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FAO is recruiting a Food Security Policy Analyst (Food Systems & SDG) to support Nigeria’s food systems transformation agenda under the UN Joint SDG Fund joint programme. This is a non-staff consultancy (PSA – Personal Services Agreement) based in Abuja, focused on strengthening governance and coordination of the National Food System Transformation Support Facility (NFSTSF). […]
Dans sa dernière mise à jour dédiée à l’Afrique subsaharienne, l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) fait état d’une recrudescence d’évènements d’influenza aviaire hautement pathogène (IAHP), avec des foyers H5N1 rapportés notamment dans l’est du Nigeria et en Afrique du Sud. La FAO appelle les pays de la région à renforcer la […]
Transboundary animal diseases (TADs) continue to threaten livestock productivity, food security, and rural livelihoods across West Africa. Recognizing the urgency, Nigeria has renewed its call for stronger regional cooperation to combat TADs, with a focus on Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), which continues to threaten livestock productivity and rural livelihoods across West Africa. The appeal […]
Closing Date : 16 Sep 2025 Background The African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) is a specialized technical office of the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (DARBE) of the African Union Commission (AUC). AU-IBAR’s mandate is to support and coordinate the utilization of livestock, fisheries, and wildlife resources […]
The first panzootic of Rinderpest in West Africa that occurred between 1885-1890, caused deaths of over 90% of the cattle population. The second wave of the panzootic occurred between 1913 and 1914 and culminated in a drastic reduction of cattle population from 9.01million to 2.7 million. The devastating effects of these Rinderpest outbreaks were responsible […]
