Levels of hunger reach record levels, requiring urgent action

June 2022_Within the context of the Water Efficiency, Productivity and Sustainability regional project activities in Jordan and as a follow up of the previous online and physical trainings on water accounting, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), ...

Second Stakeholder Consultation Workshop to validate the Fisheries & Aquaculture Sector Review and initiate the preparation of the Investment Plan for the sector

L’Organisation des Nations unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) a appelé aujourd’hui les secteurs publics et privés à améliorer l’orientation des dépenses d’investissements dans les systèmes agroalimentaires afin de les rendre plus efficaces, plus inclusifs, plus résilients et plus durables et ainsi, s’aligner sur la concrétisation des Objectifs de développement durable (ODD).

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) of the League of Arab States (LAS) is currently conducting a webinar series titled “Towards climate-resilient agrifood systems in the Arab region”. 

Cairo, Egypt – In its effort to accelerate the progress of the One Health approach, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has just become the 17th UN agency to join the Regional Health Alliance (RHA). 

Recent global challenges caused by disruptions in the food supply chain have exposed the fragility of global food security and agrifood systems. Resourcing innovative ideas, in collaboration with global multistakeholders, is becoming increasingly important to ensure sustainable agrifood systems and food safety for all.

During the Fifth Near East Forestry Week in Amman, Jordan, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held a technical workshop entitled “Forest-based adaptation: challenges and opportunities for drylands”. 

Eleven African countries are taking part in a training on advanced plant health science and state-of-the-art digital tools that will better equip field staff and administrators to make timely decisions to prevent plant pest outbreaks. 

Le Caire, Égypte – Dans le cadre de ses efforts pour une transition équitable vers des modèles de production et de consommation plus durables, plus résilients et plus efficaces et de l’allègement de la pression sur nos ressources naturelles, l’Organisation des Nations unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) a publié de nouvelles directives d’action sur la réduction des pertes et du gaspillages alimentaires dans le Proche-Orient et l’Afrique du Nord (NENA).

Scholarships for post-graduate studies of agriculture are open to students from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Sudan and Yemen.

28 January 2018, Cairo, Egypt – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) participated today in a consultation meeting organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) – in the

FAO and IOM enhance Libya's Agriculture Sector's Resilience to Crop Pests

$1.5 million will fund FAO project assisting families to grow food to eat and sell

At the Kuwait International Conference for the Reconstruction of Iraq, FAO Iraq calls for urgent funding to assist 1.6 million people through the Iraq Recovery and Resilience Programme 2018-2109

The consultation is in preparation of the 34th session of the FAO Regional Conference for the Near East

Timely aid through flexible funding can help farmers stay active, reducing overall humanitarian costs

28 February 2018, Cairo, Egypt- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) delivered 161 micro and small enterprises to beneficiaries in four Egyptian governorates under the framework of “Improving Household Food and Nutrition Security in Egypt by Target...

FAO to provide technical assistance to Saudi Arabia’s national strategy targeting the pest

6 March 2018, Cairo -- FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for the Near East and North Africa Abdessalam Ould Ahmed and FAO Representative in Yemen Salah Hajj Hassan met today with Yemen's Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Othman Hussein  Mujali at ...