Morocco dresses in blue for World Food Day 2023
16/10/2023
As it does every year, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) celebrates World Food Day (WFD) on October 16, the anniversary of its founding in 1945. The theme for 2023 will be "Water is life, water feeds us. Leave no one behind."
FAO at the International Fair of Agriculture in Morocco (SIAM)
08/05/2023
The 15th edition of the International Fair of Agriculture in Morocco (SIAM) took place in Meknes from 2-7 May 2023 under the theme “Green Generation: for sustainable food sovereignty" Over...
Strengthening the response to biothreats: FAO trains North Africa against agroterrorism
21/03/2022
From March 21 to 25, 2022, FAO organized a training-of-trainers workshop on bio-threat emergency management (GEMP-BT) in Marrakech, in collaboration with the OIE regional office and with the support of INTERPOL. This workshop, the first of its kind in the region, brought together 35 participants from veterinary services and law enforcement agencies in Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia.
Between the nets of Belyounech's street vendors
30/08/2019
Women in Belyounech revive the traditional art of net mending through FAO-led training, empowering local communities and promoting sustainable fishing.