Events
15/10
2021
World Food Day – Asia and the Pacific
Hybrid Event, 15/10/2021
FAO’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific will convene its annual regional World Food Day observance, virtually this year, on Friday 15th October (in lieu of 16th October – a Saturday). Please click here to learn more about Regional World Food Day E
20/1
2022
21/1
2022
Online Inception Workshop (TCP/RAS/3805)
Hybrid Event, 20/01/2022 - 21/01/2022
FAO with the support of partners initiated a regional Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) Project, covering three countries (Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand; TCP/RAS/3805). With a budget of USD 245,000, it will be operational until July 2023. The proje
30/8
2023
1st i-Connect Regional Dialogues 2023: Innovation Development Processes
Hybrid Event, 30/08/2023
Join us at the 1st i-Connect Regional Dialogue 2023, an exclusive knowledge sharing event that connects FAO country offices from all over the Asia-Pacific Region! With a spotlight on innovation development processes, we aim to advance sustainable agr
17/2
2020
21/2
2020
Regional Training of Trainers (ToT) for One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization (OHZDP) Process
Hybrid Event, 17/02/2020 - 21/02/2020
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States (US-CDC) developed One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization (OHZDP) tool with a process to assist countries to use a multisectoral approach to prioritize endemic and emerging zoonotic disea
5/10
2022
High-level Launch Event for the FAO Regional Knowledge Platform on One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) for Asia and the Pacific
Hybrid Event, 05/10/2022
14:00-14:45 hrs. (Bangkok Time) Countries in the Asia-Pacific region has rich experience in Special Agricultural Products development and expressed strong desire to share knowledge. By mobilizing existing knowledge, expertise and best practices from
2/7
2019
4/7
2019
FAO Avian influenza multi-country study to determine factors contributing to endemicity of HPAI H5N1 Endemicity study finalization and conclusion Meeting
02/07/2019 - 04/07/2019
The HPAI endemicity study that commenced in 2016 is a targeted, risk-based study with the aim to actively look for H5 virus during the low risk season (July to October). Bangladesh and Indonesia were selected to conduct the endemicity study usi
19/3
2018
23/3
2018
Regional Workshop on Management of Fruit Fly for Mangoes
19/03/2018 - 23/03/2018
Objectives To share experiences and lessons learned on the fruit fly control for mango through area-wide management concept, farmer participation and IPM FFS; To share experiences on IPM FFS programme implementation in terms of innovation,
9/9
2019
21/9
2020
23/9
2020
Public hearing/Final Workshop on FRL and MMR
Hybrid Event, 21/09/2020 - 23/09/2020
Important progress has been made to establish different elements of Thailand’s National Forest Measurement, Monitoring and Reporting system (NFMS/MMR), develop Thailand’s Forest Reference (Emission) Level (FRL/FREL) for the period 2006 to 2016, an
4/10
2019
Scaling-up agroforestry in the ASEAN region for food security and environmental benefits
04/10/2019
ASEAN has put a strong emphasis on the role of agroforestry in addressing food security and environmental degradation. Agroforestry is an integrated approach that combines various agricultural, forestry, fisheries and livestock practices — as dete
13/11
2018
Technical Workshop on Scenario Development in Forestry Sector for 2030 and 2050
13/11/2018
Upon the request of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC) at the 27th Session of APFC held in Colombo in October 2017 FAO is currently in the process of formulating the Third Asia-Pacific Forest Sector Outlook Study (APFSOS III). It will
14/9
2021
Mainstreaming Indigenous Fruits and Vegetables for a food and nutrition secure future
Hybrid Event, 14/09/2021
Asia is known for its collective biodiversity, rich culture, and home to a wide variety of crops like wild edible, and semi-domesticated species that support not just the local and regional population but also the rest of the world. These underutilized
1/3
2022
2/3
2022
Scaling up climate action for resilient and low emission landscapes: on the lead up to COP27
Hybrid Event, 01/03/2022 - 02/03/2022
20/8
2019
22/8
2019
WHO/FAO Inter-Regional meeting to promote healthy diets through the Informal Food Sector
20/08/2019 - 22/08/2019
Nutrition and Health for Development Unit, WHO SEARO, proposes to hold a an informal Consultation, with the overall aim to have a preliminary discussion to identify possible policy actions and obtain greater clarity on how to promote healthier die
18/3
2019
19/3
2019
Technical Working Group for Technical Items #7 and #8 of the AMU/AMR Technical Advisory Group for South East Asia
18/03/2019 - 19/03/2019
To bring these discussion points forward, it was agreed during the AMR TAG for South-East Asia 2018, that a volunteer Technical Working Group will be formed (to include CU, CLSI, Singapore, ESR NZ, FAO + additional volunteers for Technical Ite