Advancing India’s poultry health: Insights from expert consultation
29/04/2024
Takayuki Hagiwara, FAO Representative in India and FAO Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) team participated in a two-day expert consultation to develop the Poultry Action Plan of India....
India, a global centre of excellence for millet production contributing to food and nutrition
18/04/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research – Indian Institute of Millets Research (ICAR-IIMR) organized an international webinar...
Veterinary treatment guidelines and disease prioritization strategy for India
08/04/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) met the Animal Husbandry Commissioner of India (AHC), Dr Abhijit Mitra to formulate a comprehensive standard veterinary treatment guideline tailored...
FAO conducts international training on ‘Global Governance and Partnerships’ for nutrition-sensitive agriculture
20/03/2024
On 18 March 2024, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) conducted a technical training session on ‘Global Governance and Partnerships’ for Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture (NSA) at the...
FAO Workshop on Animal Health: Advancing Collaborative Disease Prevention and Control with One Health Approach
14/03/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations organized a one-day multisectoral experts workshop on animal health with a One Health approach on 14 March 2024 in Delhi. The...
National Workshop on ‘Forecasting Techniques and Decision Support System for Climate-Resilient Agriculture in Rainfed Ecosystems’
08/03/2024
A National Workshop on 'Forecasting Techniques and Decision Support System for Climate-Resilient Agriculture in Rainfed Ecosystems' was organized by the National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA), Department of Agriculture and Farmers...
MoA&FW and FAO organize the National Inception Workshop on GEF 7 FOLUR Impact Program
07/03/2024
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW), Government of India (GoI) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) successfully organized the two-day national...
National Inception Workshop of GEF 7 Food System, Land Use and Restoration (FOLUR) India Project
04/03/2024
The National Inception Workshop for the Global Environment Facility (GEF) 7-cycle funded project titled, “Promotion of Sustainable Food Systems in India through Transforming Rice-Wheat Systems in Punjab, Haryana, Odisha and...
FAO facilitates expert consultation for the review and revision of the National Action Plan on AMR 2.0
15/02/2024
FAO facilitates the review and revision of draft activities of the National Action Plan on AMR 2.0 for the livestock and fisheries sectors through expert consultation
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FAO participates in the annual International Dialogue on Desert Agrifood Production Systems
15/02/2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in India participated at the Maru Manthan, an annual international dialogue forum on desert agrifood production systems, on 9 and...
India to benefit from FAO-led Global Environment Facility approved Food Systems Integrated Program
12/02/2024
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved 48 FAO-led projects worth about $2.9 billion –$294 million in project financing and $2.6 billion in co-financing– that will play a pivotal role...
NITI Aayog, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and FAO launches Investment Forum for Advancing Climate Resilient Agrifood Systems in India
22/01/2024
The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare (MoA&FW), Government of India, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)...
Investment Forum for Advancing Climate Resilient Agrifood Systems
10/01/2024
The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare (MoA&FW), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are jointly launching...
Stocktaking workshop on GEF Projects: Green-Ag Project (GEF-6) and Sustainable Rice Wheat Systems –FOLUR Project (GEF-7)
08/01/2024
On 8 January 2024, a stocktaking workshop was organized to review the Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded FAO projects being implemented in Odisha under the chairpersonship of the Principal Secretary...
FAO facilitates the organization of INFAAR meetings in Bhubaneswar
23/12/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) facilitated two significant meetings for the Indian Network for Fishery...
FAO collaborates with ICAR-IIMR for International Millets Exchange Programme under its South-South and Triangular Cooperation Framework
11/12/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) collaborated to strengthen FAO's South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) framework with the...
Integrated soil and water management essential to achieve food security in India: FAO
05/12/2023
Soil and water are two fundamental resources for our sustenance with over 95 percent of our food originating from them. The symbiotic connection between soil and water is the foundation...
Buyer-seller meet organized to boost seed spices trade in Gujarat
05/12/2023
FAO in collaboration with the Spices Board, Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), Government of India and in support of the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) of the World...
FAO join hands with the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, GoI for safe and clean milk in India
29/11/2023
In collaboration with the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying (MoFAH&D), Government of India (GoI), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a roundtable discussion...
Integrated approach essential to address Antimicrobial Resistance: FAO
25/11/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a series of events to observe the World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week from 18 to 24 November 2023....