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The FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa is initiating the FAORNE Dialogues on Trade (DOT) series. Simultaneous interpretation in Arabic, English and French will be provided. Objectives of the Dialogue The dialogue would provide a platform for: i)                   Highlighting the importance of trade for transforming agri-food systems, in general, and...

Precision farming is one of the most scientific and modern approaches to sustainable agriculture that has gained momentum in the 21st century. It merges the new technologies borne of the information age with a mature agricultural industry. It is an integrated crop management system that attempts to match the kind...

The meeting of the eleventh session of the Regional Commission for Fisheries, which will be held virtually from 25 to October 27 2021, coincides with the twentieth anniversary since the Commission's first meeting in 2001. The agenda includes many vital issues and topics related to supporting joint action, optimal and sustainable...

The agri-food systems of the world are under tremendous stress from loss of biodiversity and climate change. In the NENA region, increasing productivity to meet the growing demand for food has often been associated with unsustainable agriculture practices that result into widespread land and water degradation, biodiversity loss, deforestation and...

FAO under the Water Scarcity Initiative will be actively taking part in the 5th Arab Water Forum from the 21st to the 23rd of September 2021. The 5th Arab Water Forum is considered the stage where Arab water community leaders and key decision-makers thoroughly discuss water challenges that the Arab region is facing, being...