1/12
2025
Launch of “The State of the World's Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture 2025 (SOLAW 2025)
01/12/2025
Join us for the launch of “The State of the World's Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture 2025 (SOLAW 2025)” on Monday, 1 December 2025, at FAO Headquarters (Sheikh Zayed Centre) and online, from 12:30 to 14:00 (UTC+1).
The report will be released as a FAO flagship report for the first time. Adopting the theme “The potential to produce more and better”, it focuses on the hi...
11/12
2025
FISH4ACP’s virtual tour: Making the case for investment in aquatic value chains
11/12/2025
In its 10th edition, the FISH4ACP virtual tour will take you to The Gambia, where 120 women oyster harvesters learned how to swim, overcoming their fear of drowning and ma...
4/12
2025
Opening Ceremony of the International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF) 2026
Hybrid Event, 04/12/2025
FAO, in collaboration with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and Ireland, will host an event on the sidelines of the Hundred and Seventy-Ninth Session of the FAO Council to launch the International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF) 2026. The event marks the official start of the United Nations observance of the International Year, and it will raise awareness of the crucial roles that women farme...
1/12
2025
5/11
2025
179th Session of the FAO Council
01/12/2025 - 05/11/2025
The 179th Session of the FAO Council will be held from 1 to 5 December 2025.
2/12
2025
Opening Ceremony of the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists 2026
Hybrid Event, 02/12/2025
Join us for the official launch of the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) 2026, taking place on 2 December 2025 at the Sheikh Zayed Centre, FAO Headquarters in Rome, and online.
Proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly at its 76th session (Resolution A/RES/76/253), the IYRP 2026 aims to raise global awareness of the vital roles that rangelands and pastora...
24/11
2025
29/11
2025
Eleventh Session of the Governing Body of the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
24/11/2025 - 29/11/2025
The Eleventh Session of the Governing Body (GB-11) of the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture will be held in Lima, Peru, from 24 through 29 November 2025, co-hosted by the Governments of Peru and Switzerland.
It will bring together delegations from all 155 Contracting Parties and other governments, along with representatives of farmers’ groups,...
28/11
2025
Launch of The State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries (SoMFi) 2025
Hybrid Event, 28/11/2025
Join us for the launch of the 2025 edition of The State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries (SoMFi) on 28 November at 10.00.
The State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date report on fisheries and aquaculture status and trends in the region. The 2025 edition is the most ambitious to date — the result of an unpr...
15/12
2025
17/12
2025
EU Agri-Food Days 2025
Hybrid Event, 15/12/2025 - 17/12/2025
The 3rd edition of the EU Agri-Food Days will take place from 15 to 17 December 2025 in Brussels. This three-day event will provide an opportunity to network with various stakeholders in the EU agri-food sector, including farmers, civil society representatives, academics, and policymakers.
20/11
2025
SAFE's Annual Conference 2025
20/11/2025
SAFE’s 2025 Annual Conference, ‘Consumers Come First: Advancing Consumer Protection through Research’, will take place on 20 November 2025 from 09:00 to 17:30 at Martin's Brussels EU, located in Boulevard Charlemagne 80, 1000 Brussels.
The event will feature a series of panels on key topics for SAFE, including natural claims in food labelling, food waste, sustainability in geographi...
20/11
2025
Webinar | Leveraging early warning and risk-based surveillance to inform timely and cost-effective decisions
20/11/2025
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic disease that affects both livestock and humans, with serious consequences for public health, food security, and livelihoods. Endemic in parts of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, outbreaks are often linked to climatic conditions that accelerate mosquito proliferation.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...
26/11
2025
Launch of the FAO phytosanitary legislation e-learning toolkit
26/11/2025
FAO and COLEAD are pleased to invite you to the online launch event of the FAO Phytosanitary Legislation E-learning Toolkit, taking place...
14/11
2025
Launch of "The impact of disasters on agriculture and food security 2025" report
Hybrid Event, 14/11/2025
FAO cordially invites you to the launch of the 2025 edition of its flagship report, “The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security: Digital Solutions f...
18/11
2025
24/11
2025
World Antimicrobial Resistance Week
Hybrid Event, 18/11/2025 - 24/11/2025
The World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) 2025 is set to take place under the urgent theme “Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future.” This theme highlights the critical need for immediate, coordinated action against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a pressing global threat impacting our health, food systems, environment, and economies.
As drug-resistant infections rise, it is essentia...
14/11
2025
FAO at the SDG-Forum 2025: Scaling Impact: Incubation Strategies to Unlock the Potential of MSMEs and Advance the SDGs
14/11/2025
This side event will explore how agribusiness incubation can unlock the transformative power of Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MS...
10/11
2025
21/11
2025
FAO at COP30
Hybrid Event, 10/11/2025 - 21/11/2025
FAO is proud to announce its participation in the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Brazil, a pivotal moment for addressing climate change and ensuring food security for the 1.2 billion people reliant on sustainable agrifood systems.
With a focus on placing agriculture and food security at the heart of negotiations, FAO is collaborating with countries and partner...
10/11
2025
14/11
2025
48th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
10/11/2025 - 14/11/2025
The 48th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC48) will be held physically at FAO headquarters (Plenary Hall), Rome, Italy, from 10 to 14 November 2025.
The plenary discussions will take place from Monday, 10 November to Wednesday, 12 November, from 10.00 to 13.00 (CET) and 15.00 to 18.00 (CET), with the option of an evening session on Wednesday, 12 November if required. Th...
4/11
2025
11/10
2025
31st Session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission
Hybrid Event, 04/11/2025 - 11/10/2025
The 31st Session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC) will be hosted by the Royal Forest Department of Thailand and held in conjunction with Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2025.
The Purpose of APFC is to advise on the formulation of forest policy and to review and coordinate its implementation on the regional scale; to exchange information and advise on suitable practices and act...
4/11
2025
SIDS Solutions Dialogue: Climate and environment financing for Small Island Developing States’ agrifood systems transformation
Hybrid Event, 04/11/2025
A joint initiative of the FAO Liaison Offices in Brussels, Geneva, New York and the FAO Office of SIDS, LDCs and LLDCs (OSL), in collaboration with FAO’s Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Environment (OCB), this dialogue will explore how Small Island Developing States (SIDS) can leverage key financing mechanisms to transform their agrifood systems.
Join us to:...
3/11
2025
Launch of The SOFA 2025
03/11/2025
This event presents FAO’s flagship report on The State of Food and Agriculture 2025, titled "Addressing land degradation across landholding scales”. This event highlights mounting pressures from land degradation, deforestation, and unsustainable management. It presents new evidence on how land degradation increasingly threatens agricultural productivity and food security, with particula...
29/9
2025
10/11
2025
Join the World Soil Day contests: Deadline for submissions is 10 November
29/09/2025 - 10/11/2025
In celebration of World Soil Day (WSD) 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), its Global Soil Pa...