Diarmuid Gavin
NATIONAL GOODWILL AMBASSADOR
Diarmuid Gavin is an Irish garden designer and TV personality who has designed many gardens in Ireland and the UK, mainland Europe, Africa, and China. He has participated in the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show nine times - winning gold in 2011. As a broadcaster, Diarmuid presented gardening series for all the terrestrial broadcasters in the UK including Home Front, Art of the Garden, Diarmuid’s Big Adventure, and Gardening Together. He has authored 13 garden design books including the best sellers Outdoors and Planting (with the late Sir Terence Conran). His autobiographical volume, How the Boy Next Door Turned Out was published in 2010. Diarmuid has participated in tele-reality shows including Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity Come Dine with Me.
Diarmuid was appointed National Goodwill Ambassador for Ireland in 2022 following his appointment as an Ambassador for the International Year of Plant Health in 2020. His focus for FAO is plant and soil health, sustainable management of forests, ecosystem pollination and combatting food loss and waste.
Highlights
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Foods Futures: Conversations for a Better World Webcast
Hosted by award-winning writer and BBC broadcaster Dan Saladino, this dynamic, Davos-style session explores how food can shape a fairer, more sustainable world.
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World Food Day 2025: Foods Futures
The discussions brought together scientists, economists, policymakers, chefs, among others, under the theme “Foods Futures: Conversations for a Better World.”
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World Food Day Ceremony-FAO80
Celebrate World Food Day with the leaders of the Rome-based UN agencies and special guests.
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Pope Leo XIV and world leaders mark World Food Day and FAO at 80 in Rome
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today commemorated World Food Day and its 80th anniversary with a landmark event in Rome.
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Talking plant health with our advocates
We speak to our International Year of Plant Health advocates Monty Don, Diarmuid Gavin and Rodrigo Pacheco to discuss why plant health is so important.
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Diarmuid Gavin named FAO Goodwill Ambassador for Ireland
The role includes promoting the sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems and combatting climate change.
International year
Diarmuid Gavin accepts the role as Champion for the International Year of Plant Health for the Europe Region
The Director-General of FAO , QU Dongyu has appointed Diarmuid Gavin, as an official Champion to promote the International Year of Plant Health throughout Europe.
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FAO appoints Monty Don and Diarmuid Gavin as International Year of Plant Health advocates
To promote the International Year of Plant Health FAO has appointed Monty Don, as a Goodwill Ambassador and Diarmuid Gavin as a Champion for the initiative.