FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Events

9/ 12

2024

11/12

2024

Bangkok (Thailand), Hybrid Event, 09/12/2024 - 11/12/2024

With the SDG deadlines looming ever closer, and with decades of mismanagement of the world’s soil and water behind us, the time is now for a dramatic shift in approaches t...

5/ 11

2024

8/11

2024

Hybrid Event, 05/11/2024 - 08/11/2024

Transforming Agrifood Systems for our Blue Pacific Continent through Better Production, Better Nutrition, a Better Environment and a Better Life

5/ 11

2024

8/11

2024

Hybrid Event, 05/11/2024 - 08/11/2024

 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Fiji through the Ministry of Agriculture and Waterways will host the 2024 Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Forum from 5-8 November in Nadi in hybrid modality. 

The event builds on the 2021 SIDS Solutions Forum co-hosted by Fiji, the ...

7/ 10

2024

07/10/2024

The FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific will host an event in Bangkok, Thailand to mark World Food Day 2024 under the global theme of “Right to foods for a better life and a better future, leaving no one behind.”

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand, who is FAO’s...

25/ 9

2024

27/9

2024

Hybrid Event, 25/09/2024 - 27/09/2024

Codex is inter-governmental and member driven organization. It, so, requires strong support from its Member governments. In the Codex standard-setting procedure, a new Codex standard or a revision of existing Codex standard normally starts from developing a discussion paper. Any delegation (member or observer) may submit discussion papers to a relevant Codex subsidiary body or the Commission...

23/ 9

2024

27/9

2024

Hybrid Event, 23/09/2024 - 27/09/2024

 

The 33rd Session of the Asia and the Pacific Plant Protection Commission (APPPC) will convene from the 23-27 September in Suzhou, China. The Session will introduce, exchange information and work on important issues of phytosanitary matters and other aspects of plant protection among the Member Nations in the Asia and the Pacific region.

The meeting will take st...

11/ 9

2024

21/9

2024

Hybrid Event, 11/09/2024 - 21/09/2024

Fifteen countries from across Asia will come together at the Regional Organizing Group Meeting (ROG) of the One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) Initiative for Asia and the Pacific convened by FAO on 13 September in Beijing, China. The main objectives of the meeting will be to review th...

28/ 8

2024

30/8

2024

Virtual Event, 28/08/2024 - 30/08/2024

The Capacity Building Workshop on Mainstreaming Nutrition in OCOP for Healthy Diets is a virtual event co-organized by the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, and the Institute of Nutrition of the Mahidol University, Thailand (INMU). This workshop provides participants with innovative and technical information to promote the nutrition dimension of the

26/ 8

2024

30/8

2024

26/08/2024 - 30/08/2024

FAO together with the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) will conduct a training workshop to develop indicator species for multi-species/multi-fishery management approaches for the Gulf of Thailand, particularly in Area 71. This is a follow-up on two workshops held last year to develop an updated list of stocks to evaluate overfishing in Regions 57 and 71.

The meeti...

24/ 7

2024

26/7

2024

24/07/2024 - 26/07/2024

Since the preparatory stage of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), FAO has been assisting Member States in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly low-income and lower-middle-income countries, as well as Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS), to transform their agrifood systems. Continued suppor...

24/ 7

2024

25/7

2024

24/07/2024 - 25/07/2024

Recognizing agriculture’s critical role in poverty alleviation and food security, ASEAN Member States have highlighted the pressing need for more responsible investments in this sector in the ASEAN Guidelines on Promoting Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture and Forestry (ASEAN-RAI), which were adopted in 2018 based on the Committee on World Food Security’s Principles for Responsible ...

24/ 6

2024

28/6

2024

Hybrid Event, 24/06/2024 - 28/06/2024

  Technical experts from Fishery Ministries or Departments in Southeast Asian countries will gather in Bangkok for a five-day workshop aimed at addressing the challenge of reducing Fish Loss and Waste. The workshop will focus on capacity building in meth

11/ 6

2024

Virtual Event, 11/06/2024

World Food Safety Day on 7 June each year is a global initiative by the United Nations to raise awareness and mobilize efforts to help prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks, contributing to food security, human health, economic prosperity, agriculture, market access, tourism, and sustainable development.  

In this context, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and ...

5/ 6

2024

Hybrid Event, 05/06/2024

    The World Environment Day (WED) 2024 theme focuses on land restoration among others to address the triple planetary crisis: the crisis of climate change, the crisis of nature and biodiversity loss, and the crisis of pollution and waste. FAO, with

30/ 5

2024

Virtual Event, 30/05/2024

The webinar will tackle the growing use of climate-smart technology. Our distinguished speakers will share scientific progress in drone and AI technology for rice farming, focusing on direct-seeded rice to boost its adoption and efficiency in regions vulnerable to climate change.

19/ 5

2024

24/5

2024

Kathmandu (Nepal), 19/05/2024 - 24/05/2024

In accordance with Article VI-1 of the FAO Constitution, the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) organized the Thirtieth session of the Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics (APCAS30), convened along with its side events in Kathmandu, Nepal during 19-24 May 2024 at the kind invitation of the Government of Nepal.

25/ 4

2024

Virtual Event, 25/04/2024

The FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and the International Atomic Energy Agency, operating through the Joint FAO/IAEA Center are organizing an international technical webinar to raise awareness and advocate for the integration ...

21/ 3

2024

Hybrid Event, 21/03/2024

      REGISTER NOW!   The FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific will be hosting a webinar titled “Forests and innovation, new solutions for a better world” to mark the International Day of Forests on Thursday, 21 March 2024 from 12:00 – 13:0

11/ 3

2024

Hybrid Event, 11/03/2024

    To mark International Women's Day (IWD) 2024, FAO and IFAD will come together to host a virtual event titled “Investing in Women’s Entrepreneurship in Agrifood Systems in Asia and the Pacific” to be held on Monday, 11 March 2024 from 10:00 – 11:30 h

27/ 11

2023

28/11

2023

Bangkok (Thailand), 27/11/2023 - 28/11/2023

  FAO values the importance of monitoring and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the animal health sector and its harmonization. Some of the key elements in the surveillance of AMR...