International bodies in Somalia
FAO in Somalia: farming, livestock, fisheries and the FSNAU and SWALIM data units
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization says it has more than 400 staff, six offices and 76 projects in Somalia, working on farming, livestock, fisheries, water and land. It also runs data units on food security and on water and land. Etienne Peterschmitt is its Representative.
What it does
FAO says it has more than 400 staff and six offices across Somalia, with a support office in Nairobi, Kenya, and a portfolio of 76 projects. It says its work aims at changing agri-food systems in line with FAO's global framework of better production, nutrition, environment and life (FAO Somalia).
The work it reports on its site includes cash help to families hit by drought and floods, veterinary campaigns for livestock, fodder training in Kismayo, water works on the Middle Shabelle basin, market gardens for women farmers, fish for school meals, beekeeping in Odweyne, and land cover mapping (FAO Somalia).
FAO also manages two long-running data units: the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU), which publishes food security analysis for Somalia, and the Somalia Water and Land Information Management project (SWALIM), which publishes river, rainfall and land data (FSNAU; SWALIM).
Who leads it
Etienne Peterschmitt is the FAO Representative in Somalia (UN Somalia, 15 May 2026).
The money
OCHA's Financial Tracking Service (FTS) records humanitarian funding that donors and agencies report to it. It is not the whole budget of an organisation, and recent years are still being filled in. FTS lists these amounts received by FAO for work in Somalia (OCHA FTS):
| Year | Humanitarian funding recorded (US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 49.7 million |
| 2025 | 25.1 million |
| 2026, to November | 23.0 million |
The same figures for 212 organisations are on this site's aid funding list.
FAO reports that the United Kingdom added £2.5 million through RESTORE, a project restoring riverine ecosystems and water management, to help communities prepare for El Niño floods (FAO Somalia).
What it reports
In the joint UN statement of 15 May 2026, FAO, WFP and UNICEF said 6 million people, 31% of the population, were in crisis-level hunger or worse (IPC 3+), including 1.9 million in emergency (IPC 4) (UN Somalia, 15 May 2026).
How the work is shared
FAO works with the federal Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Livestock, Forestry and Range and the Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy, and with state ministries.
Sources
- FAO Somalia · fao.org
- FSNAU · fsnau.org
- SWALIM · faoswalim.org
- UN Somalia, 15 May 2026 · somalia.un.org
- OCHA FTS · fts.unocha.org
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Where this matters
- Muqdisho (Mogadishu) and BanaadirMogadishu (Muqdisho) is Somalia's capital and makes up the Banadir region, with about 2.97 million people in 20 districts.
- Hargeysa (Hargeisa) and Woqooyi GalbeedWoqooyi Galbeed is the north-western region that holds Hargeisa (Hargeysa) and the port of Berbera, with about 1 to 1.45 million people.
- Jowhar (Johar) and Middle ShabelleMiddle Shabelle is the farming region along the Shabelle river north of Mogadishu, with Jowhar as its capital and about 1 to 1.26 million people.
- Baydhabo (Baidoa) and BayBay is a farming region in South West State, with Baidoa (Baydhabo) as its main city and about 1.25 to 1.8 million people.
- Kismaayo (Kismayo) and Lower JubaLower Juba is the far southern region on the border with Kenya, with the port city of Kismayo (Kismaayo) as its capital and about 1.2 million people.
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