ScaleWat: scaling up capacities for responsible governance of water tenure

17/11/2025 - 15/12/2025

As pressure on water resources grows, fair and sustainable allocation has never been more urgent. The Water Tenure Mondays webinar series brings together governments, practitioners, researchers and civil society to discuss how water tenure is defined, implemented and recognized in practice, and how it links to water governance, rights, and to other resources such as land, forests...

31st Session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission

Hybrid Event, 04/11/2025 - 07/11/2025

The 31st Session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission will be hosted by the Royal Forest Department of Thailand and held in conjunction with the 5th Asia-Pacific Forestry Week.

World Food Day 2025 regional event and 80th FAO Anniversary

07/10/2025

FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) will observe the World Food Day and 80th FAO Anniversary on Tuesday, 7 October 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand, promoting awareness of hunger and encouraging action for the future of food, people and the planet.

Theme: Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future
The theme emphasizes the nee...

Regional workshop for Asia and the Pacific on accelerating the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework through an integrated and synergistic approach

07/10/2025 - 09/10/2025

FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) will observe the World Food Day and 80th FAO Anniversary on Tuesday, 7 October 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand, promoting awareness of hunger and encouraging action for the future of food, people and the planet.

Agriculture Statistics Capacity Building Workshop

06/10/2025 - 10/10/2025

This in-person workshop will bring together senior government statisticians from Asia and the Pacific to strengthen national capacities in agricultural and food statistics. It responds to recommendations from the 30th Session of the Asia Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics (APCAS) and supports both FAO and UN-SIAP mandates for capacity building and technical assistance. The works...

Sustainable bioeconomy for agrifood systems transformation- Photo Contest 2025

Hybrid Event, 03/10/2025

International Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Geographical Indications Environment and Sustainability (GIES) for OCOP Implementation

11/09/2025 - 18/09/2025

This workshop will serve as a platform to share knowledge, provide capacity building, and strengthen collaboration on applying Geographical Indications Environment and Sustainability (GIES) methodology for Special Agricultural Products (SAPs) under the One Country One Priority Product (O...

Asia-Pacific Rural and Digital Finance Forum: Transforming agrifood systems

11/09/2025 - 12/09/2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, with the support of the Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA), will organize the Asia-Pacific Rural and Digital Finance Forum: Transforming agrifood systems from 11 to 12 September 2025, in Bangkok, Thailand. The Forum will convene policymakers, practitioners,...

The Inter-regional Forum on Digital Solutions for Agrifood Transformation (IDASF 2025)

Hybrid Event, 03/09/2025 - 05/09/2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Asia and the Pacific will host the Inter-regional Digital Agriculture Solutions Forum in Bangkok, Thailand, from 3 to 5 September 2025, bringing together experts to share and discuss wide-ranging digital innovations aimed at revolutionizing agrifood systems and forging vital new collaborative partnerships.

High-Level Inter-regional Knowledge Exchange on One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) Models

15/07/2025 - 17/07/2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of Viet Nam will co-host a High-Level Inter-Regional Knowledge Exchange on One Country One Priority Products (OCOP) Models from 15-17 Ju...

Regional launch of "The Third Report on the State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture"

Hybrid Event, 08/07/2025

The Third Report on the S...

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.

Pacific Week of Agriculture and Forestry 2025

26/05/2025 - 30/05/2025

Hosted by the Government of Tonga with support from FAO and the Pacific Community (SPC), the fourth Pacific Week of Agriculture and Forestry (PWAF) will take place from 26–30 May 2025 in Nuku’alofa, Tonga. This biannual event will bring together Pacific Island nations to address critical challenges and explore opportunities ...

South-Asia Subregional Consultation Workshop on OCOP Market Information Bulletin

Virtual Event, 30/04/2025

The FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, in collaboration with the ESCAP Subregional Office for South and South-West Asia, is co-organizing the South Asia Subregional Consultation Workshop on the One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) Market Information Bulletin. This marks the first consu...

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.

International Day of Forests 2025: Forests for Life - a sustainable future for forests and food security in Asia and the Pacific

Virtual Event, 21/03/2025

This year’s International Day of Forests honors the theme “Forests and Foods”, celebrating the crucial role of forests in food se...

Capacity building workshop on nutrition: advancing OCOP products value addition

Hybrid Event, 17/03/2025 - 20/03/2025

The Capacity Building Workshop on Nutrition: Advancing OCOP Products Value Addition is jointly organized by the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and the Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University (I...

International Women’s Day: Empowering women and girls for agrifood systems transformation. Regional insights on innovations to accelerate change.

Hybrid Event, 06/03/2025

The FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific is joining the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and UN Women to commemorate International Women’s Day 2025 under the theme

FAO at the Asia-Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development 2025

Hybrid Event, 25/02/2025 - 28/02/2025

The Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) is an annual, inclusive intergovernmental forum to support follow-up and review of progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the regional level. 

It will be organized from 25- 28 February 2025 under the theme: “Advancing sustainable, inclusive, sci...

RESULT Asia-Pacific: First Investment Forum

Hybrid Event, 11/12/2024 - 12/12/2024

Forest and landscape restoration (FLR) is gaining momentum in the context of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, co-led by UNEP and FAO, to contribute to the targets of the Bonn Challenge, Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework, Land Degradation Neutrality, AFR100 initiative and Global Land Initiative among others. Restoration of the degraded landscapes is critical for ensuring a healthy n...