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FAO’s Chief Scientist participates at the annual European Research and Innovation Days
29/09/2022
The European Research and Innovation Days are the European Commission’s annual flagship event, bringing together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and the public to debate Europe’s innovation agenda and reflect on the...
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Fisheries in Small Island Development States (SIDS) in the focus at the Third SIDS Solution Dialogue
29/09/2022
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) remain strongly affected by climate change, natural disasters and other external shocks including the COVID-19 pandemic.
The fisheries sector is of particular importance for the SIDS...
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FAO Brussels Director meets agrifood team of incoming Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union
28/09/2022
The collaboration between FAO and the incoming Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU, set to start on 1 January 2023, was the focus of a meeting between FAO...
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G20 meeting: Digitalization is a big opportunity for women and youth in rural areas, says FAO
27/09/2022
Digitalization has great potential to drive progress towards an inclusive future for the world’s smallholder farmers, and can help galvanize greater productivity and sustainability of agrifood systems, as well as...
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High-level Ministerial Meeting on African Swine Fever
27/09/2022
FAO Director for Animal Production and Health, Thanawat Tiensin visited Brussels to represent FAO at a High-level Ministerial Meeting on African Swine Fever organized by the European Commission and the...
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A solid partnership: FAO Brussels and OACPS Ambassadors
26/09/2022
An even stronger partnership between FAO and the Organisation of Africa, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) is crucial for the efforts of both entities towards global agrifood systems transformation. This...
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Africa-Europe: what type of partnership to ensure food security?
21/09/2022
FAO Brussels Director Raschad Al-Khafaji participated in a roundtable discussion organized by the European Strategic Initiative in Brussels. The event assessed ways to strengthen the resilience of African agriculture in...
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Registrations to the 2022 World Food Forum Flagship Event are now open!
19/09/2022
The WFF Annual Meeting is the culmination of all the activities of the year, including policy and scientific discussions (Youth Assembly*), innovation awards (finals of the Transformative Research Challenge, including...
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Agricultural Bridge: Empowering Socio-Economic Integration of Syrians in Türkiye
13/09/2022
Brussels famous InfoPoints continue! And FAO was happy to join DG INTPA in organizing a hybrid Infopoint with participants on-site in Brussels and connected online from around the globe.
FAO Türkiye,...
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The Government of Flanders renews its support to FAO’s Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC) with a donation of EUR 3 million over three years
08/09/2022
The Government of Flanders (Belgium) has just contributed EUR 3 million with the signing of a new agreement with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to bolster the...
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FAO briefs Council of the EU on preparations for key governing bodies on plant genetic resources and forestry
07/09/2022
Kent Nnadozie, Secretary of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) and Ewald Rametsteiner, Deputy Director of the FAO Forestry Division, briefed the Council of...
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FAO launches major review on the soil microbiome
07/09/2022
Strong evidence of links between crop production and the soil microbiome and impacts on climate, environment and human health
There are few sectors within the bioeconomy that are more exciting than...
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Famine in Somalia projected, lives of millions of people are at immediate risk, UN says
05/09/2022
A new food security and nutrition analysis reveals that famine is unfolding in parts of Somalia, while staggering levels of suffering can be seen across the country. In response, the...
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EU inaugurates new rural road rehabilitation project in Papua New Guinea as part of EU-STREIT PNG Programme
19/08/2022
The European Union Delegation to Papua New Guinea paid a visit to EU-STREIT Programme's implementation sites in East Sepik and engaged directly with the farmers and beneficiaries.
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FAO Director-General meets Permanent Representatives of the EU and its 27 Member States to discuss global food security, opportunities, challenges and role of FAO and EU priorities
25/07/2022
Rome-The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met in Rome with the Permanent Representatives of the European Union and its 27 Member States to discuss global food security, opportunities, challenges and role...
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Dejan Jakovljevic, FAO Director Digitalization and Informatics explains how data, innovation and technology are applied as cross-cutting accelerators for the Four Betters
25/07/2022
Agrifood systems have been heavily affected by the shocks created by the COVID-19 pandemic and other challenges, exacerbating the divides between urban and rural areas. This has forced us to...
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Interview of the Month with Zitouni Ould-Dada, FAO Deputy-Director for Climate Change, Biodiversity and the Environment
22/07/2022
This month FAO Brussels interviewed Zitouni Ould-Dada, FAO Deputy-Director for Climate Change, Biodiversity and the Environment, to hear all about the newly endorsed FAO Strategy on Climate Change and talk about the...
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FAO Director-General QU Dongyu stresses the importance of FAO’s first-ever Science and Innovation Strategy at side event of the 28th session of the Committee on Agriculture (COAG)
21/07/2022
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today underscored the critical contribution of science and innovation to the transformation of agrifood systems...
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Be a part of the transformation of our agrifood systems and have your voice heard!
13/07/2022
Do you want to be part of the transformation of our agrifood systems?
Are you interested in food and how it shapes our lives and planet?
Then read on!
The World Food Forum (WFF) is...
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FAO Deputy Director presents new climate change strategy
07/07/2022
7 July 2022 – FAO Deputy Director of the Office for Climate Change and Biodiversity Zitouni Ould-Dada visited Brussels to present FAO’s newly adopted Strategy on Climate Change. At the...