Host agreement with Mozambique for the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC)
12 November 2014
12 November 2014
Promoting the sustainable utilization of the living marine resources of the Southwest Indian Ocean region
On 12 November 2014, the FAO Assistant Director General for Fisheries will sign a host agreement with Mozambique for the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC). This will be preceded by a two day a...
Ghana: Annual National Food and Agricultural Show - FAGRO - 12 – 14 November 2014, Kumasi, Ghana
12 November 2014
12 November 2014
Date of Release: 12/11/2014
THEME: Reducing Risk for a Sustainable Agricultural Growth and Development Daily practical experience reveals that; risks, disasters, development and poverty are intimately linked. Loss or destruction of farms, farmlands, companies, properties, assets, livelihoods in through disasters set back hard-won development gains and worsen poverty.
The 2014 edition...
AUC/FAO High-level Consultation on Post-Harvest Losses (Johannesburg, 22-23 October 2014)
22 October 2014
22 October 2014
Contributing to the Implementation of the AU Malabo Declaration (June 2014, Johannesburg, South Africa)
THEME - Transforming Africa’s Agriculture for shared prosperity and improved livelihoods: Harnessing Opportunities for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development.
The African Union Commission (AUC) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are...
Journée mondiale de l'alimentation, 16 octobre 2014
11 October 2014
11 October 2014
En 2014, la Journée mondiale de l’alimentation aura pour thème l’agriculture familiale
Le thème de la Journée internationale de l’alimentation 2014, «Nourrir le monde, préserver la planète», a été choisi pour accroître la visibilité de l’agriculture familiale et des petits exploitants. Il appelle l’attention mondiale sur le rôle crucial que joue...
The UN Women Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa, FAO, IFAD, WFP, IIRR, and the UN Women’s Knowledge Gateway for Women’s Economic Empowerment are organizing a sharefair on “Rural women’s technologies to improve food security, nutrition and productive family farming”. The Sharefair 2014 will be held in in Nairobi,...