FAO in India

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05 December 2023
Soil and water are two fundamental resources for our sustenance with over 95 percent of our food originating from them. The symbiotic connection between soil and water is the foundation of our agricultural systems and critical to achieving the United Nations Agenda 2030. However, the current climatic changes coupled with...
29 November 2023
In collaboration with the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying (MoFAH&D), Government of India (GoI), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a roundtable discussion on ‘Enhancing livestock keepers’ income through certification for milk and dairy products to increase market access’ on 29 November 2023...
25 November 2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a series of events to observe the World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week from 18 to 24 November 2023. The theme of this year is ‘Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance Together’, which emphasizes the collaborative and multisectoral collaboration of various sectors...
24 November 2023
The National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) along with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Weather Risk Management Services Pvt Ltd. (WRMS) organized a workshop on 'Digital Forecasting Techniques for Informed Decision-Making in Rainfed Agriculture' in Krishi...
24 November 2023
To mark the World Fisheries Day, a two-day Global Fisheries Conference was organized in Ahmedabad, India, on 21-22 November 2023 by the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India (MoFAH&D, Gol). The conference aimed to bring together stakeholders from both domestic and global fisheries...