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10/ 7
2024
Empowering Tomorrow's Leaders: The Role of Youth in Agrifood Systems Transformation
Virtual Event, 10/07/2024
This webinar, organized by the Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) in collaboration with the FAO Office of Youth and Women (OYW), aims to harness the potential of youth to transform agrifood systems in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)≥
4/ 7
2024
OCOP Webinar: Sustainable Value Chain of Jackfruit
Virtual Event, 04/07/2024
Join us for this insightful webinar, organized by the FAO One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) Secretariat in collaboration with the FAO Country Office in Bangladesh, and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Government of Bangladesh. The focus of this episode is on the sustainable value chain of jackfruit, which is the special agricultural product of Bangladesh.
30/ 5
2024
International Day of Potato: harvesting diversity feeding hope
Hybrid Event, 30/05/2024
The inaugural celebration of the International Day of Potato on May 30 will be held at FAO Headquarters and online. The day will bring together ministers, experts, and communities from around the world to spotlight the potato's vital role in enhancing nutrition, ensuring food security, and supporting sustainable agricultural practices.
13/ 5
2024
International Day of Plant Health 2024: Plant health, safe trade and digital technology
Hybrid Event, 13/05/2024
The International Day of Plant Health 2024 calls on everyone to raise awareness and take action to keep our plants healthy and ensure food safety and safe trade for sustainable economies and livelihoods.
29/ 4
2024
Webinar on farmers’ varieties and landraces: conservation through management on-farm
Virtual Event, 29/04/2024
The objective of the webinar is to raise awareness of the contribution of farmers’ varieties/landraces to food security and nutrition, highlight relevant initiatives and facilitate knowledge exchange among diverse stakeholders on their conservation and sustainable use.
11/ 5
2024
16/5
2024
Sub-regional Workshop to Strengthen Implementation of the Rotterdam Convention
11/05/2024 - 16/05/2024
The overarching objective of this workshop is to strengthen the capacities of the participating Parties to implement the Rotterdam Convention and to fully comply with its provisions, including the submission of missing import responses for chemicals listed in Annex III of the Convention.
19/ 4
2024
29/4
2024
Training session to raise awareness on pesticide exposure and gender-related impacts in the framework of the project “Smart farming project for the future generation
19/04/2024 - 29/04/2024
The training will be delivered in the framework of the project “Smart farming project for the future generation (GCP/GLO/071/ROK)” funded by the Republic of Korea. The project supports the transition towards optimized vegetable production systems and this activity of awareness raising aims to reduce the risks posed by hazardous pesticides, with a gender lens. Over the past years, the project...
15/ 5
2024
Meeting of the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention
Geneva (Switzerland), 15/05/2024
The Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention will meet on 15 May 2024, back-to-back with meeting of the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention which will be held on 16 May 2024 at the same venue. The Bureau will discuss, among other things, the provisional agenda and preparations of the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties t...
27/ 3
2024
Overcoming barriers to building the circular bioeconomy
Hybrid Event, 27/03/2024
Aligned with building sustainable and resilient city region food systems (CRFS), the circular bioeconomy is attracting significant interest as an approach to stimulate economic growth and end dependency on non-renewable resources. While small scale projects can provide economic opportunities for youth and disadvantaged groups in rural and peri-urban areas, scaled up, the ...
20/ 2
2024
Financing urban and city regionfood system actions
Virtual Event, 20/02/2024
In times of climate change and global uncertainty, cities play a pivotal role in shaping sustainable food systems. While a growing number of cities around the world are already assessing and planning their food systems, existing budget constraints often require external funds for effective implementation.