WEBINAR - Home-Grown School Feeding
This international technical webinar is part of the series organized by the FAO eLearning Academy, Agreenium (l'Institut agronomique, vétérinaire et forestier de France) and UN-ESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific). These webinars are an opportunity to share experiences and lessons learnt, discuss challenges, and propose innovative solutions and models
WEBINAR - The impact of COVID-19 on seasonal and circular migration
The border restrictions and lockdown measures, following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, have affected seasonal and circular migration, as well as food security. Seasonal migration is the process when people migrate for employment, based on seasonality, and for only part of the year, following the agricultural seasonal calendar. Circular migration happens when an individual moves repeatedly
The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets (SOCO) 2020
FAO has launched The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2020 (SOCO 2020). The report aims to discuss policies and mechanisms that promote sustainable outcomes – economic, social and environmental – in agricultural and food markets, both global and domestic. The analysis is organized along the trends and challenges that lie at the heart of global discussions on trade and development. These
Global AgriInno Challenge 2020
FAO and Zhejiang University are co-organizing the Global AgriInno Challenge 2020. The aim of this initiative is to identify, accelerate and scale up youth-led innovative business models and digital solutions to address the challenges associated with the distribution and sales of agri-food products. The Challenge is open for all youth with ideas for digital development solutions, who are invited to
FAO/GIEWS quarterly global report Crop Prospects and Food Situation
FAO/GIEWS has released the latest issue of the Crop Prospects and Food Situation quarterly report, which highlights that food assistance needs grow as the COVID-19 pandemic hits incomes. Globally, 45 countries, including 34 in Africa, are in need of external assistance for food. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly through the loss of income and jobs related to containment measures
Webinar: Innovation in social protection in response to COVID-19 in the NENA region: Building on best practices case
Thursday, 9 July 2020 @14:00 - 15:30 (UTC+2) The Coronavirus disease (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 the NENA region, affecting rural poverty and resilience. It
FAO's TECA Platform releases "Open call for technologies and practices" to support smallholder farmers
FAO’s Technologies and Practices for Small Agricultural Producers (TECA) Platform has released an “Open call for technologies and practices” for submissions on sharing practices and technologies that can help smallholder farmers and producers to overcome current challenges. You are invited to submit practices and technologies that have been successfully implemented on the ground, brought positive
SALSA Project Final Conference: Can small farms and food businesses improve people’s access to more and better food in our globalized world?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the University of Évora present the SALSA Project Final Conference Can small farms and food businesses improve people’s access to more and better food in our globalized world? Thursday, 25 June 2020 from 10:00 to 11:00 and from 11:30 to 13:00 (CET) Please register to follow the virtual event through the Zoom conferencing platform
Webinar: Behind the scenes of a global poverty number and the challenges of rural estimates
The FAO Technical Network on Poverty Analysis (Think-PA) is pleased to invite you to the webinar "Behind the scenes of a global poverty number and the challenges of rural estimates" Wednesday, June 17 |15:00-16:30| Please register here . You will receive an e-mail with the link to webinar The first target of the SDGs is to eradicate extreme poverty, currently measured as people living on less than
Webinar: Promoting Collaborative Research for Sustainable Agri-Food Systems for Achieving Agenda 2030
FAO signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in July 2018 with the Italian Research Institutions: the National Research Council (CNR); the Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA); the National Agency for New Technologies, Renewable Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA); and the Italian Institute for Environmental Research and Protection (ISPRA). The overarching