Capacity building on the use of FAIMS (Fisheries and Aquaculture Information Management System) for data collection

(Democratic Republic of the Congo), 07/01/2025 - 29/01/2025

The inland fisheries sector in Southern Africa has a crucial role to play in providing food security and nutrition, particularly for poorer segments of the population, and for sustaining livelihoods and driving economic development. 

The general objective is to build capacity at national level for the use of the FAIMS in DRC ...

Workshop on Lessons Learning and Knowledge Sharing on Resilience Building in Africa

Kampala (Uganda), 18/11/2024 - 20/11/2024

The overall objective is to enhance and establish the effectiveness of FAO’s resilience programming in Africa by utilizing qualitative and quantitative evidence to showcase successful initiatives across the five resilience capacities - Preventive, Anticipative, Absorptive, Adaptive, and Transformative - thereby refining strategies and strengthening the...

16th Multidisciplinary Team Meeting of the FAO sub-regional office for West Africa

Hybrid Event, 19/11/2024 - 22/11/2024

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Subregional Office for West Africa (SFW) is hosting its 16th annual Multidisciplinary Team Meeting (MDT16) from 19 to 22 November 2024, at the Praia Mar Hotel in Praia, Cabo Verde.

This annual meeting will be held in a hybrid format, focusing on the theme: “Bridging Sectors: Enhancing the Resilience of Food and Nutrition...

17th meeting of the FAO Multi-Disciplinary Team for Central Africa

Hybrid Event, 04/11/2024 - 06/11/2024

The 17th meeting of the FAO Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) for Central Africa will be organized in Kinshasa from 4 to 6 November 2024.

The MDT is a framework for reflection on strategies and approaches aimed at maximizing the development potential of the agri-food ecosystem. This meeting will serve as a platform to identify priorities, examine possible solutions, and develop action plan...

World Without Hunger Conference

Hybrid Event, 05/11/2024 - 07/11/2024

The World Without Hunger Conference is a three-day event, consisting of solution-oriented technical sessions, an investment forum, and a high-level political forum.  

World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) Campaign for Africa

Hybrid Event, 16/11/2024 - 22/10/2024

Antimicrobial agents such as antibiotics, have saved millions of lives, substantially reducing the burden of diseases in people and animals, improving quality of life, contributing to better food security and safety, and aiding to increased life expectancy.

However,  the  emergence  and  spread  of  antimicrobial  resistance  (AMR)  in ...

FAO Science and Innovation Forum 2024 - Africa regional event

Virtual Event, 15/10/2024

Background

The ongoing digital transformation of agrifood systems presents immense opportunities for African economies.

The transformation of the nature of data, its effective collection and utilization are at the core of digitalization. Harnessing data to support innovation, sustainable production, agribusiness, resilience, and effective policymaking is therefo...

18th Annual Multidisciplinary Team Meeting

Hybrid Event, 11/11/2024 - 15/11/2024

Eastern Africa is a subregion of great contrasts. In the one hand, it presents numerous business opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors from all over the world – on the other hand it remains the hot spot of drought and severe food insecurity.

According to the analysis done by the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the size of the economy of the Eastern African n...

African Fisheries and Aquaculture’s Blue Transformation to be highlighted at major events in Dakar

Hybrid Event, 29/09/2024

CIFAA20 and inland fisheries presentation starting 23 September

Subregional Office for Southern Africa (SFS): 18th Multidisciplinary Team Meeting

Hybrid Event, 10/11/2024 - 15/11/2024

The meeting will bring together diverse experts and stakeholders from various fields to collaboratively develop integrated and sustainable solutions for pressing issues towards transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agrifood systems.

World Food Forum: International Youth Day celebrations - Zimbabwe

Hybrid Event, 22/08/2024

Join us for a special event celebrating the power of youth & digital innovation, in collaboration with the KOICA-funded Green Jobs for Rural Youth Employment project (GJ4RYE) in Zimbabwe, the

2nd Southern Africa Dialogue Platform: El Niño Insights: Southern Africa Anticipation After Action Review

13/08/2024 - 15/08/2024

To boost effective learning, the Regional Anticipatory Action Working Group (RAAWG) in the SADC region and the Anticipation Hub are planning a Southern Africa El Niño Anticipation After Action Review (ENAAAR), bringing together SADC member states, RAAWG members, academic institutions and scientific reference centers and the donor community. Jointly, participants will reflect on the large-sca...

Launch of FDiVi Digital Villages project

Virtual Event, 10/06/2024

The project Fostering Digital Villages Through Innovative Advisory and Profitable Market Services in Africa (FDiVi) will work with 150 farmer groups across Malawi, Rwanda and Zimbabwe to use digital technologies, including artificial intelligence, to enhance agricultural advisory services, improve market access, and promote sharing of best practices.

Organised by the FAO Regi...

World Food Day 2024

Hybrid Event, 16/10/2024

Right to foods for a better life and a better future.

16th IFAP Regional Committee Meeting

07/04/2009

The International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) www.ifap.org is a global farmers' network in which member national farmers' organizations from throughout the world exchange concerns and set common priorities. IFAP...

IST-Africa 2009 Conference & Exhibition

13/04/2009

Hosted by the Government of the Republic of Uganda through the Ministry of ICT, Supported by the European Commission and Technical Co-Sponsored by IEEE, IST-Africa 2009 will take place on...

2nd World Congress on Agroforestry

15/04/2009

The 2nd World Congress of Agroforestry, to take place in  Nairobi, Kenya, 23-28 August 2009, promises to be the premier event for 2009 - a platform to share global knowledge and...

CECAF Workshop, 9th - 12th June 2009

09/06/2009

The Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic (CECAF), in collaboration with FIEL (FAO, Rome), will be organizing a workshop on Port State Measures to combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated...

17th Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission and the 1st African Forestry and Wildlife Week

22/10/2009

The 17th Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission (AFWC) and the 1st African Forestry and Wildlife Week will be hosted by the Government of the Republic of Congo...

Africa Green Revolution Forum, 1-4 September 2010

20/05/2010

The opportunity for Africa to become a major global food producer is unprecedented, and at the same time, smallholder farmers can make the transition from subsistence to commercial farming. Public...