Title Date Starting Time
COAG26
Side Event - Reducing Food Losses: The Food Loss Analysis Methodology (COAG26)
This side event presents an RBA joint e-learning course on FLA which responds to the need for a holistic and [...]
03.10.2018 18:00
COAG26
Side Event - FAO and the European Union: A partnership in action for sustainable agriculture and food security (COAG26)
FAO and the European Union (EU) jointly organize this side event with a twofold objective. On the one hand, it [...]
03.10.2018 12:30
COAG26
Side Event - The rise of seed-producing cooperative in West and Central Africa: A viable path towards improving access to quality seeds in the region (COAG26)
The events shines the light on the potential of seed producing cooperatives for improving access to seeds of improved varieties [...]
03.10.2018 12:30
COAG26
Side Event - What is Biodiversity Mainstreaming Across Agricultural Sectors and Why is it Needed? (COAG26)
FAO’s Biodiversity Mainstreaming Platform, Bioversity International and the Food Forever Initiative jointly organize this side event to highlight the need [...]
02.10.2018 18:00
COAG26
Side Event - Making Orphan Crops More Nutritious to Nourish African Diets: Enhancing Food and Income Security (COAG26)
A diverse group of leading scientists from the AOCC will present unique insights from their training with the African Plant [...]
02.10.2018 18:00
COAG26
Side Event - Agroecology: a Key Strategy to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (COAG26)
Agroecology and the SDGs: An overview will be carried out of the latest research in Agroecology, followed by a presentation [...]
02.10.2018 12:30
COAG26
Side Event - Transforming Agriculture to Achieve the SDGs (COAG26)
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development requires transformative action in all sectors, embracing the principles of sustainability and tackling the [...]
01.10.2018 13:00
COAG 26
Official Opening of the Committee on Agriculture
The Committee on Agriculture (COAG) is one of FAO’s Governing Bodies providing overall policy and regulatory guidance on issues relating [...]
01.10.2018 10:00
Committee on Commodity Problems (CCP72)
Briefing and Dialogue with the Chair of the WTO Agricultural Negotiations (CCP72)
Agenda - The current state of play of the WTO agricultural negotiations - Chair’s views and vision for the negotiations, focusing on [...]
28.09.2018 10:30
Market Access for Agricultural Commodities: its impact on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals
This side event on market access for agricultural commodities its impact on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals, organized [...]
27.09.2018 12:45
Committee on Commodity Problems - 72nd Session (CCP72)
Trade and Markets – Transparent and Efficient Agricultural Commodity Markets for Global Food Security
The 72nd Session of the Committee on Commodity Problems (CCP) will discuss the state of world markets, through the assessment [...]
26.09.2018 09:30
Do Good Save Food! Reducing Food Waste… Starting From Schools
Every day large quantities of wholesome edible food are discarded from household kitchens and dining establishments. Consumers, in particular children [...]
20.09.2018 14:30
Agricultural Trade, Climate Change and Food Security
Launch of The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets (SOCO) 2018
This new edition focuses on the complex and underexplored intersection between agricultural trade, climate change and food security.   The report makes [...]
17.09.2018 11:30
Transforming Food Systems for Nutrition: Where to Start?
Everyone is keen to “transform food systems” for nutrition, but how do we do that? Where do we start? And [...]
13.09.2018 13:00
SOFI Press Conference - Launch of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World
On 11 September 2018, the new edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World will be [...]
11.09.2018 11:00
Celebration of the UN South-South Cooperation Day
The celebration of the 2018 UN South-South Cooperation Day is co-organized by the three Rome-based Agencies. The objective of this event [...]
10.09.2018 10:00
Session 2: Global Conference
Partnering and investing for a PPR-free world, Global Conference
PPR control and eradication starts with commitment and investment at national level.   This Global Conference aims at providing a platform for [...]
07.09.2018 09:30
Session 1: Stakeholders Forum
Partnering and investing for a PPR-free world, Global Conference
PPR control and eradication starts with commitment and investment at national level.   This Global Conference aims at providing a platform for [...]
06.09.2018 14:00
24th Session of Committee on Forestry - 6th World Forest Week
COFO24 / WFW6 - Forest and Water on a Changing Planet: Redefining the Narrative
The event will highlight the challenges and opportunities of the forest-water nexus in practice and policy and how management and [...]
20.07.2018 11:30
24th Session of Committee on Forestry - 6th World Forest Week
COFO24 / WFW6 - Forest and Farm Producer Organizations as Primary Agents of Change for Climate Resilient Landscapes and Improved Livelihoods
This Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) event will feature high-level participants representing donors, governments, and members of forest and farm [...]
20.07.2018 11:30
24th Session of Committee on Forestry - 6th World Forest Week
COFO24 / WFW6 - Improving governance for reducing deforestation and forest degradation – Collaboration between REDD+ and FLEGT initiatives
Join us for the discussion on how the lessons learned in the work to improve forest and land governance could [...]
20.07.2018 10:00
24th Session of Committee on Forestry - 6th World Forest Week
COFO24 / WFW6 - Sustainable Wood for a Sustainable World
The Sustainable Wood for a Sustainable World (SW4SW) Initiative aims to strengthen sustainable wood value chains to enhance their social, [...]
20.07.2018 10:00
24th Session of Committee on Forestry - 6th World Forest Week
COFO24 / WFW6 - Consolidating success: progress on forest monitoring for REDD+
Consolidating success: Progress on forest monitoring for REDD+ will provide a forum for the panelists to discuss international and country [...]
19.07.2018 18:15
24th Session of Committee on Forestry - 6th World Forest Week
COFO24 / WFW6 Side Event - Creating Synergies between Forestry and Social Protection
Evidence shows that combining social protection and forest policy instruments can help to conserve forests, while increasing the resilience of [...]
19.07.2018 13:15
24th Session of Committee on Forestry - 6th World Forest Week
COFO24 / WFW6 - Special Event: Dialogue on Investing in Forest Education for a Sustainable Future
This event will discuss current trends in forest education by highlighting emerging opportunities and innovative approaches to equip youth and [...]
18.07.2018 10:00
24th Session of Committee on Forestry - 6th World Forest Week
COFO24 / WFW6 - HL Dialogue: Urban and Peri-Urban Forestry
Well-managed Urban and Peri-urban Forestry provide ecosystem goods and services and can help local administrations respond to the needs of [...]
17.07.2018 10:00
24th Session of Committee on Forestry - 6th World Forest Week
COFO24 / WFW6 - The Scale of Forest and Farm Producers’ Contributions to Sustainable Development: What we know and what we don’t
This side event will provide participants with a clearer understanding of the value and scale of the contributions of forest [...]
17.07.2018 08:30
24th Session of Committee on Forestry - 6th World Forest Week
COFO24 / WFW6 Side Event: How can agriculture, forestry and fisheries work together to achieve the SDG?
There needs to be strong efforts to halt deforestation and reduce degradation of biodiversity, soil and water. Sustainability of agricultural [...]
16.07.2018 13:15
24th Session of Committee on Forestry - 6th World Forest Week
COFO24 / WFW6 - Opening Ceremony
The 24th session of COFO and the 6th World Forest Week will explore the contributions that forests can make to [...]
16.07.2018 10:00
Committee on Fisheries - 33rd Session
COFI 33 - Towards sustainable fisheries: mainstreaming biodiversity – what are our commitments and how do we deliver?
Building on the previous and ongoing collaboration among FAO, CBD and IUCN /CEM/FEG in integrating fisheries management and biodiversity conservation, [...]
13.07.2018 12:45
Committee on Fisheries - 33rd Session
COFI33 - FAO Atlas of AIS-based Fishing Footprint and Effort – Preliminary Findings
AIS (Automatic Identification System) offers the ability to create a global, high-resolution map of fishing effort. The FAO, in coordination [...]
13.07.2018 12:45
Committee on Fisheries - 33rd Session
COFI 33 - Achieving food and nutrition security through fisheries and aquacultur
Sustainable food from aquatic ecosystems play an increasingly critical role in global food security and nutrition. People have never consumed [...]
12.07.2018 12:45
Committee on Fisheries - 33rd Session
COFI33 - Blue Growth in SIDS
The event will focus on Blue Growth activities as key contributions to the integrated implementation of the 2030 Agenda in [...]
12.07.2018 12:45
Committee on Fisheries - 33rd Session
COFI 33 - Delivering Sustainable and Responsible Fisheries Management Solutions for Ghost Gear and Bycatch
A lunch-time discussion hosted by FAO Member States in collaboration with World Animal Protection, the International Whaling Commission, WWF, and [...]
12.07.2018 12:45
Committee on Fisheries - 33rd Session
COFI33 - Mainstreaming the 2030 Agenda
FAO has elaborated a common vision for sustainable food and agriculture as a framework for addressing sustainable development in fisheries [...]
11.07.2018 12:45
Committee on Fisheries - 33rd Session
COFI33 - A Sustainable Future for Aquaculture
Aquaculture is a relatively recent addition to the global agriculture industry but offers ways to reduce hunger, reduce poverty, and [...]
11.07.2018 12:45
Committee on Fisheries - 33rd Session
COFI33 - Ensuring socially, Environmentally and Commercially Sustainable Fisheries
The aim of this event is to provide practical expert advice to and from international and national stakeholders and decision-makers [...]
11.07.2018 12:45
Committee on Fisheries - 33rd Session
COFI33 - Ensuring Responsible Fisheries Value Chains
Governments, industry, civil society as well as buyers and consumers are calling for responsible business conduct and due diligence in [...]
10.07.2018 12:45
Committee on Fisheries - 33rd Session
COFI33 - Impacts of Climate Change in Fisheries and Aquaculture: Launch of FAO Technical Paper 627
The 2015 Paris Climate Agreement recognizes the need for effective and progressive responses to the urgent threat of climate change. [...]
10.07.2018 12:45
Committee on Fisheries - 33rd Session
COFI33 - Transforming Transshipment – Ensuring the Legal and Verifiable Transfer of Catch
Transshipment, or the transfer of catch between a fishing vessel and a carrier vessel, is an important part of the [...]
10.07.2018 12:45
Committee on Fisheries - 33rd Session
COFI33 - Developments in Combatting IUU Fishing
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing remains one of the greatest threats to marine ecosystems due to its potent ability [...]
09.07.2018 12:45
COFI 33
COFI33 - Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities in the Conservation, Sustainable use and Development
Aquatic genetic resources (AqGR) underpin the productivity and sustainability of world aquaculture and capture fisheries, and the essential services provided [...]
09.07.2018 12:45
Committee on Fisheries - 33rd Session
COFI33 - The Importance of Small-Scale Fisheries: Global, Regional and National Initiatives
The endorsement of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication [...]
09.07.2018 12:45
Codex Alimentarius Commission 41st Session
CAC41 - Adoption of the report
The Codex Alimentarius Commission is holding its 41st session to adopt food safety and quality standards. Highlights include decisions on:• [...]
06.07.2018 09:30
Codex Alimentarius Commission 41st Session
CAC41 Side Event: The Scientific Basis of Codex - How Does It Work?
To foster better understanding of how FAO and WHO are providing scientific support for the development of Codex Standards. This [...]
05.07.2018 14:30
Codex Alimentarius Commission 41st Session
CAC41 Side event: The International Food Safety Authorities Network - Codex and Recent Major Food Safety Events
This side event will provide participants with an overview of INFOSAN by discussing two recent and significant global food safety [...]
05.07.2018 11:30
Codex Alimentarius Commission 41st Session
CAC41 Side event: ePing, the new SPS&TBT Notification Alert System
Given the high volume and diversity of SPS and TBT measures notified by WTO Members, reaching more than 4 000 in [...]
05.07.2018 10:00
From Healthy Waters to Healthy People
First official meeting of the informal Global Action Network on Sustainable Food from the Oceans and Inland Waters for Food [...]
05.07.2018 09:30
Codex Alimentarius Commission 41st Session
CAC41 Night Session
The Codex Alimentarius Commission is holding its 41st session to adopt food safety and quality standards. Highlights include decisions on:• [...]
04.07.2018 18:00
Codex Alimentarius Commission 41st Session
CAC41 - Plenary Session 6
The Codex Alimentarius Commission is holding its 41st session to adopt food safety and quality standards. Highlights include decisions on:• [...]
04.07.2018 15:00