FAO conducts a training on utilizing GIS for improving forest fires prevention & early detection
03/10/2021
Amman - October 3, 2021 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched today a training on the utilization of GIS for improving forest fires prevention, early detection, control and documentation.
This training falls within the activities of “Enhancing ...
FAO is supporting the update of the Irrigation Management mobile application of the Institute of Field Crops in Tunisia.
06/10/2021
October 2021_The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Tunisia supported the Tunisian National Institute of Field Crops (INGC) to update the mobile irrigation management application "Irey". Dedicated for Tunisian cereal growers, this appli...
Le Directeur général de la FAO appelle à l’action pour les montagnes à l’Expo 2020 de Dubaï
07/10/2021
Strengthening capacities of NENA countries to mitigate fall armyworm: emergency preparedness and response
13/10/2021
The launch of a regional FAO emergency response project to combat fall armyworm (FAW) in the Near East North Africa (NENA) region has meant new training activities in four countries – Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria, plus the West Bank and Gaza Strip. A series of workshops and lectures has pr...
UAE step up plans to promote healthy diets from sustainable food systems at Expo’s World Food Day Celebration
16/10/2021
DUBAI, 16th October, 2021 (WAM) -- The UAE has taken a step forward in its efforts to promote healthy diets from sustainable food systems, as a means to benefit the community, preserve the environment...
Official UAE World Food Day celebration takes place for first time at Expo 2020 Dubai
16/10/2021
DUBAI, 16th October, 2021 (WAM) -- This year’s World Food Day has received an unprecedented global boost by being the first international awareness day to be marked at Expo 2020 Dubai. The world exhib...
UAE strengthens its partnership with FAO at Expo 2020 Dubai on World Food Day
16/10/2021
DUBAI, 16th October, 2021 (WAM) -- The UAE has strengthened its strategic partnership with the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) through two strategic agreements: the first conce...
World Food Day raises awareness of importance of food and agriculture: FAO Chief Economist
17/10/2021
DUBAI, 17th October, 2021 (WAM) -- Dr. Maximo Torero, Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, has said the world celebrated the World Food Day to raise aw...
FAO urges transformation to a holistic inclusive approach and calls for policy change to better manage and preserve forests and rangeland
19/10/2021
On World Food Day: FAO calls for transformation to MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agri-food systems
21/10/2021
Amman, 21 october,2021 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) joined today the national and the international community in celebrating the World Food Day. As with every celebration, it is an opportunity for acknowledging and celebrating the efforts and succes...
Forests key for livelihoods and food security in Near East and North Africa
21/10/2021
Addressing Climate Vulnerability in the Water Sector UN-Habitat, UNDP and FAO will launch a new Adaptation Fund Project in the Syrian Arab Republic
24/10/2021
Damascus / Syria - 24October 2021, UN-HABITAT, UNDP and FAO in cooperation with the Ministry of Local Administration and Environment will launch the Adaptation Fund project titled “Increasing the Climate Change Resilience of Communities in Eastern Ghouta in Rural Damascus ...
Disseminating knowledge in the NENA region on the most widely used Remote Sensing Evapotranspiration models.
25/10/2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has started implementing a webinar series on Remote Sensing (RS) determination of evapotranspiration (ET) which pursues four main objectives, including updating the participants’ knowledge regarding current adopti...
Calls for increased support to Yemen’s agriculture sector as FAO marks World Food Day in Yemen
28/10/2021
FAO kicks off emergency fodder distribution to restore livelihoods of vulnerable livestock farmers in the Gaza Strip
03/11/2021
28 October 2021 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ Coordination Office for the West Bank and Gaza Strip (FAO WBGS), with support from the Government of Belgium and the oPt Humanitarian Fund (oPt HF), and in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and th...
FAO launches the training of Farmer Field School on Integrated pest Management for Fall Armyworm
08/11/2021
8 November 2021, Amman - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations launched the Farmer Field School (FFS) training on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for Fall Armyworm (FAW).
This training falls within the regional activities of ...
Enhancing management of water resources in the Berrechid aquifer in Morocco through the implementation of contracts.
15/11/2021
Berrechid (Morocco), June 2021 - The FAO Representation in Morocco supported the Ministry of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development, And Water and Forests, and the Ministry of Equipment, Transportation, Logistics and Water, in establishing a participatory dialogue ...
FAO and KSrelief to scale up cooperation on humanitarian work, data-driven development
17/11/2021
Stronger governance needed to fight superbugs in Africa
17/11/2021
