FAO in Ethiopia

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02 October 2023
FAO's Crucial Role in Advancing Rabies Elimination Highlighted During World Rabies Day Celebration in Ethiopia 2 October 2023, Addis Ababa– The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) takes center stage in the fight against rabies as Ethiopia celebrates World Rabies Day 2023 under the theme "All for 1,...
19 September 2023
FAO organizes an Inter-Regional Workshop on Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) where experts shape sustainable solutions against the threat 19 September 2023, Nairobi –The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) brought together technical experts from countries participating in the Emerging Pandemic Threats 2 (EPT-2) Program in an...
05 September 2023
The MRV Task Force reached a consensus for the accelerated provision of strategic and technical guidance on monitoring, reporting, and verification of CO₂ emissions from forests at its second meeting in Bishoftu town. The project aims to support EFD in developing and maintaining accurate data on forest cover and biomass, which...
28 August 2023
Swarms of Desert Locust in Northern Regions of Ethiopia The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has issued an alert regarding the possibility of a full-scale upsurge of Desert Locust (DL) swarms in the Afar, Tigray, and Amhara regional states of Ethiopia unless immediate action is taken. Addis Ababa,...
03 March 2023
Government and FAO delegation visited pastoralist communities affected by the prolonged drought in Borena 03 March 2023, Addis Ababa: A high-level delegation led by H.E. Fikru Regassa (Dr), the State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), accompanied by Farayi Zimudzi, FAO’s Country Representative visited the drought-stricken Borena Zone of Oromia...