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22 November, 2017 - 24 November, 2017 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The regional meeting on agricultural biotechnologies in Sub-Saharan Africa will take place from 22 to 24 November 2017 in the AU Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This FAO meeting will be hosted and co-organised by the Government of Ethiopia. Background On 15-17 February 2016,...

The event will take place in Kigali on 21-22 November 2017. The meeting will converge Parliamentarians from committees or networks on Agriculture, Committee on Health, and Women/Gender committee from the Eastern Africa region.  The objectives of the meeting are:  -Enhance the understanding of parliamentarians of issues related the right to food, nutrition and...

Commemoration of the 8th Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security with Continental Symposium on Food Systems   Event Date: 18 November 2017 Country: Ivory Coast City: Abidjan THEME: Advancing Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition – Key for Harnessing Africa’s Demographic Dividend The main purpose of the ADFNS is to serve as a platform for rallying political...

Official launch of the Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in Africa 2017                                        On the occasion of Symposium for Africa on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition   The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and other partners in the food and nutrition security sector will officially...

A joint FAO/WHO Regional Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition is scheduled to take place on the 16th and 17th of November 2017, in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. This Regional Symposium will precede the 8th Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security on 18 November, 2017. In December 2016, FAO and WHO...