07 March 2024, Polonnaruwa: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Department of Agriculture in collaboration with European Union (EU), have launched a transformative initiative aimed at enhancing the knowledge and practices of Integrated Plant...

The graduation ceremony for master trainers and facilitators of the Farmer Field Schools (FFS) approach in Burundi, which took place on Friday February 09, 2024, was a major event in the advancement of Burundian agriculture. Organized by the Food and...

We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming regional webinar on the International Women’s Day 2024, “Investing in Women's Entrepreneurship in the Agrifood Systems in Asia and the Pacific,” scheduled for Monday, 11 March 11 2024, at 10:00 - 11:30am (Bangkok time), via Zoom. The event is co-organized by the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).     Please feel free to share this invitation...

29 February 2024 | 11:30 – 13:00 (CET)   The poultry sector continues to grow and become industrialized in many parts of the world. However, small-scale, family-based poultry systems continue to play a crucial role in sustaining livelihoods in low- and middle-income countries,...

“Look, education simply changes you”, stated Thierno after participating in a Farmer Field School (FFS) in Senegal. “In FFS, I realized how much potential women have to learn, what kind of really good decisions they are able to make. In...