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Agroecology as a means to achieve the SDGs
Present and discuss the conclusions of a discussion paper on “Agroecology as a means to achieve the sustainable development goals”. [...]
25.04.2019 11:00
CFS-OEWG on MyPoW - Afternoon Session
The objective of the meeting is to finalize the Multi-year programme of work of CFS 2020-2023.
17.04.2019 13:45
CFS-OEWG on MyPoW - Morning Session
The objective of the meeting is to finalize the Multi-year programme of work of CFS 2020-2023.
17.04.2019 09:30
FAO Council - Hundred and Sixty-first Session
CL161 Opening Session
  FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva addresses the opening of the FAO Council’s 161st Session (8-12 April 2019).   The Council is the [...]
08.04.2019 09:30
CPM14
Special Topics Session - Plant Health and Capacity Development and IYPH: Promoting and celebrating the IYPH
1. Overview on Support of the Capacity Development to the Plant Health - Brent Larson 2. Contribution of FAO South-South Cooperation [...]
04.04.2019 15:00
Launch of e-learning courses on Agricultural Risk Management
The event is the official launch of a series of e-learning courses on Agricultural Risk Management, and it is organized [...]
04.04.2019 14:30
CPM14
Side Session 5 - Sea Change for Sea Containers
The side session intends to highlight the challenges of sea container logistics, risks posed to plant resources by contaminated containers [...]
04.04.2019 13:00
George McGovern Lecture
The Role of Innovation in Meeting the Global Food Security Challenges of the 21st Century.  Professor Christopher Barrett, Ph.D. will [...]
04.04.2019 10:30
CPM14
Side Session 3 - Facilitating Safe Trade for Plants and Plant Products- WTO TFA
This side session is aimed to raise awareness of IPPC contracting parties and stakeholders about the World Trade Organization (WTO) [...]
03.04.2019 13:00
CPM14
Side Session 4 - Advanced Technologies and Information Sharing: Key Tools for Prevention and Management of Emerging Transboundary Plant Pests
The Plant Production and Protection Division (AGP) and International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) are jointly organizing this CPM 14 side [...]
03.04.2019 13:00
CPM14
Side Session 2 - IPPC Commodities and Pathways Standards: Focus Group Q&A
This CPM-14 side event will inform IPPC contracting parties and stakeholders about the deliberations and recommendations of the Focus Group [...]
02.04.2019 13:00
CPM14
Side Session 1 - Plant Health and Capacity Development
The 5th Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-5) approved the IPPC national phytosanitary capacity development strategy in 2010. The strategy describes [...]
01.04.2019 17:00
CPM14
The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Opening Session
Programme:   1 - Opening of the Session1.1 - FAO Opening1.2 - Statement of the Minister of Agriculture of Mexico 2 - Keynote [...]
01.04.2019 14:00
How Digital Technologies are changing Small-scale Agriculture
The surge in digital technologies – also called the “fourth industrial revolution” - over the past few decades, has virtually [...]
25.03.2019 09:00
Celebration of the World Water Day "Leaving no one behind"
The World Water Day (WWD) is held annually on 22 March to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. [...]
22.03.2019 12:30
International Day of Forests 2019: Forests and Education – Learn to Love Forests!, FAO headquarters Special Event
Providing children and young people with a foundation to better understand the vital role of forests is a critical step [...]
21.03.2019 11:30
CFS Open-Ended Working Group Meeting on Food Systems and Nutrition
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and get specific feedback and suggestions on how to improve the Preliminary [...]
08.03.2019 14:00
Launch event for the FAO framework for the Urban Food Agenda
The FAO Framework for the Urban Food Agenda serves as a corporate strategy to address emerging calls from countries, responding [...]
07.03.2019 10:00
Conflict and Hunger – What actions can the RBAs take to implement UN Security Council Resolution 2417?
In UNSC resolution 2417 the link between hunger and conflict is addressed, pointing to the need for early warning, early [...]
28.02.2019 13:30
Launch of the State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
Biodiversity that supports agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture is vital to efforts to meet humanity’s growing need for food, feed, [...]
22.02.2019 10:00
42nd Session of the IFAD Governing Council
42nd IFAD GC - Afternoon Session and Closing
Interactive session 2: Empowering social entrepreneurship for inclusive rural transformation; business items   Interactive session 3: The Future of Farming – New [...]
15.02.2019 14:30
42nd Session of the IFAD Governing Council
42nd IFAD GC - Launch of the Report of the EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health
IFAD and EAT Foundation will co-host the launch of the Report of the EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health.
15.02.2019 13:30
42nd Session of the IFAD Governing Council
42nd IFAD GC - Morning Session – Day 2
A dialogue with IFAD's Governors: the repositioning of the United Nations development system and its implications for IFAD; Launch of [...]
15.02.2019 09:00
42nd Session of the IFAD Governing Council
42nd IFAD GC - Afternoon Session and Special Event – Day 1
Business items for approval and special event: Access to finance for young people.
14.02.2019 15:30
42nd Session of the IFAD Governing Council
42nd IFAD GC - Recipes for Change Campaign (R4C)
IFAD Recipes for Change campaign (R4C). Chef Carlo Cracco, the champion of the campaign, will explain how to cook using [...]
14.02.2019 13:30
42nd Session of the IFAD Governing Council
42nd IFAD GC - Press Briefing
IFAD will be announcing a new official role for celebrity Sherrie Silver - the MTV award-winning choreographer, dancer and actress [...]
14.02.2019 11:30
42nd Session of the IFAD Governing Council
42nd IFAD GC - Opening of the Session and Inaugural Ceremony
Opening of the session and inaugural ceremony. Business items for approval.
14.02.2019 09:30
Opening session of the First International Food Safety Conference
The First FAO/WHO/AU International Food Safety Conference​
The First International Food Safety Conference, hosted by the African Union, FAO and the World Health Organization, aims to identify [...]
12.02.2019 08:00
World Pulses Day (WPD)
Celebration of the First Observance of World Pulses Day
The annual celebration of pulses presents a tremendous opportunity to raise awareness of the critical role they play in contributing [...]
11.02.2019 12:30
Climate-Smart Agriculture in Africa and Europe: Boosting Synergy
The African Conservation Tillage Network and the European Conservation Agriculture Federation will join FAO in discussing the need to develop [...]
08.02.2019 09:30
Forests at the Heart of Sustainable Development
The event aims to shed light on the diverse social, economic and environmental benefits linked to the sustainable management of [...]
07.02.2019 09:00
Sustainable Food and Agriculture: An Integrated Approach
Productivity and sustainability of agriculture and food systems have received increased attention at global level. However, there is a need [...]
05.02.2019 11:30
Promoting Youth and Women Employment in Food Systems across the Rural-urban Continuum - Afternoon Session
Over the next 15 years, it is estimated that about 1.6 billion people will reach working age in low and [...]
04.02.2019 14:00
Zero Waste, Zero Hunger. Growing Best Practices
As part of a fruitful collaboration between FAO and Fico Foundation and following the visit of the Director-General to FICO [...]
04.02.2019 10:00
Promoting Youth and Women Employment in Food Systems across the Rural-urban Continuum - Morning Session
Over the next 15 years, it is estimated that about 1.6 billion people will reach working age in low and [...]
04.02.2019 09:30
Food Loss and Waste Law - Throughout the Value Chain
Reducing loss and waste across the food value chain will contribute tremendously to reducing the environmental impacts of agriculture, improving [...]
01.02.2019 09:30
CFS Open Meeting on Food Systems and Nutrition
The purpose of the meeting is to provide a space for an open and informal discussion among CFS stakeholders on [...]
30.01.2019 09:30
Environmental Flows in the “Water Stress” Indicator 6.4.2
Launch of “Guidelines for a minimum methodological standard for global reporting” on how to incorporate environmental flows into “water stress” [...]
29.01.2019 12:00
Joint Briefing for Permanent Representatives and Stakeholders of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food & Agriculture, and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food & Agriculture
This Joint Briefing is organized by the Secretariats of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) and [...]
22.01.2019 11:00
Assessing the Quality of Farmer Field School Programmes
Farmer Field Schools have been implemented in hundreds of countries by many organizations. During this seminar, a synthesis of FFS [...]
14.12.2018 10:00
Seminar: Integrating Food Systems into Urban Planning - Insights and Key Findings
This presentation of the publication  Integrating food into Urban planning shines a light on how best to integrate food systems [...]
13.12.2018 13:00
The State of Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries 2018
The State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries (SoMFi 2018), published by FAO-GFCM, is launched today. This report provides a [...]
11.12.2018 12:30
FAO Council - Hundred and Sixtieth Session - Side Event
Africa Solidarity Trust Fund
The Africa Solidarity Trust Fund is an innovative instrument for receiving and managing pooled unearmarked funds to support critical national [...]
07.12.2018 11:00
World Soil Day 2018 celebration “Be the solution to soil pollution”
World Soil Day (WSD) is held annually on 5 December as a means to focus attention on the importance of [...]
05.12.2018 13:00
FAO Council - Hundred and Sixtieth Session - Side Event
Key findings of the MOPAN Assessment of FAO
The Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN) has assessed the performance of FAO over 2016 to mid-2018. The assessment covers [...]
04.12.2018 13:00
FAO Council - Hundred and Sixtieth Session - Side Event
FAO’s work with Belgium and Sweden
Sweden and Belgium are leaders on the aid effectiveness agenda and remarkable partners of FAO. As firm supporters of multilateralism, [...]
03.12.2018 13:00
Orange the world #HearMeToo
Protecting People at Risk in Emergencies and Conflicts: Some Lessons from the Field
In commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, FAO is holding an event to demonstrate [...]
30.11.2018 14:00
International Symposium on Agricultural Innovation for Family Farmers - Day 3 Session
FAO hosts The International Symposium on Agricultural Innovation for Family Farmers in Rome (21-23 November 2018) aims to accelerate the [...]
23.11.2018 09:00
International Symposium on Agricultural Innovation for Family Farmers
Youth as Drivers of Innovation - Day 2 Special Event #2
FAO hosts The International Symposium on Agricultural Innovation for Family Farmers in Rome (21-23 November 2018) aims to accelerate the [...]
22.11.2018 18:00
International Symposium on Agricultural Innovation for Family Farmers - Day 2 Afternoon Parallel Session
FAO hosts The International Symposium on Agricultural Innovation for Family Farmers in Rome (21-23 November 2018) aims to accelerate the [...]
22.11.2018 14:15