FAO in Egypt

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02/02/2020
Luxor, Egypt - Protecting the livelihoods and food security of smallholders, including women and young people living in areas affected by the Fall Armyworm, and increasing the awareness of key stakeholders on monitoring, supervision and integrated management of the worm, are key objectives of launching the Emergency response project to...
15/01/2020
Cairo, Egypt - 100 million consumers in Egypt will obtain safer and more nutritious food with the implementation of best international practices of grain sampling, testing and fumigation. Egypt is the world’s largest importer of wheat and 12.5 million tonnes of wheat imported every year represent almost one quarter...
23/12/2019
Cairo, Egypt - Developing a more effective risk-based imported food control system is essential to ensure that Egyptians have ready and sustained access to safe and nutritious food, and to protect consumer’s health. It is also essential to facilitate trade of food products into Egypt, whilst spreading the Codex Alimentarius...
17/12/2019
Cairo, Egypt - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched today the project on “Sustainable Management of Kharga Oasis Agro-Ecosystems in the New Valley Governorate”, in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Desert Research center, and the New Valley governorate. This GEF co-financed...
17/12/2019
Aswan, Egypt - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality (EOS), held today the third training workshop to support the Codex system in Egypt in Aswan Governorate, within the framework of "Improving the National Food Control System”...