A ground-breaking initiative aimed at enhancing Ghana's soybean production and addressing food and nutrition security challenges was launched today at an event attended by the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Hon. Dr Bryan Acheampong, the Ambassador of Japan, H.E. Mochizuki Hisanobu

The 11th World Soybean Research Conference (WSRC-11) was held in Vienna, Austria, from 18-23 June 2023. Over 500 participants from 51 countries attended the conference, including representatives from government, research and academia, extension and education, NGOs, private sectors, and resource partners.

Over 100 participants from all FAO Regions gathered in Blantyre, Malawi, for the FAO Regional Launch and Workshop on the Implementation of the Country Projects in Africa under the One Country One Priority Product initiative (OCOP).

Mating Disruption Technique presented in the first OCOP webinar as an example of biocontrol, a type of sustainable development for agricultural production that is promoted by the OCOP.

A project to sustainably develop palm dates in Egypt was presented by the Government of Egypt and FAO office in Egypt for discussion with farmer representatives and other stakeholders. 

A milestone was passed in the One Country One Priority Product Initiative (OCOP) when the FAO regional launch event and workshop for implementation of the OCOP in Europe and Central Asia was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan during 2-3 May 2023, hosted by FAO in cooperation with the national Ministry of Agriculture.

The Global Action on Green Development of the Special Agricultural Products: “One Country One Priority Product” (OCOP) in Europe and Central Asia launched at a regional event in Tashkent hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in conjunction with the Ministry of Agriculture of Uzbekistan.

The delegation of the FAO Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) visited the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS) and the Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (HAAS), as well as the Rice, and Cotton Research Stations of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), from 17 to 21 April 2023.

The Fourth National Coordination Meeting was held was held to review the progress of the One Country One Priority Product Initiative (OCOP) implementation at the national level. 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held a five-day virtual training on sustainable food value chain (SFVC) analysis as an integral part of OCOP implementation in the Near East and North Africa.

The Sixth Regional Coordination Meeting took place today virtually with over 20 participants engaged to share the updates, lessons learnt and activities on the OCOP implementation in all regions.

The Third National Coordination Meeting set out steps for projects in Bangladesh, Egypt, Trinidad and Tobago, Malawi and Uzbekistan to have multi-stakeholder teams in their country to implement OCOP projects

Under FAO’s OCOP Initiative, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago has selected cocoa as its Special Agricultural Product (SAP). 

Under FAO’s OCOP Initiative, the Government of Uzbekistan selected sweet cherry as a Special Agricultural Product (SAP).

The Regional Organizing Group (ROG) will oversee and coordinate OCOP projects in the FAO Africa region.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Malawi through the Ministry of Agriculture kicked off the implementation of a new project to promote the sustainable development of banana as a Special Agricultural Product (SAP) in Malawi.

A new project will support small-scale farmers and entrepreneurs to benefit from the country’s national fruit.

More than 70 colleagues from across FAO regions met virtually as the Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) community to review the achievements of 2022...

The 2023 annual meeting of The Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) was held in FAO Headquarters on 17 January.

Senior leaders provided updates on the One Country One Priority Product initiative (OCOP) at an FAO Global Think Labs meeting, a knowledge-sharing platform used by FAO employees to better understand the FAO Strategic Framework