Pest and Pesticide Management

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International Experts Gather to Address a Growing Challenge in Food SafetyTwenty-one experts are convening at a CAS/FAO workshop on Antimicrobial Co-Selection at the Food:Environmental Interface, marking a significant step forward in the global effort to tackle foodborne antimicrobial resistance. 
FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa hosts East African Community (EAC) - led workshop under the EU-funded ACP-MEAs 3 Project to phase out Highly Hazardous Pesticides and advance safer, more sustainable pest management options.
The 18th meeting of the FAO/WHO Joint Meeting on Pesticide Management (JMPM) was held from 6 to 10 October 2025 at Headquarter of WHO in Geneva, Switzerland. The session brought together experts from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Southern African Development Community (SADC), is advancing efforts to reduce pesticide risks and promote biodiversity-friendly agriculture across the region. Agriculture sustains over 70% of the population in SADC’s 16 Member States...
To combat the serious threat that Fall Armyworm (FAW) poses to food security in Africa, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Government of China, launched the South-South Cooperation (SSC) project titled “Strengthening Inter-Regional Cooperation for Sustainable FAW...