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He will be based at the FAO Africa office in Accra, Ghana, supporting continental leadership at a moment of intense food and climate pressures. After years of working alongside national authorities and partners on the frontlines of food and livelihood recovery, Kenyan agronomist Dr Meshack Malo is taking on a new, continent-wide assignment. The Director-General […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is recruiting a FAO Representative (FAOR) to lead the FAO Country Office in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania. This senior role (P-5) provides strategic leadership for FAO’s country programme, partnerships, resource mobilization, and results reporting—aligned with the Country Programming Framework (CPF) and the […]
Job Title: FAO Representative in South SudanJob Posting Date: 06 January 2026Application Deadline: 04 February 2026 (01:59 AM)Duty Station: Juba, South SudanOrganization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)Grade: P-5 (Senior level)Contract Type: Fixed-term appointment (2 years, with possibility of extension)Post Number: 2004331 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) […]
Mauritania’s agricultural landscape is a study in contrasts, defined by the fertile banks of the Senegal River Valley and the vast, stretches of the Saharan desert. Historically, the sector has been hampered by structural weaknesses, including limited arable land, fragmented land tenure systems, and a heavy reliance on rain-fed subsistence farming. However, a “sleeping giant” […]
The recent reports of illegal Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccines being smuggled into South Africa expose a shocking breach in our biological defenses that threatens the very foundation of the agricultural sector. This is not merely a localized scandal; it is a stack reminder of the vulnerabilities previously identified in reflections on veterinary regulation in Limpopo. […]
