International forum for action on sustainable beekeeping and pollination

Ljubljana (Slovenia), 22/05/2024 - 23/05/2024

In cooperation between FAO and Slovenia, this bi-annual event brings together governments, experts, business and civil society to give a regular fresh impetus to the international cooperation on beekeeping and pollination and to align it with the quickly changing needs.

34th session of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC34)

Rome (Italy), 14/05/2024 - 17/05/2024

The Republic of Moldova will host the Thirty-fourth Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC) from 14 to 17 Ma...

33rd Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Africa (ARC33)

(Morocco), Hybrid Event, 18/04/2024 - 20/04/2024

The 33rd Session of the Regional Conference for Africa (ARC33) will put a spotlight on FAO's Strategic Framework and the Four Betters: Better Production, Better Nutrition, a Better Environment and a Better Life, leaving no one behind.

38 FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and Caribbean

Georgetown (Guyana), Hybrid Event, 11/03/2024 - 21/03/2024

Opening Ceremony

37th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for the Near East

Amman (Jordan), Hybrid Event, 04/03/2024 - 05/03/2024

The importance of transforming agrifood systems to embed more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable systems that promote better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind, has been acknowledged as being pivotal for the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals.

37th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific

19/02/2024 - 22/02/2024

The Thirty-seventh Session of the Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC) will be held as a high-level Ministerial in-person event in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 19 to 22 February 2024. It will be preceded by the Senior Officers Meeting (SOM) to be held virtually from 31 January to 2 February 2024. The state of food a...

World Wetlands Day – 2 February

Hybrid Event, 02/02/2024

Friday, 2 February 2024 (12:00 – 13:30 CET)
Sheikh Zayed Centre, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy, and online

First Global Working Conference of FAO Representatives

Rome (Italy), 12/12/2023 - 14/12/2023

Regional Stocktaking Conference on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Farm based indicators for thirteen Pacific Countries, 2023

27/11/2023 - 30/11/2023

Strengthening the capacities of the Pacific countries to derive and report on SDG indicators 2.3.1 (Productivity of small-scale food producers), 2.3.2 (Income of small-scale food producers), 2.4.1 (Agricultural sustainability) and 5.a.1 (Women’s ownership of agricultural land).

International Symposium on GIAHS and Family Farming 2023

(Japan), 27/11/2023 - 29/11/2023

This year´s International Symposium focuses on how  innovative and sustainable rural development  supports family famers in GIAHS sites.

Rural development is a cornerstone of dynamic conservation activities. It contributes to communities’  wellbeing through multisectorial an...

FAO Global Forum for Animal Feed and Feed Regulators

Roma (Italy), 14/11/2023 - 15/11/2023

Register: virtually

Governance and policy innovation: Country experiences, tools and approaches

Virtual Event, 09/11/2023

24th Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission (AFWC24)

Hybrid Event, 30/10/2023 - 03/11/2023

The African Forestry and Wildlife Commission (AFWC) is one of the six regional forestry commissions of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).  The others cover the regions of Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Near East and North America .

Biennial UN Global Indigenous Youth Forum (UNGIYF)

Rome (Italy), Hybrid Event, 16/10/2023 - 20/10/2023

The II Session of the Biennial   UN Global Indigenous Youth Forum hosted by the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and organized by the Global Indigenous Youth will take place in October 2023 in Rome, Italy. The Forum will provide a space of dialogue between Indigenous Youth and FAO Members, UN Agencies, Universities, Research centres and other stakehol...

Rome Water Dialogue 2023

Hybrid Event, 04/10/2023 - 05/10/2023

Global Symposium on Soils and Water

Hybrid Event, 02/10/2023 - 05/10/2023

The Global Symposium on Soils and Water (GSOWA23) will be held in a hybrid format from 02 to 05 October 2023. As 95 percent of our food is produced on land, with soil and water playing crucial roles, understanding the interconnectedness of the resources and the need for integrated management is of utmost importance. To enhance collaboration and knowledge exchange, the symposium will coi...

30th Session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC)

02/10/2023 - 06/10/2023

APFC is one of the six regional forestry commissions established by FAO to provide a policy and technical forum for countries to discuss and address forest issues on a regional basis.

Global Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization

Roma (Italy), Hybrid Event, 27/09/2023 - 29/09/2023

The FAO Global Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (GAMC), is a neutral forum for FAO Members, farmers, universities, agricultural scientists, mechanization service providers, development agencies, policy makers, extension specialists, civil society, opinion leaders and private sector for focused dialogues to prioritize actions and strengthen technical networks and partnersh...

43rd Session of the European Commission on Agriculture

Budapest (Hungary), 27/09/2023 - 28/09/2023

To assist Members of the Europe and Central Asia region in cooperating on agricultural problems and to make recommendations on current matters within the geographical and technical competence of the European Commission on Agriculture (ECA), FAO convenes the Forty-third Session of the European Commission on Agriculture to be held in Budapest, Hungary on 27 and 28 September 2023.

Global Youth Dialogue on Sustainable Livestock Transformation

25/09/2023 - 27/09/2023

FAO, in collaboration with UNIMED – Mediterranean Universities Union, is organizing the Global Youth Dialogue on Sustainable Livestock Transformation from 25 to 27 September 2023 at FAO headquarters in Rome (Italy), in parallel to the