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The 25th Session of the African Commission on Agricultural Statistics (AFCAS) will be held in Entebbe, Uganda from 13 to 17 November 2017. 13 November 2017, Entebbe, Uganda – The African Commission on Agricultural statistics 25th session is taking place in Uganda, starting on 13-17 November 2017, bringing together all FAO...

                       INFORMATION NOTE FOR THE MEDIA   Global event to strengthen world food plant pact Seventh Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Meets in Sub-Saharan Africa: “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the...

FSN Forum in Africa - Part of the Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition Sustaining the Impact of Capacity Development Initiatives for African Youth in Agriculture This online discussion aims at opening an exchange of ideas, good practices and lessons learned on how to sustain the impact of interventions that develop capacities...

FAO has established since the 1980s strong partnerships with key strategic institutions in the West Africa sub-region, comprising inter aliawith the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS), the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) and the Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS), to promote sustainable agriculture...

Policy Dialogue Workshop Background Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO) in partnership with the Sam Moyo African Institute for Agrarian Studies (SMAIAS) will organize a Policy Dialogue Workshop on “Sustainable Development Goals and Agrarian Transformations in the Global South: Trends and Opportunities” on 23-27 October 2017 in Harare, Zimbabwe. FAO...