Rwanda will be hosting the Seventh Session of the Governing Body , 30 October-3 November 2017
07 July 2017
07 July 2017
3 July 2017, Rome – Speaking during the 40th Session of the FAO Conference in Rome, Rwandan Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, H.E. Geraldine Mukeshimana announced that Rwanda will be hosting the Seventh Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in...
Regional Policy Dialogue Process for the development of ECOWAS Fisheries & Aquaculture regional policy within the framework of regional agricultural policy (ECOWAP)
04 July 2017 - 06 July 2017
04 July 2017 - 06 July 2017
Media advisory
4-6 July 2017 in Abuja, Nigeria
In West Africa, the fisheries and aquaculture sector is still facing challenges that hamper its harmonious development and do not allow the sector to contribute sustainably to food and nutrition security and chronical poverty reduction within the populations of West Africa.
These difficulties include...
FAO Conference to discuss pressing issues of global food and agriculture (3-8 July 2017)
03 July 2017 - 08 July 2017
03 July 2017 - 08 July 2017
600 high-level government representatives to attend; FAO program of work and budget for 2018-19 up for approval
FAO's 194 Members will meet from 3 to 8 July for the 40th session of the biennial FAO Conference, the Organization’s highest governing body.
Over 600 high-level government representatives are expected to attend, including Italian...
National workshop on Agricultural Value Chain Financing in Benin
03 July 2017 - 07 July 2017
03 July 2017 - 07 July 2017
The event will take place from the 3 to 7 of July in Cotonou.
The FAO African Roots and Tubers project supports the commercialization of root and tuber crops by linking small actors to domestic and regional buyers in Côte d’ Ivoire, Ghana, Cameroon, Benin, Rwanda, Uganda and Malawi, with the...
Durabilité de la chasse villageoise et de l'approvisionnement en viandes sauvages en Afrique Centrale
21 June 2017 - 22 June 2017
21 June 2017 - 22 June 2017
Atelier sur la durabilité de la chasse villageoise et de l'approvisionnement en viandes sauvages en Afrique Centrale, 21-22 juin 2017, Libreville/lancement du livre, Communautés locales et utilisation durable de la faune en Afrique centrale
Éditeurs: Nathalie van Vliet, Jean-Claude Nguinguiri, Daniel Cornelis y Sébastien Le Bel
Communication products : Press release, local/international media, article...