In a world increasingly interconnected through trade, climate change and biodiversity, the health of our plants has never been more crucial. Recognizing this and following on the International Day of Plant Health that was celebrated on 12 May, the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the ...

In commemoration of World Portuguese Language Day, which is observed annually on 5 May, and in support of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, the Embassy of Portugal in Belgium, UN Environment Programme and FAO in Brussels in partnership with the United Nations in Brussels...

13-14 May 2024 – Baogen Gu, Senior Agricultural Officer in the FAO Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP), participated in the IPMWORKS European Policy and Stakeholders’ seminar on “Boosting IPM Implementation in the EU” and the IPM Conference 2024. His contributions highlighted t...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant threat to global public health, necessitating urgent and coordinated action at national and international levels.  From 6 to 8 May 2024, the Federal Public Service Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment (FPS Health), togeth...

The FAO Liaison Office in Brussels is delighted to celebrate the first International Day of Potato on Monday, 27 May 2024, in Brussels, at the Residence Palace. The event, which is co-organized with the Embassy of Peru in Belgium, will feature high-level interventions from FAO, Belgium, a...

Brussels, 18-19 April – Cameroon’s Cocoa and Coffee Interprofessional Council (CICC), FAO and the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), organized a two-day workshop in Brussels on the theme of Agroforestry systems in Cameroon and around the world: what...

16 and 17 April 2024, Brussels |In a two-day visit to Brussels, FAO Deputy Director-General Maurizio Martina met FAO partners and engaged in conversations to enhance collaboration aimed at fostering transformative initiatives also in preparation for the Thirty-fourth session of the FAO Re...

Mohamed Manssouri, Director of FAO Investment Centre, participated at the World Cocoa Conference 2024 held in Brussels, Belgium, from 21 to 24 April, where he shared his v...

FAO Brussels Director, Raschad Al-Khafaji, shared updates on the Fish4ACP project to the delegates of the ACP and CODEV Working Parties of the Council of the Europe...

Lifeng LI, FAO Director of the Land and Water Division, joined a hearing hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on the pressing topic of water politics and their implications for the empowerment of youth, women, indigenous, and local communities. LI’s intervention foc...

Brussels, Geneva, New York and Rome, 9 April 2024 – The sixth edition of the FAO SIDS Solutions Dialogue focused on agricultural trade trends, challenges, and opportunities specific to Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The hybrid event held in Geneva explored the role of trade in tra...

Brussels, 15 April – The FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (REU), supported by the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels, organized a pre-consultation with private sector representatives in Brussels ahead of the Forty-fourth session of the