20/4
2016
22/4
2016
21st session of the Fishery Committee for the Central Eastern Atlantic (CECAF), Dakar, 20-22 April 2016
20/04/2016 - 22/04/2016
Senegal hosts the 21st session of the Fishery Committee for the Central Eastern Atlantic (CECAF) From 20 to 22 April 2016, Senegal will host the 21st session of the Fishery Committee...
25/4
2016
Seminar on Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing, 25-28 avril 2016, Abidjan
25/04/2016
Activity type : Meeting (Congress, Conference, Symposium, etc.) Site Url : http://www.fao.org/africa Date of Release : 25/04/2016 Scope : Regional/National Organized by the l’Institut Inter-régional de Sécurité Maritime (ISMI) . Communication To
2/5
2016
7/5
2016
First Great Green Wall Conference
02/05/2016 - 07/05/2016
What: 1st Conference on the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel Initiative (GGWSSI) When: 2 - 7 May 2016 Where: King Fahd Hotel, Dakar, Senegal Who: Organized by the African...
16/5
2016
21/5
2016
U.S. Ambassador to the UN Food and Agriculture Agencies to lead journalists on a visit to Madagascar
16/05/2016 - 21/05/2016
MEDIA NOTE &nb...
17/5
2016
20/5
2016
Annual Meeting of the Multi-Disciplinary Team of FAO in West Africa
17/05/2016 - 20/05/2016
What: 9th RAF West Africa Team MDT meeting Where: Lomé, Togo When: 17 to 20 May 2016. Theme: Accelerated agricultural growth and transformation in the context of emerging global and regional...
23/5
2016
27/5
2016
The second session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-2) will take place at UNEP headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya
23/05/2016 - 27/05/2016
The second session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-2) will take place at UNEP headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya (23-27 may 2016) under the overarching theme of Delivering on the...
24/5
2016
25/5
2016
Workshop on Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, at Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology.
24/05/2016 - 25/05/2016
24-25 May 2016, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania - Workshop on Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, at Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology. In conjunction with several partners,...
24/5
2016
26/5
2016
African Regional Consultation on the State of Africa’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture (Addis-Abeba, 24–26 May, 2016)
24/05/2016 - 26/05/2016
The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture can be found here . Website of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. The Africa meeting is organized by...
25/5
2016
May 25 - Annual Commemoration of AFRICA DAY
25/05/2016
Africa Day is the annual commemoration on May 25, 1963 founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). On this day, leaders of 30 of the 32 independent African states...
30/5
2016
31/5
2016
National consultation on the Emerging Pandemic Threats 2 (EPT 2) program in West and Central Africa, 30 May to 31st May 2016
30/05/2016 - 31/05/2016
Maladies émergentes : La FAO consulte les acteurs nationaux du Mali et du Sénégal pour la formulation de leur programme pays Du 30 au 31 mai 2016, l’Organisation des Nations Unies...
5/7
2016
6/7
2016
UN agencies take stock of El Niño impacts in Africa and Asia/Pacific, gear up for La Niña
05/07/2016 - 06/07/2016
Special event: 6 July 2016 (9:00 – 15:30 CEST) FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy “Long tail” of global weather phenomenon continuing to affect food security of millions – La Niña knock-on effects...
5/7
2016
7/7
2016
R/V Dr Fridtjof Nansen 2016 Ghana Ecosystem Survey Post survey meeting (Part II)
05/07/2016 - 07/07/2016
In April this year the research vessel Dr Fridtjof Nansen carried out an ecosystem survey in Ghanaian waters starting with a high-level visit to the vessel by the Minister of...
11/7
2016
12/7
2016
Enhancing Trade and Food Security in CILSS Member States (Ouagadougou, 11-12 July 2016)
11/07/2016 - 12/07/2016
Introduction The continued neglect of local agriculture, high food prices, the threat of serious drought, conflict, the displacement of people and changing climatic patterns have combined to create an emerging food...
27/7
2016
29/7
2016
The First Africa ECTAD Regional Meeting (AfREM) organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Dakar, from Wednesday, 27th July to Friday, 29th July 2016
27/07/2016 - 29/07/2016
ECTAD Africa: FAO organize the first regional meeting for better understanding of the role and responsibility of the various units ECTAD From 27 th to 29 th July 2016, the Food and Agriculture Organization...
1/8
2016
5/8
2016
Mr. Petrini, FAO Zero Hunger Special Ambassador for the region of Europe will travel in Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa from 1 to 5 August 2016
01/08/2016 - 05/08/2016
http://www.slowfood.com/carlo-petrini-recently-appointed-fao-special-ambassador-visits-kenya-tanzania-south-africa/
3/8
2016
7/8
2016
Foire Internationale de l’Economie Rurale de Madagascar - 18th Edition – 3d to 7th august
03/08/2016 - 07/08/2016
FIER MADA (Foire Internationale de l’Economie Rurale de Madagascar) 18ème Edition – 3d to 7th august : participation by TCP on NewCountrySTAT system, EU funded project (AINA) led by FAO, National...
22/8
2016
Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) Summit - Nairobi
22/08/2016
The TICAD VI Summit will focus on the theme, “Advancing Africa’s Sustainable Development Agenda –TICAD Partnership for Prosperity.” This will be the first time TICAD is being held in Africa...
22/8
2016
26/8
2016
Promoting Information and Knowledge Sharing for Improved Food and Nutrition Security: Exchange Study Tour to Ethiopia
22/08/2016 - 26/08/2016
Promoting Information and Knowledge Sharing for Improved Food and Nutrition Security: Exchange Study Tour to Ethiopia 22-26 August,2016 Background The commitment to end hunger in Africa by 2025 within the CAADP...
26/8
2016
28/8
2016
FAO to attend Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI)
26/08/2016 - 28/08/2016
FAO to attend Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) 26-28 August 2016, Nairobi FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva will attend the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD...
28/8
2016
3/9
2016
The FAO Director-General pays official visits to Indian Ocean islands
28/08/2016 - 03/09/2016
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva will visit Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles in support of the Indian Ocean Commission’s Regional Programme on Food and Nutrition Security. 29 August to 3...