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On the ground in Gaza
Hostilities in the Gaza Strip have caused catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity.
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Tenders
FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa
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2024
31/7
2024
First Annual Meeting of The Arab Forum for Rural Advisory Services (AFRAS)
Virtual Event, 29/07/2024 - 31/07/2024
The Arab Forum for Rural Advisory Services (AFRAS), the first of its kind community of experts, champions, policy makers and practitioners from different sectors committed to advancing extension and Rural Advisory Services (RAS) across the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region, was officially launched on 8 Februa...
Regional Priorities
Action Areas
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Blogs
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Regional Gender Equality Strategy and Action Plan 2024–2027 for the Near East and North Africa region
2024
The new Regional Gender Equality Strategy and Action Plan 2024–2027 for the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region aims to ensure its applicability across the diverse and complex contexts within the NENA region.
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Food policy monitoring in the Near East and North Africa region. 2nd Quarter 2024 | Bulletin Regional food safety – exploring challenges, strategies and actions
2024
The Quarterly Food Policy Monitoring Bulletin presents recent trends in international and regional commodity markets, food price developments, and regional crop situations. It also covers the recent food and trade policy measures adopted in countries of the NENA region. Each Bulletin has a focus topic that is strategic in enhancing food security and nutrition in the region. This quarterly issue focuses on Regional food safety challenges, strategies and actions.
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Date palm cultivation
2024
his publication, which was produced within the framework of the Date Production Support Programme In Namibia, updates and complements technical Information Included In earlier FAQ publications: Dates: handling, processing and packaging (1962) and Date production and protection (1982).
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Water Productivity Enhancement: Kafr El-Sheikh Farmer Filed School
05/06/2024
As part of the project to enhance water unit productivity in agriculture in Upper Egypt and the Nile Delta, launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization...
Soha & Fatma: Success Story as FFS Facilitators with Japanese project to enhance water productivity
19/06/2024
This video is highlighting the success story of two women facilitators of Farmer Field School at a village in Minya Governorate, Soha and Fatma, under...
FAO rehabilitates irrigation networks in Hama to support 10 000 farmers
18/06/2024
More than 10 000 farmers in southern Hama, Syrian Arab Republic, will expect a sustainable flow of water to their lands after FAO has completed rehabilitation...
Useful links
- ARAB FORUM FOR RURAL ADVISORY SERVICES (AFRAS)
- Food Price Monitoring and Analysis Tool for FAO RNE
- FAO at COP28
- inter-Regional Technical Platform on Water Scarcity (iRTP-WS)
- Food Loss and Waste Reduction in the Near East and North Africa
- One Country One Priority Product (OCOP)