FAO Regional Office for Africa
International Day of Forests 2022
21 March 2022 - 21 March 2022
The FAO is co-hosting a high-level panel discussion with the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) and IUFRO World Congress 2024|Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), to celebrate the International Day of Forests 2022 under the theme “Forests and sustainable production and consumption”.The high-level panel will discuss how forest-based...
The FAO Strategic Framework 2022–31 focuses on supporting the transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agri-food systems for better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life, leaving no one behind. In this context, a Global Action on Green Development of Special Agricultural Products: One Country. One...
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement aims at the creation of a single liberalized market that will change Africa’s commercial and trade practices and accelerate continental economic growth. Although the agreement presents a valuable and unique opportunity, the absence of a chapter dedicated to gender and trade and...
The Role of South-South and Triangular Collaboration in Accelerating Progress towards Zero Hunger, No Poverty and Reduced Inequalities in Africa    The virtual event aims to bring together national governments, UN agencies, and other key stakeholders to discuss the good practices, success stories, challenges and the way forward for South-South and Triangular Collaboration...
The Role of South-South and Triangular Collaboration in Accelerating Progress towards Zero Hunger, No Poverty and Reduced Inequalities in Africa    The virtual event aims to bring together national governments, UN agencies, and other key stakeholders to discuss the good practices, success stories, challenges and the way forward for South-South and Triangular Collaboration...