1/9
2016
Towards COP22: Ministerial Conference on Ocean Economies and Climate Change in Africa - Mauritius
01/09/2016
Activity type : Director-General’s agenda Date of Release : 01/09/2016 Scope : Global This Ministerial Conference and Investment forum will engage public-private dialogue on existing initiatives fostering the climate resilience of Africa's oceans...
15/9
2016
16/9
2016
Table ronde pour le financement du Plan National Multisectoriel 2016-2020 de nutrition en Côte d’Ivoire.
15/09/2016 - 16/09/2016
15 – 16 septembre 2016, Abidjan : Table ronde pour le financement du Plan National Multisectoriel 2016-2020 de nutrition (PNMN 2016-2020) en Côte d’Ivoire. L’objectif général de la Table ronde est de...
19/9
2016
21/9
2016
Regional workshop for Africa: Towards productive, sustainable and inclusive agriculture, forestry and fisheries in support to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
19/09/2016 - 21/09/2016
Date: 19-21 September, 2016 Venue: Kigali Rwanda Background In September 2015, countries adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This will shape their development programmes in a transformational way for the next 15...
19/9
2016
23/9
2016
Meeting of Animal Health and Production Networks of ECOWAS Region, 19-23 Sept 2016
19/09/2016 - 23/09/2016
Meeting of Animal Health and Production Networks of ECOWAS Region 19 to 23 September 2016 – Abuja, Nigeria BACKGROUND During the 29th Africa Regional Conference convened by FAO in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire from...
20/9
2016
22/9
2016
Dakar, point de rencontre sur l'avenir des villes sub-sahariennes
20/09/2016 - 22/09/2016
Forum de Dakar sur le « Pacte de politique alimentaire urbaine de Milan » Du 20 au 22 septembre 2016, les villes de Dakar (Sénégal) et de Milan (Italie) organisent un forum sur...
10/10
2016
15/10
2016
Sommet Extraordinaire de l'Union Africaine sur la sécurité/sûreté maritimes et l'économie bleue (10/15 oct 2016 à Lomé)
10/10/2016 - 15/10/2016
SOMMET DE LOMÉ A l'initiative du Président de la République Togolaise, Son Excellence Faure Essozimna GNASSINGBE, l’Union Africaine organisera, du 10 au 15 octobre à Lomé, le 1er sommet extraordinaire de...
14/10
2016
17/10
2016
World Food Day 2016: across Africa
14/10/2016 - 17/10/2016
World Food Day: http://www.fao.org/world-food-day/2016/home/en/
24/10
2016
3/11
2016
Enhancing aquaculture diseases monitoring for the sector’s growth
24/10/2016 - 03/11/2016
Aquatic animal health monitoring important for curbing production losses 24 October 2016 - 03 November 2016, Durban - Aquaculture’s contribution to global food is fully recognised and half of the fish...
26/10
2016
28/10
2016
7th Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security (AU/NEPAD & PARTNERS/FAO...)
26/10/2016 - 28/10/2016
26 to 28 October 2016, Accra, Ghana (CAADP, NEPAD, FAO...). http://www.nepad.org/content/commemoration-7th-africa-day-food-and-nutrition-security
3/11
2016
5/11
2016
Afrique centrale: Atelier sous-régional sur le repositionnement institutionnel de la Nutrition comme facteur de developpement
03/11/2016 - 05/11/2016
Atelier sous-régional sur le repositionnement institutionnel de la Nutrition comme facteur de developpement prévu du 03 au 05 Novembre 2016 à Brazzaville (FAO-UNICEF).
7/11
2016
11/10
2016
Regional Roundtable on the World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020 (WCA 2020), 7-11 November 2016, Dakar, Senegal
07/11/2016 - 11/10/2016
7-11 November 2016, Dakar, Senegal The FAO, with the assistance of the Ecole Nationale de la Statsitique et del'Analyse Economique (ENSAE), is organizing the above meeting for French speaking African countries. The...
8/11
2016
10/11
2016
FAO/CECAF Technical Workshop on Deep-sea Bottom Fisheries and Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems in the Central Eastern Atlantic, 8-10 November 2016 in Dakar
08/11/2016 - 10/11/2016
FAO/CECAF Technical Workshop on Deep-sea Bottom Fisheries and Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems in the Central Eastern Atlantic FAO, in collaboration with the CECAF Secretariat, is organizing a Workshop on the management of...
8/11
2016
11/11
2016
Technical and Ministerial Meeting on Zoonotic Diseases
08/11/2016 - 11/11/2016
TECHNICAL AND MINISTERIAL MEETING ON ZOONOTIC DISEASES WHAT: Technical and Ministerial Meeting on Zoonotic Diseases WHEN: Tuesday, November 8-Friday November 11, 2016 WHERE: Dakar, Senegal From Tuesday, November 8 to Friday, November 11, 2016,...
9/11
2016
11/11
2016
La FAO et le Niger renforcent les capacités en protection sociale pour la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle
09/11/2016 - 11/11/2016
9 novembre 2016, Niamey - Dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre du projet « Promouvoir la protection sociale pour la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle au Sahel », la FAO et...
21/11
2016
26/11
2016
16th Meeting of Partners of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership in Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda, 21-26 November 2016
21/11/2016 - 26/11/2016
About the partnership The Congo Basin Forest Partnership was launched by Colin Powell at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg as a voluntary multi-stakeholder initiative. The Partnership brings...
28/11
2016
1/12
2016
Dakar meeting on the Rotterdam Convention in the 13 CILSS countries
28/11/2016 - 01/12/2016
Training and Strengthening Cooperation between Designated National Authorities (ANDs) in the implementation of the obligations of the Rotterdam Convention in the 13 CILSS countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte...
6/12
2016
9/12
2016
6th ANNUAL MEETING OF AQUACULTURE NETWORK FOR AFRICA, Entebbe, Uganda-6-9 December 2016
06/12/2016 - 09/12/2016
The Fisheries and Aquaculture Department (FI) in relation with the Committee for Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture for Africa (CIFAA), the Government of Uganda and the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization are...
19/12
2016
Recent FAO videos on projects in Africa
19/12/2016
Below, a selection of recently produced FAO videos on RAF projects for screening with partners: Video on FTT-Thiaroye Ovens in Cote d’Ivoire Video on Equal Footing / Uganda Video on Climate Smart, Market...
10/2
2017
11/2
2017
International Year of Pulses
10/02/2017 - 11/02/2017
Official closure of the IYP2016 Burkina Faso will host the closing ceremony of the International Year of Pulses from 10 to 11 February 2017. Throughout 2016, the objective was to highlight...
23/2
2017
Official launch of the Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in Africa 2016
23/02/2017
Under the theme: The Challenges of Building Resilience to Shocks and Stresses The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Agriculture,...