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First virtual Roundtable Forum on Sustainable Plant Production
16/06/2023

The FAO Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) organized the first Roundtable Forum on Sustainable Plant Production as follow-up activity of the successful Global Conference on Sustainable Plant Production (GPC). 

Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE) - Validation Workshop
16/06/2023
The Divisions of Animal Production and Health (NSA) and Plant Production and Protection (NSP) co-organized this workshop, marking the end of the four-year testing phase of the Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE).
NSP-NSL Joint Seminar on Innovative Technologies of Salt-Affected Soils Restoration and Crop Nutrition for Food Security Organized in Hybrid Modality
16/06/2023
 The seminar, which is the first jointly organized seminar between these two divisions, took place in hybrid mode, with more than fifty participants in person and more than one hundred following online.
Curbing the march of African Armyworm
12/06/2023

A new project launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) aims to harness national capacities against the incursion of African Armyworm.

"Millets can help to overcome food scarcity in difficult periods, contributing to the food security and nutrition of vulnerable populations."
08/06/2023
Fenton Beed, FAO Senior Agricultural Officer, Rural and Urban Crop Systems, answers some key questions about why production of millets is important, their nutritional properties, their resilience in adapting to climate change and their potential in contributing to food security.
The First Regional Forum on the future of Farmer Field Schools for Sustainable Agrifood Sytems hosted in Egypt
07/06/2023

The First Regional Forum on the Future of Farmer Field Schools (FFS) for Sustainable Agrifood Systems was held for two days in Minya, Egypt.

Celebrating the diversity of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems
22/05/2023

They span the globe and embrace diverse terrains, from stone terraced cultivation systems, to desert oases, to Indigenous communities deep in the rain forest and high mountains and areas steeped in traditional vine or fruit and olive growing cultures - to name but a few.

The Interregional Desert Locust Information Officers (DLIOs) workshop now resumes its occurrence
21/05/2023
The Secretariat of the three Desert Locust Control Commissions (CRC, CLCPRO, and SWAC) and the Desert Locust Information Service (DLIS) jointly organized an inter-regional workshop for the nationally designated Locust Information Officers in the respective regions on 21-27 May in 2023 Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
World Bee Day 2023: Bees and pollinators need responsible agriculture that supports their role in nature
19/05/2023
Global ceremony at FAO resonates with call for the adoption of agricultural practices that protect these tiny animals and their enormous impact on our planet
27-29 September 2023: Global Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization
05/05/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is organizing the first ever Global Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (GAMC) from 27 to 29 September 2023.
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