Increasing the resilience of family farmers to threats and crises
Family farmers are often the worst affected when a disaster or a crisis strike
potentially putting their food and nutrition security at risk
Natural disasters can destroy lives and wipe out years of development in a matter of hours or even seconds
Family farms around the world are increasingly exposed to natural hazards
drought, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, disease epidemics
Family farms around the world are increasingly exposed to human-induced crises and protracted crises
socio-economic shocks, conflicts, complex and prolonged emergencies
FAO is working towards increasing the resilience of people and their livelihoods to natural hazards, man-made disasters and protracted crises that impact agriculture, nutrition, food security and food safety
Resilience is the ability of people, communities or systems that are confronted by disasters or crises to withstand damage and to recover and adapt quickly
FAO works to develop the capacities of families, communities and institutions to protect people and their livelihoods
Through measures to› avoid (prevention)› limit (mitigation and preparedness)› respond and adapt tothe adverse effects of hazards
FAO builds the resilience of family farmers in West Bank and Gaza Strip
by providing animal feed
and water tanks to keep their
animals alive
FAO builds the resilience of family farmers in the Central African Republic
by providing credit to women’s
groups involved in vegetable
production
FAO builds the resilience of coconut farmers affected by Haiyan in the Philippines
by diversifying their livelihoods with the provision of vegetable seeds, farm tools, post-harvest
equipment and livestock
FAO enhances the resilience of family farmers in Zimbabwe
by promoting conservation agriculture which significantly reduces land degradation and
sustains food intensification
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