New technical cooperation project aims at developing investment strategies for fishing communities affected by migration

7 October 2018, Cairo, Egypt – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) are jointly working to advance country-driven and regionally integrated actions intended to address key issues and acc...

FAO and Islamic Development Bank gather countries to discuss future of agriculture in the region

9 October 2018, Rome - Extreme weather conditions during Syria's seventh year of conflict has caused domestic cereal production to decline sharply, two UN agencies announced today.

Wheat production this year fell to a 29-year low of 1.2 million tons, about two-thirds o...

Sustainable agriculture at the core of disaster risk reduction measures in Africa and Arab States

Ways to mitigate water challenges discussed at the opening ceremony of the conference

Access to water is a fundamental need for food security, human health and agriculture

15 October 2018 – A delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has met with Bahrain’s Deputy Prime Minister Khalid Bin Abdallah to assess the country’s agricultural and fisheries industries and determine best practices for development.

FAO and MAAR target schools on WFD to influence change in the future of Syria’s food production

Agriculture Minister: “The Ministry is Aware of its Responsibilities Towards Revitalizing the Agricultural Sector, and FAO is a Strategic Partner"

FAO assess benefits and risks of green technology in agriculture during Cairo Water Week 2018

All actions aims at supporting a Zero Hunger Future by 2030

OP-ED: World Food Day 2018 by José Graziano da Silva Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Our Actions are our Future: A #ZeroHunger world by 2030 is possible

18 October 2018, Cairo, Egypt – Staff of the Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (NENA) and the Egypt office of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reaffirmed their pledge to Zero Hunger today as they celebrated World Food Day.

During the celebrat...

A stakeholder workshop to discuss cutting water consumption and improving nutrition and food security

Baghdad, October 22, 2018 –The Ministry of Agriculture in Iraq, in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme in Iraq (WFP) celebrated the World Food Day under the patronage of H.E. M...

22 October 2018, Amman, Jordan- Today FAO and the World Food Programme (WFP) have joined forces with partners and the Ministry of Agriculture to commemorate World Food Day in Jordan.

The celebra...

25 October 2018, Bari, Italy – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM), has called for the adoption of an integrated multidisciplinary approach to id...

25 October 2019, Cairo -- FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for the Near East and North Africa, Abdessalam Ould Ahmed today met the Minister of Climate Change and Environment in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Dr. Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi at the League o...