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27/ 3
2024
Overcoming barriers to building the circular bioeconomy
Hybrid Event, 27/03/2024
Aligned with building sustainable and resilient city region food systems (CRFS), the circular bioeconomy is attracting significant interest as an approach to stimulate economic growth and end dependency on non-renewable resources. While small scale projects can provide economic opportunities for youth and disadvantaged groups in rural and peri-urban areas, scaled up, the ...
20/ 2
2024
Financing urban and city regionfood system actions
Virtual Event, 20/02/2024
In times of climate change and global uncertainty, cities play a pivotal role in shaping sustainable food systems. While a growing number of cities around the world are already assessing and planning their food systems, existing budget constraints often require external funds for effective implementation.
29/ 3
2024
International Year of Millets closing ceremony
Hybrid Event, 29/03/2024
The International Year of Millets (IYM 2023) has successfully raised awareness and policy attention to: the nutritional and health benefits of millets; the suitability of millets for cultivation under adverse climatic conditions; and the benefits of creating market opportunities for small scale producers through promotion of sustainable production systems for millets. The IYM 2023 Closing ce...
8/ 2
2023
World Pulses Day 2024 | Pulses: nourishing soils and people
Hybrid Event, 08/02/2023
This year, the #WorldPulsesDay campaign will raise awareness about pulses as key to healthy soils and people with the theme “Pulses: nourishing soils and people”.
14/ 12
2023
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Fertilizer Use
Virtual Event, 14/12/2023
In order to mitigate the climate change impact of agriculture, it is essential to reduce emissions from fertilizer use, especially in the form of nitrous oxide. While low-emission solutions exist, they need to be widely adopted across farming systems to make it happen at scale. This webinar will examine the potential of existing solutions, and what policy and/or market incentives or innovati...
7/ 12
2023
One Health and Agroecology: scaling up joint activities towards food system transformation
Geneva (Switzerland), Hybrid Event, 07/12/2023
One Health and Agroecology are two important interdisciplinary approaches that address the interconnections between agriculture, ecosystems, human, animal and plant health. Both One Health and Agroecology promote holistic and sustainable approaches to agriculture and health, and positive interventions under one approach can have positive impacts on the other. Integration of agroecology...
7/ 12
2023
Scaling-up the potential of agroforestry for resilient and productive agrifood systems
Roma (Italy), Hybrid Event, 07/12/2023
FAO is organizing an event on agriculture-forestry linkages jointly with the Committee on Agriculture (COAG) and the Committee on Forestry (COFO) during the 174th Session of the FAO Council (4-8 December 2023).
28/ 11
2023
Webinar: Sustainable value chain of Amaranth - Special agricultural product of Mexico
Virtual Event, 28/11/2023
Join us for this insightful webinar, a part of the FAO One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) webinar series, organized in collaboration with the government of Mexico and various stakeholders. The focus of this episode is on amaranth, the Special Agricultural Products (SAP) of Mexico.
22/ 11
2023
Launch of the new Crop Calendar
Hybrid Event, 22/11/2023
FAO’s Crop Calendar is a tool originally developed in 2009 that provides information on sowing and planting seasons as well as the agronomic practices of the crops cultivated by farmers in specific agroecological zones.
4/ 10
2023
New Technologies in Seed Testing
Virtual Event, 04/10/2023
The primary purpose of the webinar is to bring together experts to present information on emerging new technologies in seed testing to a wide range of seed sector stakeholders, including researchers and practitioners, with the view to educate and raise awareness.