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The aim of the conference is to bring together experts working on improving water productivity from different perspectives to debate how Water Productivity improvements can reinforce agriculture sustainability as well as promoting economic development, maintaining social stability and protecting the environment in rural areas and cities.   Themes  The conference will bring science and...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations (FAO), as custodian agency of 21 indicators, is working closely with countries to develop their capacity on data collection and monitoring, especially as it pertains to sustainable agriculture. In particular, several indicators have recently been reclassified as Tier II, which means that...

Fostering discussion and debate around policy and institutional reforms are key to promoting sustainable food systems that improve nutrition and enable healthy diets at global and regional level. The Committee on World Food Security (CFS), a joint body of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development...

A “food systems”approach to obesity looks at the entire food chain, from the farm to the plate, and seeks to promote changes in the way that food is produced, processed, distributed and consumed. It includes reducing consumption of highly processed food and bringing producers closer to consumers. In a joint workshop...

Government officials and climate change experts from the Near and North Africa countries, and resource partners from within the region and beyond  are gathering in Cairo on 9 September, 2019 to unfold opportunities to combat the climate change adversities in agriculture and water sectors. The upcoming regional workshop organized by the...