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The aim of Land and Water Days is to increase awareness of the role of sustainable land and water management in improving local livelihoods. FAO organizes Land and Water Days in coordination with the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the World Food Programme. Land and Water Days are opportunities for...

    Red Palm Weevil (RPW, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) is a key transboundary pest of date, coconut and ornamental palms that originates from South Asia and is rapidly spreading throughout the world. In the Near East, RPW is causing widespread damage to date palms and impacts production, farmer livelihoods and the environment. It...

The study has been commissioned by The League of Arab States and jointly supported by UN agencies(ILO and FAO), Arab Council of Childhood and Development and Arab Labour Organization.  

  FAO and the UAE announce hosting a ministerial meeting to speed up action for the control of the Red Palm Weevil in the NENA region. The meeting will take place in Abu Dhabi on March 9   Read more about this dangerous pest here     Red more about the main event here            

The Executive Committee of the Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (CRC) concluded its 31st session in Amman. Held from 17 to 21 February 2019 under the chairmanship of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the session brought together representatives of member states Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq,...