Yemen’s coffee and honey value chains offer significant opportunities to strengthen rural livelihoods, preserve agricultural heritage and connect local producers with international markets, participants heard during the session, “From Yemen to the world: honey and coffee value chains.”

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through its Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (FAO RNE), convened the first meeting of the Regional Technical Panel on Plant Pest and Disease Diagnostics for the Near East and North Africa (NENA), bringing together nominated experts from across the region to initiate the panel's work under the NENA Plant Health Strategy 2025–2035. The panel is one of five regional technical panels established to support the strategy's implementation through technical exchange, capacity development and regional cooperation.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) convened the first virtual meeting of the Regional Technical Panel on Pesticide Regulation and Biocontrol Alternatives, bringing together national experts from across the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region to initiate tech...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through its Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa, convened the first meeting of the Regional Technical Panel on Pest Surveillance, Monitoring and Early Warning, which held online, and brought toge...

Upgraded wholesale markets in Bethlehem, Nablus and Tulkarm launched this week, improving the marketing and affordability of fruits and vegetables for about 900 000 people annually across the West Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has announced.

L’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) a conclu sa participation au Global Food Week 2026, dont elle était un partenaire majeur, en mettant en lumière le rôle de politiques renforcées, d’investissements ciblés et de l’innovation agricole dans la lutte contr...

ROME Main Stage – Traditional farming knowledge and distinctive agricultural products can help countries across the Near East and North Africa (NENA) address food insecurity, water scarcity and rural development, two FAO experts explained during a 30-minute session on the Main Stage of t...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa visited Egypt’s National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS) to explore opportunities for enhanced technical and institutional collaboration.

For a farmer, a question cannot always wait. A pest affecting a crop, a question about irrigation, or uncertainty about fertilizer can require an answer at the right moment. Yet agricultural extension officers often serve hundreds of farmers across several villages, making it difficult to provide timely, individualized advice to every farmer when it is needed.

A proposed regional fire information system for the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region was presented on 29 September during the 10th World Forest Week event “Advancing Integrated Fire Management: Global Tools, Community Action and Regional Innovation”, held alongside the 28th Session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO28) in Rome.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) joined regional partners, policymakers and experts at the Fifth Arab Forum for Environment to advance dialogue on restoring rangelands, strengthening pastoral livelihoods and integrating these priorities into national climate and biodiversity policies.

Before coffee became a cherished ritual around the world, it was already part of Yemen’s story.

 Yemeni coffee is grown on ancient, high-altitude mountain terraces carved into the country's steep highlands, where generations of farmers have cultivated the crop using traditiona...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with regional and international partners and Member countries, has jointly launched the Middle East Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) Prevention and Control Strategy 2026–2030 during a virtual event held on 29 September 2026. The Strategy provides a common regional framework to strengthen prevention, preparedness, surveillance and control of one of the most important transboundary animal diseases affecting livestock production across the region.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through its Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa, convened the first kick-off meeting of the Technical Committee on Plant Health Measures and Harmonization of Regulatory Frameworks. The meeting marks a step toward...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the State of Kuwait are strengthening their partnership to support sustainable and resilient agriculture, food and fisheries sectors, with a focus on technical cooperation and institutional development.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for Near Eact and North Africa participated in the panel discussion “Impactful AI in Agrifood Systems” held during the Sahara 2026 Exhibition, bringing together experts from research, government and the private sector to discuss how artificial intelligence can support agrifood systems transformation.

Women olive producers, entrepreneurs, cooperative members and technical experts from the Near East and North Africa (NENA) and Italy came together this week in Apulia for MOSAIC 2026 – Mediterranean Olive Sisters Across International Chains, a regional knowledge exchange focused on strengthening women’s role across sustainable, inclusive and circular olive value chains.

Les systèmes agroalimentaires du Proche-Orient, de l’Afrique du Nord, de l’Europe et de l’Asie centrale subissent une pression croissante due au changement climatique, à la dégradation des sols, à la pénurie d’eau, à la perte de biodiversité et aux défis grandissants en matière de sécurité alimentaire. Afin d’aider les pays à y faire face, l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) a organisé un dialogue interrégional de deux jours consacré à une approche politique intégrée visant à rendre les systèmes agroalimentaires plus durables. Ce rendez-vous a réuni des décideurs politiques, des experts techniques et des partenaires issus des deux régions.

L’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) a clôturé aujourd’hui au Caire un atelier régional de deux jours qui a réuni des partenaires nationaux et des experts techniques de toute la région du Proche-Orient et de l’Afrique du Nord (NENA) afin de faire progresser les priorités nationales et d’identifier les opportunités offertes dans le cadre du neuvième cycle de reconstitution des ressources du Fonds pour l’environnement mondial (FEM-9).

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) brought together countries across the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region to strengthen antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance, reporting and prevention, with a focus on practical solutions that can be applied at country and farm levels.