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![]() 33rd FAO Regional Conference for the Near East (NERC) NERC 33 - Side Event: On the road to Marrakech/COP22FAO REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR THE NEAR EAST (more info) A presentation on the Road to Marakech/COP22. The keynote speaker is Secrétaire Général [...] |
11.05.2016 | 11:00 |
![]() Welcoming remarks: Marcela Villarreal, Director, Partnerships, Advocacy and Capacity Development, FAO. Key Note Address: José Graziano da Silva, Director-General, FAO. Nobel Peace Laureates addresses: • [...] |
11.05.2016 | 10:00 |
![]() 33rd FAO Regional Conference for the Near East (NERC) NERC 33 - Side Event: Planting the seeds of sustainability; from production to consumption in the Near East and North Africa regionFAO REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR THE NEAR EAST (more info) This side event is co-organized by SP2 and CIHEAM. Among other high-level speakers, [...] |
11.05.2016 | 09:00 |
![]() Social Business for Zero Hunger is a call to action by Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus to address the global [...] |
10.05.2016 | 09:30 |
![]() 33rd FAO Regional Conference for the Near East (NERC) NERC 33 - Senior Officers Meeting (afternoon session)FAO REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR THE NEAR EAST (more info) Monday 9 May, 16.30 Discussion on:Small-scale Farmers and Women Empowerment in the Near East and North [...] |
09.05.2016 | 14:30 |
![]() 33rd FAO Regional Conference for the Near East (NERC) NERC 33 - Opening of the Senior Officers Meeting (morning session)FAO REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR THE NEAR EAST (more info) Opening of the Senior Officers Meeting (morning session), 12:00 Opening and discussion on: Livestock [...] |
09.05.2016 | 12:00 |
![]() 30th FAO Regional Conference for Europe 30th ERC - Press conferencePress conference |
06.05.2016 | 15:00 |
![]() 30th FAO Regional Conference for Europe 30th ERC - Closing and report adoptionClosing and report adoption. |
06.05.2016 | 13:10 |
![]() 30th FAO Regional Conference for Europe 30th ERC - Thursday afternoon sessionMYPOW, ECA Report, EIFAAC Report, EFC Report, Information Notes & Any Other Business. |
05.05.2016 | 13:00 |
![]() 30th FAO Regional Conference for Europe 30th ERC - Thursday morning sessionPriorities for FAO’s work in the region. The trends, development objectives and challenges of the region will be presented. |
05.05.2016 | 08:30 |
![]() PAA Africa International Seminar Strengthening local food systems for inclusive growth: Scaling up “Purchase from Africans for Africa” - Wednesday afternoon sessionThe Purchase from Africans for Africa (PAA Africa) International Seminar will present African countries’ priorities on linking pro family farming [...] |
04.05.2016 | 14:00 |
![]() 30th FAO Regional Conference for Europe 30th ERC - Wednesday afternoon sessionA Ministerial Roundtable will discuss the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), their implications for agriculture and rural development in the region, [...] |
04.05.2016 | 13:00 |
![]() 30th FAO Regional Conference for Europe 30th ERC - Inauguration CeremonyThe session is open to all FAO Members from the Europe and Central Asia region, representatives of UN bodies and [...] |
04.05.2016 | 10:00 |
![]() PAA Africa International Seminar Strengthening local food systems for inclusive growth: Scaling up “Purchase from Africans for Africa” - Wednesday morning sessionThe Purchase from Africans for Africa (PAA Africa) International Seminar will present African countries’ priorities on linking pro family farming [...] |
04.05.2016 | 09:00 |
![]() PAA Africa International Seminar Strengthening local food systems for inclusive growth: Scaling up “Purchase from Africans for Africa” - Tuesday afternoon session The Purchase from Africans for Africa (PAA Africa) International Seminar will present African countries’ priorities on linking pro family farming [...] |
03.05.2016 | 14:00 |
![]() PAA Africa International Seminar: Strengthening local food systems for inclusive growth: Scaling up "Purchase from Africans for Africa" - Tuesday morning sessionThe Purchase from Africans for Africa (PAA Africa) International Seminar will present African countries’ priorities on linking pro family farming [...] |
03.05.2016 | 09:00 |
![]() Committee on World Food Security Open-Ended Working Group Meeting on NutritionThe objective of this meeting is to discuss and approve the revised proposal prepared by the CFS Secretariat with inputs [...] |
29.04.2016 | 09:30 |
![]() Committee on World Food Security Informal Consultation on Connecting Smallholders to MarketsThe informal consultation is an opportunity to exchange views regarding the Zero Draft of recommendations on Connecting Smallholders to Markets [...] |
28.04.2016 | 09:30 |
![]() Committee on World Food Security Third OEWG on Sustainable Development GoalsAt its 42nd Session, the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) endorsed the creation of an Open Ended Working Group [...] |
27.04.2016 | 14:30 |
![]() The event will focus on the reciprocal relationship between soils and pulses, while also discussing how the cultivation of pulses [...] |
19.04.2016 | 09:30 |
![]() Google Maps and FAO have agreed to work closely together to make geospatial tracking and mapping products more accessible, providing [...] |
15.04.2016 | 10:00 |
![]() Sea containers may carry interior and exterior contamination. With international trade expanding, the threat of pests of plants, including invasive [...] |
07.04.2016 | 15:00 |
![]() Different innovative technologies for detecting pests will be presented during this session, including the use of trained dogs. The Kansas State [...] |
07.04.2016 | 13:00 |
![]() The Online Commenting System (OCS) has been used by IPPC Contracting Parties to gather, submit and compile comments on the [...] |
06.04.2016 | 18:30 |
![]() Various web interfaces and applications to support the usage, sharing, and capturing of identification-related pest information will be highlighted during [...] |
06.04.2016 | 13:00 |
![]() Invasive ants are well known globally for their severe environmental, social and economic impact. The issue of invasive ants is [...] |
05.04.2016 | 18:30 |
![]() In 2013 a new strain of X. fastidiosa sub. pauca was found in the South of Italy - a first [...] |
04.04.2016 | 17:30 |
![]() The governing body of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) - the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) - meets in [...] |
04.04.2016 | 14:00 |
![]() José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of FAO, will open a special event at FAO Headquarters celebrating the 2016 International Day [...] |
21.03.2016 | 12:00 |
![]() Jointly organized by the FAO, the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), and the World Food Programme (WFP) – and [...] |
17.03.2016 | 13:30 |
![]() Jointly organized by the FAO, the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), and the World Food Programme (WFP) – and [...] |
17.03.2016 | 09:00 |
![]() Reporting of outcomes from the three parallel sessions dedicated to the Climate change theme, by Olivier Le Gall, Institut National [...] |
17.02.2016 | 12:30 |
![]() Chair: Olivier le Gall, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Paris, France Co-chair: Chittaranjan Kole, Jacob School of Biotechnology & Bioengineering, [...] |
17.02.2016 | 09:00 |
![]() Chair: Maggie Gill, CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council, Rome, Italy Introductory remarks: Maggie Gill Our food, our diet, our health: Where do [...] |
17.02.2016 | 09:00 |
![]() Chair: Kongming Wu, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China Introductory remarks: Kongming Wu Biosciences capacity building in Africa: Lessons learned from [...] |
17.02.2016 | 09:00 |
![]() Organizers: Governments of Canada and the United States of America Facilitator: Frédéric Seppey, Chief Agriculture Negotiator, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada Speakers: Veronica McGuire, [...] |
16.02.2016 | 17:45 |
![]() Participating universities include:•American University of Beirut, Lebanon•Bogor Agriculture University, Indonesia•Cornell University, the United States of America•Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia•Università [...] |
16.02.2016 | 17:30 |
![]() The high-level segment will be organized in two sessions and is expected to follow this format: Session 1 (14.30-15.50) 14.30-14.40: Opening [...] |
16.02.2016 | 14:30 |
![]() Organizer: Canadian Canola Growers AssociationCo-organizer: Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) Moderator: Thiago Masson, CNA, Brazil Speakers: Edwin Paraluman, Rice and corn farmer, Mindanao, The [...] |
16.02.2016 | 13:15 |
![]() Organizer: Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Government of the Netherlands Moderator: Gerda Verburg (Permanent Representative of the Netherlands) Speakers: Rene Smulders (Business Unit Manager, [...] |
16.02.2016 | 13:15 |
![]() Chair: Shadrack Moephuli, Agricultural Research Council, Pretoria, South AfricaCo-chair: Thuy Nguyen, BioSciences Research Division, Melbourne, Australia Introductory remarks: Thuy Nguyen Fish breeding for [...] |
16.02.2016 | 09:30 |
![]() Chair sub-session 1: Sergio Feingold, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaChair sub-session 2: Delia Grace, International Livestock Research [...] |
16.02.2016 | 09:30 |
![]() Chair: Vimlendra Sharan, Embassy of India, Rome, ItalyIntroductory remarks: Vimlendra Sharan The role of intellectual property rights in enabling or impeding [...] |
16.02.2016 | 09:30 |
![]() Chair: Chittaranjan Kole, Jacob School of Biotechnology & Bioengineering, Allahabad, IndiaIntroductory remarks: Chittaranjan Kole Developing rice varieties with enhanced adaptation to lowland [...] |
15.02.2016 | 14:00 |
![]() Chair: Sergio Feingold, Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaCo-chair: Thuy Nguyen, BioSciences Research Division, Melbourne, Australia Introductory remarks: Thuy Nguyen Resource [...] |
15.02.2016 | 14:00 |
![]() Chair: Sachin Chaturvedi, Research and Information System for Developing Countries, New Delhi, IndiaCo-chair: Eduardo Trigo, Ministry of Science, Technology and [...] |
15.02.2016 | 14:00 |
![]() Organizers: Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation International; DuPont Pioneer and The Global Harvest Initiative.Moderator: Margaret M. Zeigler, Executive Director, Global Harvest [...] |
15.02.2016 | 12:45 |
![]() Organizers: (1) CropLife International, Belgium and (2) the Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture, Texas A&M University, United States of America Moderator: [...] |
15.02.2016 | 12:45 |
![]() Welcome Address, by José Graziano da Silva, Director-General, FAO, Rome, Italy Keynote Addresses: • The state of knowledge in biotechnology, by Louise Fresco, [...] |
15.02.2016 | 09:30 |
![]() The meeting will host Mr Toby Lanzer, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel, who will provide [...] |
02.02.2016 | 10:00 |