Posts on the Country "Egypt"
Pioneering food safety: Building resilient agrifood systems for tomorrow
19/02/2025
FAO launches Regional Food Safety Research Network and Innovation Hub to transform agrifood systems in the Near East and North Africa The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today is set to host a pivotal Co-Creation Workshop to establish a Regional Food Safety Research...
Zoominar IX: Role of Farmer Organizations in Agri-Food Systems Innovation
15/07/2020
Background In the context of COVID-19 outbreak, FAO RNE is organizing this Zoominar on Farmer organizations’ role in promoting innovation to increase food security, and sustainable rural development. Since the early spread of COVID-19, FAO underscored the crucial role of farmer organizations in...
Zoominar VIII: Innovation in social protection in response to COVID-19 in the NENA region: Building on best practices cases
06/07/2020
Background The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to spread throughout the Near East and North Africa (NENA) - Arab States region. The pandemic will have huge impacts on public health and represents already an unprecedented shock to economies, food systems and labour markets globally and in...
Zoominar V on The Role of Youth in Agri-Food System Innovation in the Context of COVID-19
18/05/2020
Background Young people are driving innovation in agri-food systems and have a key role to play in achieving global food security and nutrition. The current crisis has brought both new challenges and opportunities for young innovators working to transform the sector. Paramount to ensuring that young...
Invitation to ZOOMINAR IV : Accelerating Digital Extension Advisory Services (DEAS) in post COVID-19 context
08/05/2020
BACKGROUND The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are providing policy recommendations, guidelines and tools to improve Extension Advisory Services (EAS) systems, in order to build resilience of smallholders to crises and disasters...
Egypt turns to FAO for digital transformation in agriculture
23/07/2019
The following news was published by Watani International and is shared for information purposes. CAIRO, 22 July 2019. The Food and Agriculture organization of the UN has launched in Egypt a digital model of agricultural extension to enhance agricultural productivity. The move comes within the...