By Alistair Short, SEADS Coordinator Throughout rural areas in low-income countries affected by crises, small-scale mixed farming systems are common and, in many cases, rely on synergies between crop and livestock production. In these circumstances, an initial assessment during an emergency should ideally address agricultural production and livelihoods as a whole. To aid responders in...Read More

By Anne Radday and Racey Henderson We know you are as keen as we are to see the first edition of the SEADS Handbook. It will be published later this year. In the meantime, we’re excited to share the progress we’ve made and some of the lessons we’ve learned through the global public consultation. To...Read More

By Neil Marsland In May 2021, FAO published a study on the impact that COVID-19 measures are having on agricultural livelihoods in eleven of the world’s poorest and most fragile countries: Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Yemen, and Zimbabwe. The study findings have direct...Read More