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Introduction: With growing populations of youth in Africa, coupled with the rising age of farmers, FAO and its partners can explore new ways to design and manage its agricultural programs in a way that meets the needs of countries’ shifting demographics. Young people seek profitable, prestigious, and exciting career paths that...

At the kind invitation of the Government of the Republic of South Africa, the Twenty-Second Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission (AFWC22) and the Sixth African Forestry and Wildlife Week (AFWW6) will be held at the Nombolo Mdhululi Conference Centre, in Skukuza Camp, Skukuza, Mpumalanga, South Africa from...

Recent trends in Africa provide significant opportunities for private sector-led growth that can stimulate investments and drive rural and agricultural Transformation in African economies. These trends include: Growing African food markets estimated to be $1 trillion by 2030 as well as Africa continental free trade area with estimated combined GDP of...

Harare, Zimbabwe The next African Civil Society Consultation for the 31st FAO Regional Conference will be held from 25 to 27 February 2020 in Harare, Zimbabwe. This important meeting will be organized by the Zimbabwe Small Holder Organic Farmers Forum (ZIMSOFF) in collaboration with the National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (NANGO),...

Background The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the African Union Commission, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are jointly organizing a High-level Side Event on Maintaining Peace through Improved Food Security and Nutrition in Africa on the margins of the Thirty-third African Union Summit. The side...