FAO conducts a field tour to its Hydroponics, Aquaponics and Fish Hatchery project in Jerash
22/02/2022
22 February 2022 – The Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Jordan, Eng. Nabil Assaf, carried out a field visit today to the hydroponics, aquaponics and fish hatchery systems in the AlFaisal nursery in Jerash Governorate, in th...
Global Food Systems Under The Microscope As Inaugural Food For Future Summit Launches In Dubai
23/02/2022
The regional workshop of the Red Palm Weevil Management Program of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
28/02/2022
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia February 28, 2022
The regional workshop of the Red Palm Weevil Management Program of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations was opened
To train experts and program managers on the implementation of Farmers Fiel...
Yemen: Acute hunger at unprecedented levels as funding dries up
14/03/2022
In cooperation with FAO, the UAE crowns its efforts in supporting the date palm industry and agricultural innovation
16/03/2022
With the support of the EU, FAO and Iraq attracts visitors in the Baghdad International agricultural Fair
19/03/2022
19 March 2022, Baghdad - Under the patronage of His Excellency the Prime Minister, Mr. Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, His Excellency the Minister of Agriculture, Eng. Muhammad Al-Khafaji, inaugurated the activities of the thirteenth agricultural week on the grounds of the Baghd...
Improving farmers’ water harvesting techniques for rain-fed olive orchards in Palestine
22/03/2022
22 March 2022 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), and the Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem (ARIJ) conducted a three-day training from 27 February to 1 March to improve the technique of Palestinian oliv...
FAO, MOPIC, MoWI, MoA and MoEn sign an agreement to enhance climate change adaptation in Jordan
14/04/2022
14 April, 2022 Amman, Jordan – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative in Jordan, Eng. Nabil Assaf, H.E Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Mr. Nasser Shraideh, H.E Minister of water and Irrigation Eng. Mohammad Al Najjar, H.E Minister o...
Towards a Regional Framework of Action for food loss and waste reduction in the Near East and North Africa region
19/04/2022
Cairo, 19 April – Food loss and waste (FLW) are a manifestation of poorly functioning agrifood systems. They have negative impacts on the economy, food security, nutrition, and the environment. Recent estimates by FAO
Water Accounting in Use webinar series continue for fourth round in 2022.
20/04/2022
After 37 sessions organized on water accounting under the project "Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Water Efficiency/Productivity and Water Sustainability in the NENA Countries", the Water Accounting in Use webinar series will continue in 2022. Building on what has been presented, the new sess...
FAO’s ‘Better Life’ in action
26/04/2022
April 2022, Ninewa, Iraq – The new FAO Strategic Framework is designed around ‘four betters’: Better Production, Better Nutrition, Better Environment and Better Life. Following the announcement of thes...
FAO raises student awareness on the importance of combating water waste and using water sustainably through #EveryDropCounts campaign.
27/04/2022
27 March 2022, Palestine – Reducing a person’s individual water footprint, combating collective and individual water misuse, overuse, and waste and is essential everywhere. Therefore, #EveryDropCounts - Water is life. Water is food. Water is you...
Jordan’s Princess Basma bint Ali named FAO Goodwill Ambassador for Near East and North Africa
27/04/2022
FAO conducts Surveillance Evaluation Tool workshop in Jordan
08/05/2022
8 May 2022, Amman, Jordan - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and the Jordanian Armed Forces launched today the assessment mission that will use FAO’s Surveillance Evaluation Tool (...
FAO Organizes a Program for Training and Exchanges of Expertise in the Field of the Biological Control of Fall Armyworm
09/05/2022
Egypt, 9-12 May 2022 Within ongoing cooperation between the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation in the Arab Republic of Egypt, FAO organized an advanced training program on producing biopesticides and the mass produ...
Italy and FAO launch project to increase resilience of vulnerable communities in Southern Jordan
12/05/2022
Amman, Jordan – The Government of Italy and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), launched today a project to increase the resilience of the Jordanian vulnerable communities throughthe “Sus...
FAO implements a Regional Water Accounting Training to water practitioners from the NENA region
13/05/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with IHE Delft Water Education Institute for Water Education (IHE Delft) have implemented a Regional Water Accounting training to 60 practitioners from the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region from the 11th ...
Working together to improve sustainability of food production in Syrian
15/05/2022
New climate-smart project to deliver technology allowing improved livelihood resilience and inter-institutional cooperation in Palestine
17/05/2022
17 May 2022, Palestine – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Palestinian Environment Quality Authority (EQA) signed today a project agreement to boost climate-resilient agricultural practices in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
The thr...
FAO trains on “Wat’Count” - a serious game on water accounting
17/05/2022
Within the framework of the project "Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Water Efficiency/ Productivity and Water Sustainability in the NENA Countries" implemented by FAO and funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), eight experts from FAO and IHE-Delft were trained on a se...