World Bee Day 2025

Hybrid Event, 20/05/2025

Join us in celebrating World Bee Day under this year’s theme: "Bee inspired by nature to nourish us all." The event shines a light on the essential role that bees and other pollinators play in supporting our food systems and maintaining healthy ecosystems. As these vital creatures face growing threats from habitat loss, harmful farming pra...

2025 Global Report on Food Crises High-Level Launch Event

Hybrid Event, 16/05/2025

The Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC) will host a high-level launch event to present the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC), produced by the Food Security Information Network (FSIN). This report offers the latest analysis of acute food insecurity and malnutrition worldwide, focusing on key drivers such as nutrition crises and displacement. Bringing together leaders from the Un...

Screening of the documentary "Hatun Phaqcha, The Healing Land" on the occasion of the International Day of Potato 2025

27/05/2025

Rethinking Resilience: Building sustainable futures in a world of polycrisis

Hybrid Event, 08/05/2025

This event, co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Bank Group Institute for Economic Development, will explore solutions for advancing poverty reduction and promoting resilience to climate risks. The conversation will draw from two World Bank reports: "Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet Report 2024: Pathways Out of the Polycrisis" and the...

Leveraging knowledge and elearning opportunities to transform agrifood systems

14/05/2025

FAO webinar "Financing the future: Unlocking investments for a thriving forest-based bioeconomy"

29/04/2025

On 29 April 2025, FAO will host the second session of its global webinar series on sustainable forest-based bioeconomy approaches. Webinar speakers will explore diverse financial mechanisms—from innovative investment approaches to expanding climate finance and market-based solutions.

Date: 29 April 2025

Time: 15.00–16.45 CEST 

Location: Online, via Zoom.

Global Soil Partnership's Plenary Assembly

Hybrid Event, 03/06/2025 - 05/06/2025

At this event, distinguished delegates and partners of the Global Soil Partnership from around the world will come together to engage in deliberations and make crucial decisions to advance the global soil agenda and exchange knowledge and expertise in the field of sustainable soil management.

For more information, please visit the event website

FAO Global Agrifood Biotechnologies Conference

16/06/2025 - 18/06/2025

As part of its 80th Anniversary celebrations, FAO is organizing a Global Agrifood Biotechnologies Conference entitled “Biotechnologies for a Sustainable Future: Driving Agrifood Systems Transformation” from 16 to 18 June 2025 at FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy. The conference aims to discuss the latest advancements, opportunities, and risks associated with biotechnologies, and to examine ...

EU Green Week 2025

Hybrid Event, 03/06/2025 - 05/06/2025

The FAO Liaison Office with the European Union and Belgium will participate in a joint UN stand during the EU Green Week 2025, taking place from 3 to 5 June in Brussels. FAO will be present throughout the three-day event at the UN stand, alongside UNEP, UNIDO, UNESCO, UNDP, and UN Human Rights, showcasing how the Organization’s work contributes to circular solutions in agrifood systems. ...

Agrifood Systems Transformation in Africa: Achievements, Partnerships and Opportunities

07/05/2025

Join us for this in-person Dialogue organized by the FAO Liaison Office with the EU and Belgium, in collaboration with ECDPM, on the efforts of transforming Africa’s agrifood systems, making them MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable.

Participants will explore successful examples of working towards food security, healthy diets, and climate resilience while identifying o...

Agroecological transition of food systems in Africa: Evidence for research and development policies in Africa-EU collaboration

06/05/2025

The event "Agroecological transition of food systems in Africa: Evidence for research and development policies in Africa-EU collaboration" will present key findings from nine EU-Africa projects on agroecological approaches to enhance resilience in African smallholder farming. It will discuss the implications for policymakers and assess future research priorities in agroecology, regenerative,...

Regional Multistakeholder Meeting on Digital Tools for Genetic Diversity of Pollinators

Hybrid Event, 09/04/2025 - 11/04/2025

To advance knowledge on pollinators' critical role in sustaining food systems and ecosystems, and foster collaboration to safeguard pollinators, the Regional Multistakeholder Meeting on Digital Tools for Genetic Diversity of Pollinators, organized by FAO, will convene government officials, technical experts, and innovation leaders to explore the potential of digital technologies in monitorin...

177th Session of the FAO Council

07/04/2025 - 11/04/2025

The FAO Council was established in 1947 at the 3rd Session of the FAO Conference, replacing the original "Executive Committee".

The Council acts as the executive arm of the Conference between its sessions, exercising functions relating to the status of world food and agriculture, prospective activities of the Organization, and administrative and constitutional matters. The Council play...

International Day of Plant Health

Hybrid Event, 12/05/2025

This year, the International Day of Plant Health calls on everyone to raise awareness and take action to keep plants, animals, humans, and the environment healthy. Follow this page to learn more about the #PlantHealthDay celebration, under the theme: "The Importance of Plant Health in One Health".

Background:

Plant health is the foundation of food security and is interconnected w...

Feeding the Future: Innovative Technology for Greener, More Resilient Agrifood Systems in Africa

05/05/2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and the Flanders Chancellery and Foreign Office have the honour of inviting you to the event: Feeding the Future: Innovative Technology for Greener, More Resilient Agrifood Systems in Africa.

The event explores how we can leverage Africa's unique assets to enhance food security without worsening climate change or bi...

Forum for the Future of Agriculture - 2025 Annual Conference

Hybrid Event, 01/04/2025

The Forum for the Future of Agriculture (ForumforAg) Annual Conference will take place on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. The event will feature a dynamic program of live broadcasts, expert-moderated panel discussions, engaging dialogues, interactive sessions, networking opportunities, and exhibitions, accessible both in Brussels and online.

Building Resilience: Climate proofing EU Agriculture

24/03/2025

This high-level event will bring together technical experts, policymakers, and financial experts to discuss how agriculture can adapt to climate change challenges. It is organized by the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Florence School of Transnational Governance (STG), and the European University Institute (EUI), with the technical collaboration of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (...

SIDS Solutions Dialogue Series: Enhancing timely access to quality data and statistics in SIDS

Hybrid Event, 01/04/2025

The SIDS Solutions Dialogue, organized by the FAO Liaison Offices in Brussels, Geneva, New York, and the FAO Office of SIDS, LDCs, and LLDCs, in collaboration with FAO’s Statistics Division, is a hybrid event focusing on data solutions for Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

The dialogue aims to address the calls from the SIDS4 Conference for enhanced data collection, with a focus o...

Celebration of AQUASTAT's 30th anniversary and Joint FAO and UN-Water Briefing on the UN System-wide Strategy on Water and Sanitation

Hybrid Event, 04/04/2025

FAO is pleased to invite you to the "Celebration of AQUASTAT's 30th anniversary and the joint FAO and UN-Water Briefing on the UN System-wide Strategy on Water and Sanitation” held in the context of FAO’s 80th anniversary.

The event will take place on Friday, 4 April 2025, from 9.00 to 10.30 (CEST), at FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy, and online.

During the event, FAO and UN-W...

CPM-19: Global Forum on Plant Health and Phytosanitary Standards

Hybrid Event, 17/03/2025 - 21/03/2025

The Nineteenth Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-19) will take place at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nat...