22/5
2014
5ème Semaine africaine de l'Eau
22/05/2014
La Semaine africaine de l’eau (SAE) est convoquée par le Conseil des ministres africains de l’eau (AMCOW) en collaboration avec la Commission de l’Union africaine. Cet évènement est organisé conjointement...
23/5
2014
AFRICA DAY 2014 @ UN
23/05/2014
23 May 2014, New York - African Union and FAO host AFRICA DAY 2014 at the United Nations. Officials of the Regional Office for Africa, Accra, Ghana, have been invited...
27/5
2014
Revolutionising finance for agri-value chains, 14 - 17 July 2014, Nairobi, Kenya
27/05/2014
Agricultural finance institutions, and the policies, rules and regulations under which they operate, are lagging behind changes in the “real economy”. Recent years have seen significant innovations in certain countries...
29/5
2014
WSIS+10 High-Level Event, 10 - 13 June 2014, Geneva, Switzerland
29/05/2014
The WSIS+10 High-Level Event will be an extended version of the WSIS Forum. The Event will be held in the ITU Headquarters, Geneva from 10-13 June 2014 (9 June pre-events)....
30/5
2014
Purchase from Africans for Africa and Institutional Markets Knowledge Sharing Seminar, 2-6 June 2014, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
30/05/2014
WHAT: PAA Africa and Institutional Markets Knowledge Sharing SeminarWHERE: Hilton Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.WHEN: Monday, 2 to 6 June 2014 (including a field visit to Hawasa, 270 km south of...
12/6
2014
Press conference: Launch of the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2)
12/06/2014
12 June, 2014, Rome -- With FAO Director-General, Jose Graziano da Silva, and a video message by WHO Director-General, Margaret Chan Malnutrition in all its forms (undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies...
14/6
2014
African Union Summit, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, 20-27 June 2014
14/06/2014
In July 2012, the African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government, declared the year 2014 to be the Year of Agriculture and Food Security in Africa, marking...
20/6
2014
FAO at AU Summit, 26-27 June 2014, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
20/06/2014
Debate of the 23d Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly of the Heads of States and Government Transforming Africa’s Agriculture for Shared Prosperity and Improved Livelihoods through Harnessing Opportunities for Inclusive...
8/7
2014
Launch of the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2014-2023
08/07/2014
The OECD and FAO will present the key findings of their annual report on Friday, 11 July 2014. The publication coincides with a downward movement in global agricultural prices, reflecting...
17/8
2014
Africa consultation on ComDev, community media & ICTs for family farming
17/08/2014
From 25 August 2014, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) will host a series of regional virtual consultations open to development...
18/8
2014
Ebola - OCHA Web site for up-dates
18/08/2014
OCHA Regional Office for West & Central Africa in Dakar has launched a fully dedicated Regional Ebola Crisis web page on the Humanitarian Response platform https://wca.humanitarianresponse.info/fr/emergencies/virus-ebola
20/8
2014
Sharefair 2014 on Rural Women's Technologies, 15-17 October, 2014, Nairobi, Kenya
20/08/2014
The UN Women Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa, FAO, IFAD, WFP, IIRR, and the UN Women’s Knowledge Gateway for Women’s Economic Empowerment are organizing a sharefair on “Rural...
11/10
2014
World Food Day, 16 October 2014
11/10/2014
Family Farming is the focus of World Food Day 2014 The 2014 World Food Day theme - Family Farming: “Feeding the world, caring for the earth” - has been chosen to...
22/10
2014
AUC/FAO High-level Consultation on Post-Harvest Losses (Johannesburg, 22-23 October 2014)
22/10/2014
Contributing to the Implementation of the AU Malabo Declaration (June 2014, Johannesburg, South Africa) THEME - Transforming Africa’s Agriculture for shared prosperity and improved livelihoods: Harnessing Opportunities for Inclusive Growth...
12/11
2014
Ghana: Annual National Food and Agricultural Show - FAGRO - 12 – 14 November 2014, Kumasi, Ghana
12/11/2014
Date of Release: 12/11/2014 THEME: Reducing Risk for a Sustainable Agricultural Growth and Development Daily practical experience reveals that; risks, disasters, development and poverty are intimately linked. Loss or destruction...
12/11
2014
Host agreement with Mozambique for the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC)
12/11/2014
Promoting the sustainable utilization of the living marine resources of the Southwest Indian Ocean region On 12 November 2014, the FAO Assistant Director General for Fisheries will sign a host agreement...
17/11
2014
African Ministerial meeting on Beijing Plus 20, 17 to 19 November 2014, Addis-Ababa
17/11/2014
Site Url: http://www.fao.org/africa Comms activity to be handled at regional level. Contact: Herbert Muhire/FAO-Rwanda Communication Official spokesperson(s): Minae, Susan (FAOSFE)/; Ndiaye, Tacko (FAORAF); Tefft, James (FAORAF); Unit: RAF Com
17/11
2014
Capacity-building to prevent Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR): Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia -
17/11/2014
CAPACITY BUILDING TO PREVENT PESTE DES PETIT RUMINANTS (PPR) INTRODUCTION INTO MALAWI, MOZAMBIQUE AND ZAMBIA - Laboratory Training . With regards the implementation of the TCP/SFS/3403, the following dates are being...
24/11
2014
November-December 2014 calendar of events across RAF
24/11/2014
Kenya: 24 November, Launch of the Resilience Analysis Unit (RAU), organized by IGAD (The Windsor Golf Hotel and Country Club, Nairobi) Kenya: 24-25 November, Partners’ Meeting on the Rice Development Programme...
2/12
2014
“Gender and Livestock”: AGA-ESP-SFS workshop, Harare, Zimbabwe, 2 -4 December 2014
02/12/2014
The Animal Production and Health Division (AGA) and the Social Protection Division (ESP), in collaboration with the Regional Office for Africa (RAF) and the Subregional Office for Southern Africa (SFS),...