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A jack of all fruits
13/01/2025

Celebrating the OCOP Secretariat as a One FAO Team Award 2024 Winner
19/12/2024

Global Coordination Meeting Strengthens OCOP Expansion and Impact
17/12/2024

FAO project paves the way for the Chestnut Route in Albania
12/12/2024
The hiking opportunity already awaits mountain lovers and those celebrating International Mountain Day (11 December) under the annual theme “Mountain solutions for a sustainable future: innovation, adaptation, and youth.”

FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol visits the Tea Research Institute in China
15/11/2024
FAO Deputy Director-General Ms Beth Bechdol and Special Advisor to the FAO Director-General Mr Xia Jingyuan visited China to witness the progress of the FAO initiative, which aims to enhance sustainable development of the tea value chain.

Call for Innovations, Solutions, and Best Practices on Green Agriculture
08/11/2024

Uzbekistan promotes the FAO One Country One Priority Product initiative
30/10/2024

Pacific countries chart roadmap for sustainable development of special agricultural products
22/10/2024
A workshop in Nanjing, China kickstarted the development of a comprehensive roadmap to promote special agricultural products in Pacific Island countries under the FAO One Country One Priority Product initiative.

Strengthening the value chain of large cardamom in Nepal
21/10/2024
A high-level delegation from the Government of Nepal, headed by the Honourable RamNath Adhikari, Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development, met with the secretariat of the OCOP Initiative in Plant Production and Protection Division on 18 October 2024 at FAO headquarters in Rome to strategize on strengthening the value chain of large cardamom in Nepal.

Exhibition highlights the interconnected nature of our agrifood systems
30/09/2024
The exhibition showcases the technical work and knowledge products of FAO. Visitors can immerse themselves in a 360-degree video experience that explores the complex relationships between climate change; crops; innovation and technologies; land, water and biodiversity; livestock; and people.

Asia-Pacific countries strengthen capacity in digital geo-environmental traceability for special agricultural products
23/09/2024
Fourteen Asia-Pacific countries gained critical skills in geo-environmental traceability and sustainability for special agricultural products through the recent International Capacity Building Workshop on Geographical Indications Environment & Sustainability (GIES) held on 11-21 September 2024 in China.

Regional group set to promote special agricultural products in Europe and Central Asia
20/09/2024
The first meeting of the Regional Organizing Group for One Country One Priority Product initiative in Europe and Central Asia gathered experts and stakeholders to coordinate efforts for sustainable development of special agricultural products in the region

FAO launches new science and innovation network to transform agrifood systems in Asia-Pacific
13/09/2024

FAO Director-General inaugurates the Joint Exhibition of Special Agricultural Products
09/09/2024

Asia-Pacific countries explore innovative technologies to combat hunger and malnutrition
03/09/2024
Nutritionists, food industry professionals and government representatives from 19 Asia-Pacific countries took part in the Capacity Building ...

Director-General visits key agricultural sites in Lesotho
06/08/2024
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu visited some of Lesotho’s key agricultural sites and attended a ceremony marking the handover of equipment for the production of potatoes, under the umbrella of FAO’s One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) Initiative.

FAO Director-General celebrates bicentennial of the Kingdom of Lesotho at Annual Agricultural Market Show
05/08/2024

Advancements in Sustainable Development of Special Agricultural Products: Key Takeaways from the First FAO Technical Workshop on the Implementation of the One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) Initiative for Demonstration Countries.
19/07/2024

Analysis of the table grape value chain will provide a roadmap for sector growth
10/07/2024
