Eritrea and FAO

FAO’s full office in Eritrea became operational in 1995, when the field programme at the time was dedicated to recovery from the devastation caused by the protracted war of independence. The focus was on the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the agricultural sector and the resettlement of returning displaced people. Following this reconstruction and rehabilitation period, Eritrea began building its vision of development and set about capacitating and building public sector institutions to implement this vision. FAO’s programme complements this vision, including projects on reconstruction and rehabilitation of infrastructure, emergency response, livestock restocking projects, capacity strengthening and institution building projects, as well as the rehabilitation of the fisheries sector.