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19 January 2021
                  NATIONAL DIALOGUE (Curtain Raiser Interview : Prof. Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog) (Curtain Raiser Interview : Mr. Tomio Shichiri, FAO Representative in India)   INDIAN AGRICULTURE TOWARDS 2030 Pathways for Enhancing Farmers’ Income, Nutritional Security and Sustainable Food Systems  Inaugural Session: 19 January 2021 | 4:00 to 4:45 pm (click for Programme | Video) Overview Session:...
05 December 2020
On the occasion of World Soil Day 2020, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in collaboration with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), National Raifed Area Authority (NRAA), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Revitalising the Rainfed Agriculture (RRA) Network, organized an online...
26 November 2020
On the occasion of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW), November 18-24, 2020, an opinion piece authored by Mr Tomio Shichiri FAO Representative in India and Dr. Rajesh Bhatia, Technical Advisor for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), FAO India was published in the national daily, The Hindu, on November 24, 2020. Dr. Bhatia,...
22 October 2020
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations India in collaboration with the Spices Board India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) organized a virtual project inception workshop on October 22, 2020. Participants included representatives from the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) of the World Trade Organization (WTO),...
16 October 2020
On the 75th Anniversary of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations on October 16, 2020, India’s Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, released a commemorative coin of INR 75 denomination to mark the long-standing relationship of India with FAO. Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh...