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Amman, Jordan, from 28 to 30 November 2022. Pesticides can play a crucial role in agriculture, achieving food security and improving farmers' livelihoods. However, the negative effects of pesticides on the environment, non-target beneficial organisms, and human health are often much greater than the benefits of using pesticides to control pests...

Dates: 21 -24 November 2022 Venue: Cairo,  InterContinental Cairo Semiramis   The FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa is organizing the training “Towards gender-transformative interventions in the agricultural and rural sector the NENA region”, which will be held in Cairo from 21 to 23 November 2022. The training, designed by...

Antimicrobial agents[1], including antibiotics, have saved millions of lives by substantially reducing the burden of diseases in people, animals, and plants and hence improving quality of life, contributing to better food security and safety, and aiding to increased life expectancy.  However, the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in several...

The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the UNFCCC hosted by Egypt in Sharm el-Sheikh from 6-18 November 2022. Global food security and priority areas relevant to FAO’s mandate are high on this year's agenda. FAO is actively engaged in the climate conference, leading and co-leading events and...

The FAO Near East and North Africa office is organizing a pre-COP27 workshop on agriculture and climate change from 1 to 3 November in Cairo, Egypt.   This workshop aims to provide national practitioners and focal points in climate change and agriculture in the NENA region with an opportunity to exchange...