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...

Connecting Rural Communities Africa Forum, 17 - 19 August 2010

20/05/2010

The 5th Annual Connecting Rural Communities Africa Forum 2010 will be held from the 17-19 August, 2010 at the International Conference Center, Accra, Ghana. The theme for the conference is...

Africa Agriculture Science Week, 19 - 24 July 2010

20/05/2010

The 5th Africa Agriculture Science Week and FARA General Assembly will be held on 19-24 July 2010 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. This is a major event of FARA held every...

International Workshop for Public and Private Sector Agriculture Extension Services Providers, 22 - 26 November 2010

04/10/2010

Agriculture extension in most parts of Africa has gone through a lot of evolution since the colonial times. The different changes have been linked to the political and economic situation...

AfricaAdapt Climate Change Symposium, 9 - 11 March 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

07/12/2010

The three-day bilingual (French/English) symposium will explore evolving approaches, tools, methods and philosophies exploring links between the changing climate and sustainable development across Africa. Come and participate in an exciting...

Economic Transformation in Africa, 10-11 May 201, Accra, Ghana

30/04/2011

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the University of Ghana are organizing an international conference on Economic Transformation in Africa to be held on May 10-11, 2011, in...