sandton Johannesburg The official kick-off of the #GIAHS regional capacity-building in🌍Africa @FAOclimate OCB initiative under FAO-🇨🇳China South-South Cooperation Biodiversity & traditional knowledge, in changing context #AgriculturalHeritageMostrar mais

How #ClimateSmart are Botswana’s citrus 🍊 and small livestock 🐐 #ValueChains? To find out, the #EU-funded #STOSARII Project is conducting emissions profiling & a greenhouse gas assessment across these #ValueChains using @FAO’s EX-ACT tool 👉 www.fao.org/in-action/epic/ex-act-tool/sui...Mostrar mais

Fahari Marwa, Director of Food, Agriculture & Natural Resources at SADC, urged 🇦🇴🇨🇩🇹🇿 to expedite the Trilateral #PPR Buffer Zone MoU to reduce cross-border transmission of the transboundary animal disease & protect PPR-free areas. #STOSARII

Dr Nyabenyi Tipo, FAO Representative in Tanzania said the #PPR workshop marked the beginning of more coordinated action, with practical steps towards PPR eradication, protecting small livestock-dependent livelihoods & safeguarding regional trade and market access. #STOSARII

The Regional #PPRBuffer Zone Episystems Workshop organised by the #EU-funded #STOSARII Project, @FAO's PPR Secretariat & @au_ibar concluded in Dar es Salaam 🇹🇿after 3 days of technical discussions & knowledge exchange on coordinated actions to prevent & control PPR…Mostrar mais

🌳 HAPPENING NOW | HARARE Mozambique 🇲🇿 and Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 are bringing their expertise to the table to strengthen cooperation on the sustainable management of the shared Miombo Woodlands. Thanks to @aics_it funding. Today’s focus: practical solutions that work across borders.

Read more about how the #STOSARII Project is supporting #SADC Member States & partners to validate the draft Food and #Nutrition Security Strategy 2026–2036 to build consensus on priorities & actions for healthier diets & resilient agrifood systems 👉www.fao.org/in-action/stosar/news/detail/s...Mostrar mais

📍#HappeningNow in 🇿🇦. Experts from #SADC Member States and partner institutions have convened for a 3-day meeting to review and validate the draft SADC Food & #Nutrition Security Strategy (FNSS) 2026–2036. Supported through the 🇪🇺#EU funded #STOSARII Project. #SADCFNSS

🚨Happening Now The Southern African Development Community @SADC_News and @FAO are meeting in Harare to review progress, identify emerging priorities and agree strategic and practical actions to strengthen agrifood systems across Southern Africa #SADC #FAO

🚨Southern Africa is facing interconnected challenges like climate shocks, El Niño, animal #FMD & plant diseases, and trade barriers This week @SADC_News & @FAO are working together to turn these challenges into coordinated, practical solutions and investment opportuniti…Mostrar mais

📉 SARCOF-33 forecasts a drier, hotter 2026/27 season for #SouthernAfrica under a strong #ElNiño. @FAO is turning the warning into early action: farm advisories, trigger-based response packages & food-security data for @SADC_News. Read more ➡️ www.fao.org/africa/news-stories/news-detai...Mostrar mais

The #EU-funded #STOSARII Project is holding a #ValueChains Component Virtual Review Meeting, where FAO & #SADC Member States are taking stock of achievements, identifying implementation needs & next steps to build more inclusive & resilient agricultural value chains a…Mostrar mais

The #EU-funded #STOSARIIProject is holding a #PlantHealth Component Virtual Review Meeting, where @FAO & #SADC Member States are taking stock of achievements, implementation needs & next steps to strengthen plant health systems across the region.

The #EU-funded #STOSARII Project is supporting #Namibia to strengthen #livestock emergency response through Livestock Emergency Guidelines & Standards (#LEGS) training for participants from 5 regions.

The #EU-funded #STOSARII Project is holding a regional #AIMS Component Virtual Review Meeting, where FAO & #SADC Member States are reviewing progress, country priorities & next steps to strengthen agricultural data management and evidence-based decision-making across the…Mostrar mais

The #EU-funded #STOSARII Project has kicked off a series of virtual Component Meetings with #SADC Member States, starting with Food and Nutrition Security. The meetings aim to take stock of implementation progress, align priorities with resources & accelerate results across S…Mostrar mais

Subscribe to the #STOSARII newsletter for the latest project news, success stories, resources and upcoming events from across the #SADC region. 📩 Scan the QR code or click the link below, then complete the form to subscribe: newsletters.fao.org/k/Fao/stosar_ii_subscr...…Mostrar mais

🥗 Healthier choices start with stronger food policies. 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe supported by the 🇪🇺 @euinzim funded #STOSARII project is finalising its Nutrient Profiling Model & Food-Based Dietary Guidelines Consumer Guide. An important step towards healthier food environments.

🌍 Sustainable landscapes start with coordinated planning. In Tutume District 🇧🇼, @theGEF supported #DSLIP project is bringing stakeholders together to explore Integrated Land Use Management, Land Degradation Neutrality and approaches for sustainable management of landscapes.

🦠#Brucellosis threatens livestock, wildlife & human health, impacting livelihoods, food security & trade. The #EU-funded #STOSARII Project, together with the Pandemic Fund project, is co-supporting training in #Zimbabwe to strengthen laboratory diagnosis & disease s…Mostrar mais

📚 Out now! The @FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa, NEWSLETTER edition. It looks at FAO’s work and achievements with partners in Q1 2026. Download it here: openknowledge.fao.org/items/48aeaf34-0b1d-...

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➡️ bit.ly/44kYoYeMostrar mais

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 ➡️ www.fao.org/africa/news-stories/news-detai...Mostrar mais

Today, FAO SRC for Southern Africa @PatriceTalla is meeting with colleagues to discuss priorities, programme delivery, & a shared vision for the future. Together, we are strengthening our impact for better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life…Mostrar mais

Safe food starts with strong sanitary & phytosanitary systems #SPS. Through #STOSARII, #SADC countries are strengthening diagnostic testing, risk-based border inspections and #ePhyto certification to protect consumers, facilitate trade & improve #FoodSafety. #WorldFoodSafetyDayMostrar mais

🐄 When livestock systems are disrupted by diseases such as Foot and Mouth Disease (#FMD) & Rift Valley Fever (#RVF), the availability of safe meat & milk declines. This can increase food insecurity & malnutrition, particularly among vulnerable communities. #FoodSafety…Mostrar mais

As we mark #WorldFoodSafetyDay, #SADC countries are strengthening #foodsafety through the 🇪🇺#EU-funded #STOSARII Project by enhancing surveillance, regional coordination & response to transboundary animal diseases and plant pests that threaten food systems.

Through the #EU funded #STOSARII Project, FAO is supporting #SADC countries to strengthen disease surveillance, early warning systems, preparedness and coordinated response for #FMD to detect outbreaks earlier, reduce risks and safeguard livestock-dependent livelihoods.

Representing FAO at the #SADC Ministers of Agriculture Meeting in Victoria Falls, Dr Elma Zanamwe highlighted FAO's support to Member States tackling #FMD. Read more about FAO's latest #FMD interventions across Southern Africa: 🔗 www.heraldonline.co.zw/digital-revolution-...Mostrar mais

FAO has urged #SADC countries to strengthen regional solidarity in tackling Foot and Mouth Disease, highlighting that transboundary animal diseases require collective action, strong leadership, sustainable financing & national ownership to protect livestock, livelihoods &…Mostrar mais

🚨 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👇 www.fao.org/africa/news-stories/news-detai...Mostrar mais

Building on STOSAR I, #STOSARII is supporting #SADC countries to implement digital pest surveillance tools (Kobo Toolbox) & ePhyto certification systems, digitizing #PlantHealth trade processes & operationalizing regional SPS strategies for faster, safer market access. #IDPH2026Mostrar mais

During #STOSARI, the project supported #SADC countries to tackle priority transboundary threats: 🌽Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease 🐛Fall Armyworm 🍅Tomato Leaf Miner 🪰Fruit fly and 🍌Banana Fusarium wilt to strengthen national #SPS systems and improve #MarketAccess. #IDPH2026

🌱Today we mark International Day of #PlantHealth. Building on STOSAR I, #STOSARII is strengthening pest surveillance & early warning systems across #SADC, enabling timely responses to transboundary threats, safeguarding crops, food security & trade thanks to 🇪🇺#EU supp…Mostrar mais