FAO Regional Office for Africa

26/1

2015

26/01/2015

Site Url: http://summits.au.int/en/24thsummit/news/media-announcement-24th-au-summit Date of Release: 30/01/2015 30-31 January 2015: Twenty Fourth (24th) Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union. Ven

27/1

2015

27/01/2015

    Site Url: http://www.fao.org/africa Date of Release: 27/01/2015 Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme – FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Africa (21st Session),  Yaounde, Cameroon, 27-30 January 2015. It will include one-day FAO/WHO Wor

16/3

2015

16/03/2015

Digital Soil Mapping for Western and Central African countries (21 countries from Central and West Africa) 

16/3

2015

16/03/2015

Contact: Bruno Telemans, Consultant Horticulture, Accra. bruno.telemans@fao.org  

17/3

2015

17/03/2015

Niamey, Niger – 17-19 March 15: 5eme Réunion du Comité de Haut Niveau sur la Sécurité Alimentaire de l’UEMOA (Ministerial segment) - l’analyse de la situation agricole et alimentaire 2014-2015,...

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2015

21/03/2015

English: www.fao.org/news/audio-video/detail-video/en/?uid=11001French: www.fao.org/news/audio-video/detail-video/en/?uid=11005Spanish: www.fao.org/news/audio-video/detail-video/en/?uid=11003 IDF 2015 posters and website banners can be downloaded at http

25/3

2015

26/3

2015

25/03/2015 - 26/03/2015

Organized by the African Union Commission and the NEPAD Agency, the 11th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme Partnership Platform (CAADP PP), on the theme Walking the Talk: Delivering on Malabo...

31/3

2015

31/03/2015

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), also known as sheep and goat plague, is a highly contagious animal disease affecting small ruminants. Once introduced, the virus can infect up to 90...

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2015

15/4

2015

13/04/2015 - 15/04/2015

FAO Regional Office for Africa (RAF) Regional Management Team Meeting, headed by the Assistant Director-General/Regional Representative (ADG/RR), is organized to review and to address common managerial and programmatic issues arising...

22/5

2015

23/5

2015

22/05/2015 - 23/05/2015

Full summary of IDF 2015 events in Africa, including the AU two-day celebratio:,  http://forestry.fao.msgfocus.com/files/amf_fao/project_59/April_2015/IDF_2015_round-up-Africa-Rev23-04-1.pdf Source: inFO news 29 April.

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2015

5/6

2015

01/06/2015 - 05/06/2015

14 Universities and institution in Ghana express interest in FAO Education for Effective Nutrition in Action course 1-5 June 2015, Accra, Ghana --The University of Ghana has partnered with the Food and...

2/6

2015

02/06/2015

Published concurrently with the 2015 edition of the annual State Of Food Insecurity in the World (SOFI) report (SOFI 2015), the first Africa report - FAO Regional Overview of the Food Insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa -‘AFRICAN...

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2015

13/6

2015

06/06/2015 - 13/06/2015

FAO's 197 Members will meet from 6-13 June for the 39th biennial FAO Conference, the highest governing body of the Organization. Over 130 ministers and 14 heads of state or government...

9/6

2015

09/06/2015

    WHAT:      Workshop on Microbiological Risk Assessments a new tool to inform actions and decisions aimed at improving food safety   WITH:        Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry                 Ministry of Health and Social...

9/6

2015

11/6

2015

09/06/2015 - 11/06/2015

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is supporting the realization  of the African Farm/Family  Forestry Producer Organizations Conference that will take place in Kenya from 9...

10/6

2015

10/06/2015

Replay:  - Side event: Building Resilience in Africa’s Drylands http://www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/item/3942/icode/

15/6

2015

18/6

2015

15/06/2015 - 18/06/2015

The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) with the support of FAO Office for Partnerships, Advocacy and Capacity Development (OPC), FAO Regional Office for Africa (RAF) and CODATA (the...