International technical conference on climate change, agricultural trade and food security

15 Nov 2017 - 17 Nov 2017

FAO Headquarters, Rome

This conference will explore the linkages between climate change, agricultural trade and food security, in preparation for the State of Agricultural Commodity Markets (SOCO) report.

E-learning course: Agriculture in Trade Agreements

16 Oct 2017 - 17 Nov 2017

Online

This course seeks to strengthen capacities in the Eastern and Southern Africa region, to develop and implement evidence-based trade policies, and to formulate and negotiate trade agreements, as a response to the increasing need for trade experts to support trade related development agenda in the region.

Seminar | Trade policy, WTO and development of agricultural markets in Post-Soviet countries

05 Oct 2017

Tbilisi, Georgia

This seminar is a continuation of the FAO e-learning course Accession to the WTO and implications for agriculture in the countries of the post-Soviet space. 90 people took part in the course between 5 to 30 June 2017, hosted by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).

Annual Meeting of the Agricultural Trade Policy Network in Europe and Central Asia

04 Oct 2017

Tbilisi, Georgia

Network members will discuss the results achieved during the year, and set up the programme of future network activities.

Workshop on screening of prospective investors and investment proposals Lilongwe, Malawi, 26-27 September 2017

26 Sep 2017 - 27 Sep 2017

Lilongwe

Investment screening by governments can be a cost effective way to promote responsible investment and, at the same time, avoid negative impacts of agricultural investment. Proper investment screening helps to discourage non-viable investments. However, the encouragement of desirable investments can be an equally important function of the process. These two [...]