225 Egyptian farmers complete a program to combat Red Palm Weevil via 11 Farmers Field School
26/09/2024
Egypt - The Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (RNE) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of...
FAO and NFSA conclude an evaluation of the national food control system
14/09/2024
Cairo, Egypt - Last week the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in cooperation with the National Food Safety Agency (NFSA), concluded an eight-month assessment of Egypt’s...
A high-level visit to identify the progress of “Enhancing Water Productivity in Agriculture” project in Kafr El-Sheikh
29/07/2024
Kafr El-Shiekh, Egypt - The “Enhancing Water Productivity in Agriculture” project, funded by the Japanese government, has made significant strides in improving food security and income generation for farmers in...
FAO Hosts UN-Private Sector meeting to accelerate SDGs in Egypt
08/07/2024
Cairo, Egypt – The United Nations recognize that unsustainable food systems must be transformed to become more sustainable if the global community is to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)....
Egypt embraces Africa Phytosanitary Programme
28/05/2024
Cairo, Egypt - The Government of Egypt and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat have reaffirmed their commitment to working together to strengthen the technical capacity to prevent and...
Red Palm Weevil management in eleven Farmer Filed Schools in four Egyptian Governorates to enhancing Date Palm production
17/05/2024
Cairo, Egypt - Eleven Farmer Field Schools (FFS) in four Egyptian governorates have been used as a way to improve date palm management and effectively control Red Palm Weevil (RPW)...
Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation to strengthen Egypt's food security and agricultural trade
02/05/2024
Cairo, Egypt – To enhance agricultural production, food safety and national phytosanitary capacity to prevent the introduction and spread of plant pests and diseases, Egypt is embarking on a Phytosanitary...
FAO leads private sector round table on climate action in Egypt's livestock and dairy sectors
25/04/2024
Cairo, Egypt - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) kicked -off a round table discussion with the livestock and dairy sectors, bringing together milk producers, agrifood...
In Egypt, FAO leads an evaluation of the national food control system
12/03/2024
Cairo, Egypt - Earlier this month, FAO began an assessment to improve the food control system in Egypt. The 6.4-million-euro project, "Strengthening of Capacities and Governance in Food and Phytosanitary...
FAO Near East Conference calls for Gaza ceasefire and aid delivery
06/03/2024
Amman, Jordan - The 37th Ministerial Session of FAO Regional Conference for the Near East (NERC37) has issued a call for a ceasefire in Gaza to facilitate the entry of...
FAO Regional Ministerial Conference for the NENA region concludes with a Ministerial Declaration
06/03/2024
Amman, Jordan – The 37th session of the Regional Ministerial Conference for the Near East and North Africa (NENA) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)...
Director-General visits project sites in Egypt
01/03/2024
Minya, Egypt- QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), made a field visit to one of FAO’s projects to empower rural women in...
FAO and Food Safety launch a project to improve the food control system in Egypt, with support from the European Union
25/02/2024
Cairo, Egypt - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced today the launch of the project “Strengthening food control and phytosanitary capacities and governance” in cooperation...
In the Arab Republic of Egypt, FAO leads an assessment of the national food control system with European Union support
21/02/2024
Cairo- Egypt – Next week FAO will begin a project to improve the food control system in the Arab Republic of Egypt. A 6.4-million-euro project funded by the European Union,...
Launching the strategy for developing the palm cultivation and date production sector in Egypt 2024-2029
20/02/2024
Cairo, Egypt - Within the framework of the efforts made nationally to advance the palm and date sector and increase the added value and exports of dates to international markets,...
Egyptian Agriculture Sector Takes Major Step Towards Disaster Risk Reduction with New Action Plan
05/02/2024
Cairo, Egypt - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MALR) officially launched the "Disaster Risk Reduction Action...
FAO and its partners conduct an evaluation study of farms equipped with modern irrigation systems in Qena and Minya
15/01/2024
Minya, Egypt - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Egypt along with partners from Ministry of Water Recourses and Irrigation, National Water Research Center and experts...
FAO and EAPD sign agreement promoting South-South and Triangular cooperation to support agrifood systems transformation and improve food security
10/01/2024
Cairo, Egypt - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development (EAPD) have signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed...
Planning and Design of Modern Irrigation Systems.
24/12/2023
Cairo, Egypt - A training program on the "Planning and Design of Modern Irrigation Systems" was held for 17 trainees from the Ministries of Irrigation and Agriculture from December 24 to...
Egypt set priorities for a sustainable Date palm sector under the OCOP initiative
20/12/2023
Cairo, Egypt – Representatives from government, academia, development organizations, researchers, traders, and exporters gathered in Cairo on 20 December to discuss progress and priorities for the date palm sector in...