The Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC) held its 63rd   meeting from 1-3 April 2025 at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. It was a hybrid meeting involving  13 participants  representing nine organizations (FAO, UNEP, WHO, UNITAR, BRS Conventions, ILO, OECD,...

Kisumu and Nairobi – Like many other tropical countries, Kenya faces fall armyworm infestations, with maize crops recording high levels of infestations during the growing season. The pest has enormous potential to further spread to other crops, threatening the livelihoods of vulnerable maize farmers and...

In the face of growing threats to food security, Ghana is stepping up its efforts to sustainably manage Fall Armyworm (FAW). Twenty-five (25) national plant protection and extension officers received hands-on training in advanced FAW monitoring, prediction modeling and sustainable pest control strategies, through the...

  Why is it important to protect Indigenous Peoples? Indigenous Peoples make up 6.2 percent of the global population, but they safeguard much of the world’s remaining biodiversity. This is also due to their agricultural practices and food systems, which are amongst the oldest, most resilient, and...

The collaboration between the Swedish Chemicals Agency (Kemikalieinspektionen, KEMI) and FAO dates back to 2010, with three projects implemented so far and a new one on its way.  KEMI´s funds have been pivotal in supporting FAO’s normative work on pesticide management, particularly the implementation of the...