FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
FAO in Asia and the Pacific has four regional priority areas of work that deliver meaningful support to our Member Nations, helping them achieve impactful results leading to better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life for all – leaving no one behind. A further series of FAO Corporate Initiatives that provide country-owned and country-led solutions, such as the Digital Village Initiative, Hand-in-Hand Initiative, the One Country One Priority Product Initiative and the Green Cities Initiative, deliver great impact and are highly popular with our Members in Asia and the Pacific.
Highlights
Regional Priorities
FAO in the Asia and Pacific region has four Regional Priorities to implement consolidated actions effectively and efficiently while promoting digitalization of the agriculture sector and rural communities.
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The Four Betters Videos
In the Asia-Pacific region, FAO is working with its Member Nations to help them advance to the 2030 Agenda by achieving Four Betters: Better Production, Better Nutrition, Better Environment and Better Life – leaving no one behind.
FAO’s 80th anniversary
365 days of action
Feature Stories
Events
18/ 6
2025
20/6
2025
The Hand-in-Hand Investment Dialogue for Asia and the Pacific
18/06/2025 - 20/06/2025
The Asia and the Pacific region face urgent challenges in transforming agrifood systems to ensure food security, economic growth, and sustainability. The Hand-in-Hand Investment Dialogue offers a unique opportunity for governments, financial institutions, and private sector actors to mobilize investments, forge partnerships, and accelerate agrifood transformation.
26/ 3
2025
27/3
2025
Regional Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF) Workshop in Asia: building on a decade of the SSF Guidelines for a sustainable future
26/03/2025 - 27/03/2025
Small-scale fisheries (SSF) contribute at least 47% of the catch from capture fisheries in Asia and provide jobs for around 46 million people, representing 91% of Asia's fisheries workforce.
Featured Publication
Increasing direct access to Green Climate Fund (GCF) for agriculture in Southeast Asia
11/03/2025
The Asia-Pacific, home to one quarter of the global population, has the highest proportion (70 percent of storms) of weather-related disaster displacements worldwide.
The evolving Asian experience
11/03/2025
Agribusiness incubation (ABI) has emerged as a transformative strategy for revitalizing rural livelihoods, engaging youth in agriculture, and promoting sustainable technologies.
Regional Initiatives
Global Initiatives
Multimedia
Mr Godfrey Magwenzi is the Deputy Director-General/Director of Cabinet and the Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific ad interim, effective 01 April 2025.
Contact
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Maliwan Mansion
Phra Atit Road
Bangkok 10200, Thailand
Phone: (+66 2) 697 4000
Fax: (+66 2) 697 4445
E-mail: [email protected]