International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management - Guidance note on online sales of pesticides

07/2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Joint Meeting on Pesticides Management (JMPM) has developed a comprehensive guidance note to establish a national framework for sustainable and responsible online pesticide sales, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries.

Desert Locust bulletin No. 562 - July 2025 - General Situation during July 2025 - Forecast until mid-September 2025

07/2025

Report of the First FAO Technical Workshop on the Implementation of One Country One Priority Product Initiative for Demonstration Countries

06/2025

This report summarizes the First FAO Technical Workshop on the OCOP Initiative, held from 15 to 18 July 2024 in Sanya, China with experts from 16 OCOP demonstration countries. It highlights shared strategies on national leadership, value chains, and collaboration to advance sustainable development of Special Agricultural Products and strengthen agrifood systems globally.

Assessing and advancing phytosanitary capabilities in targeted countries in eastern and southern Africa: a pathway to resilient agriculture

06/2025

Plant pests pose significant threats to agricultural production, food security, and economic stability in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) region, with annual crop losses estimated at 30–60 percent. This study assesses phytosanitary capacities in eleven COMESA countries through phytosanitary capacity evaluations (PCEs).

PIC Circular LXI (61) – June 2025

06/2025

The PIC Circular is a key document under the Rotterdam Convention, both for the operation of the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure and as a mechanism for the exchange of information. It is published in June and December in English, French and Spanish.