FAO in Egypt

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21/03/2021
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests (IDF) in 2012. The Day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. On each International Day of Forests, countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international efforts to organize activities involving...
14/02/2021
Minya, Egypt - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (MWRI), the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MALR), and the non-governmental organization “Life Vision” have implemented Farmer Field School (FFS) sessions in the villages of Bani...
10/02/2021
World Pulses Day is an opportunity to raise awareness of the nutritional benefits of pulses and their contribution to sustainable food systems and a world without hunger. Pulses are critical in addressing the challenges of poverty, food security, human health and nutrition, soil health and environment, thereby contributing to the Sustainable...
24/01/2021
Cairo, Egypt - Ninety irrigation and farming engineers from three Egyptian governorates benefited from the first phase of a training on crop mapping using remote sensing under the project "Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Water Efficiency/Productivity & Water Sustainability in NENA," implemented by FAO in collaboration with the Ministry of...
22/12/2020
Cairo, Egypt - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MALR) in Egypt held a virtual meeting to present the mobile application of "El Mufeed in Food and Agriculture" to the extension agents in all of Egypt’s Governorates....