18/7
2017
20/7
2017
Worldwide experiences and best practices for FAW management in Africa
18/07/2017 - 20/07/2017
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO) organizes a South-South Cooperation Fall Amyworm (FAW) Expert Technical Meeting on the theme Worldwide Experiences and Best Practices for FAW...
21/8
2017
24/8
2017
FAO Special Ambassador for Nutrition, His Majesty King Letsie III of Lesotho visits Ethiopia, 21-24 August 2017
21/08/2017 - 24/08/2017
21 August 2017, Addis Ababa - His Majesty King Letsie III of Lesotho, Special Ambassador for Nutrition of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), will be visiting Ethiopia from...
28/8
2017
News videos
28/08/2017
Recent videos produced by the FAO Regional Office for Africa on two meetings held in Accra, July and August 2017: World Experiences and Best Practices for Fall Armyworm Management in Africa...
29/8
2017
31/8
2017
FAO Director-General to raise awareness and support for refugees and host communities in Uganda
29/08/2017 - 31/08/2017
28 August 2017, Kampala - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) José Graziano da Silva will make a three-day visit to Uganda from...
1/9
2017
4/9
2017
UN Food Agencies’ chiefs to visit drought-hit Ethiopia
01/09/2017 - 04/09/2017
Visit to highlight hunger crisis, need for greater investments in resilience 30 August 2017, Rome/Addis Ababa – The heads of the three UN food agencies will visit Ethiopia to highlight...
4/9
2017
8/9
2017
FAO, a partner in 2017 AGRA Forum, 4-8 Sept. 2017, Abidjan
04/09/2017 - 08/09/2017
The 2017 AGRA Forum takes place from Monday, September 4th through Friday, September 8th, 2017. More, here.
5/9
2017
9/9
2017
FAO Director-General to visit Tanzania, hold talks with Senior Government Officials, partners
05/09/2017 - 09/09/2017
5-9 September 2017, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania – At the invitation of the Government of Tanzania, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), José Graziano da...
14/9
2017
15/9
2017
Marine studies vessel Dr Fridtjof Nansen is expected in Tema, Ghana, 14 Sept. 2017
14/09/2017 - 15/09/2017
EAF-Nansen Programme 2017 survey on pelagic resources and ecosystem is underway. Dr Fridtjof Nansen is the only research ship on the globe that flies the UN flag. Its mission: to investigate some...
15/9
2017
UN to launch new report on world hunger and nutrition
15/09/2017
UN to launch new report on world hunger and nutrition FAO headquarters, 15 September 2017, 12:30 CEST Includes data on malnutrition and children from Rome-based UN agencies and new partners UNICEF and...
27/9
2017
29/9
2017
Cabo Verde - Adoption of efficient and climate-smart agriculture practices in African Small Island Developing States
27/09/2017 - 29/09/2017
Adoption of efficient and climate-smart agriculture practices in African Small Island Developing States Introduction The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO) in partnership with the Government of Cabo...
28/9
2017
29/9
2017
2nd African Regional Conference of Forest and Farm Producer Organizations (FFPOs), Morogoro, Tanzania from September 28-29, 2017.
28/09/2017 - 29/09/2017
FAO is a co-organizer of the 2nd African Regional Conference of Forest and Farm Producer Organizations (FFPOs) which will be held in Morogoro, Tanzania from 28-29 September, 2017. Hosted by MVIWATA, the National...
2/10
2017
7/10
2017
FAO Sub-Regional Office for Central Africa/IITA training workshop on management of the fall armyworm
02/10/2017 - 07/10/2017
FAO Sub-Regional Office for Central Africa and IITA are organizing a training workshop on management of the fall armyworm. Forty participants have been pre-selected from eight countries in Central Africa...
3/10
2017
4/10
2017
Sustainable Management of the Fall Armyworm in Africa
03/10/2017 - 04/10/2017
African Union meeting FAO will be presenting the Framework for Partnership on FAW sustainable management in Africa on the margins of the Conference of the AU Specialized Technical Committee on Agriculture,...
16/10
2017
World Food Day Celebration
16/10/2017
Theme: Change the future of migration: Invest in food security and rural development The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO) Regional Office for Africa will mark 37th World Food...
23/10
2017
26/10
2017
Sustainable Development Goals and Agrarian Transformations in the Global South: Trends and Opportunities
23/10/2017 - 26/10/2017
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...
24/10
2017
26/10
2017
FAO Regional Office for Africa: 10th West Africa Multi-Disciplinary Team meeting
24/10/2017 - 26/10/2017
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...
25/10
2017
15/11
2017
E-Forum - Sustaining the Impact of Capacity Development Initiatives for African Youth in Agriculture
25/10/2017 - 15/11/2017
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...
30/10
2017
3/11
2017
Seventh Session of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
30/10/2017 - 03/11/2017
INFORMATION NOTE FOR THE MEDIA Global event to strengthen world food plant pact Seventh Session of the Governing Body of the International...
13/11
2017
17/11
2017
Uganda hosts the 25th African Commission on Agricultural Statistics (AFCAS)
13/11/2017 - 17/11/2017
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...
14/11
2017
16/11
2017
African Network on Fish Technology and Safety (ANFTS), 14-16 November 2017, Elmina, Ghana
14/11/2017 - 16/11/2017
MEETING OF PROFESSIONALS / EXPERTS IN SUPPORT OF FISH SAFETY, TECHNOLOGY AND MARKETING IN AFRICA This high-level expert meeting is scheduled to take place in Elmina, Ghana, from 14 to 16...