“Ask FAO experts about the challenges facing farmers and pastoralists on the ground and how supporting sustainable agriculture can speed recovery and prevent future crises.
On Wednesday 24 August at 18:00h Rome time (that’s 7 p.m. in East Africa, 5 p.m. in the UK, and 12 p.m. EST) FAO will be hosting a live Tweet-up discussion on how farmers and pastoralists in the Horn of Africa have been affected by drought, and what needs to be done to help the region strengthen its agricultural sector in order to better weather shocks like drought and grow more food locally.”
What wonderful global solidarity. YES to La Via Campesina!
Live tweet-up: Building a Food-Secure Future in the Horn of Africa
http://ht.ly/6a8ak
“Ask FAO experts about the challenges facing farmers and pastoralists on the ground and how supporting sustainable agriculture can speed recovery and prevent future crises.
On Wednesday 24 August at 18:00h Rome time (that’s 7 p.m. in East Africa, 5 p.m. in the UK, and 12 p.m. EST) FAO will be hosting a live Tweet-up discussion on how farmers and pastoralists in the Horn of Africa have been affected by drought, and what needs to be done to help the region strengthen its agricultural sector in order to better weather shocks like drought and grow more food locally.”