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04/2023

The 15th FAO/WHO Joint Meeting on Pesticide Management (JMPM), hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), was held on 15−18 November 2022 at the FAO headquarters in Rome. It was a hybrid meeting in which participants joined either physically or virtually.

Action plansGuidelinesHealth hazardsHealth protectionPesticidesQuality controlRisk assessmentRisk reduction
04/2023

Investing in farmers – or agriculture human capital – is crucial to addressing challenges in our agrifood systems. A global study carried that looks at agriculture human capital investments, from recent trends to promising initiatives.

Agrifood systemsConservation agricultureFarmersHuman capital
04/2023

This document focuses on the implementation phase of farmer field school (FFS) programmes and provides guidance and tools that will help farmer field schools to bring about the change expected by the programme and the communities it supports, by setting up a robust monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) system.

Farmer Field SchoolsImpact assessmentMonitoring and evaluationProgrammes
04/2023

The purpose of this manual is to provide a convenient consolidation of decisions, procedures, practices and forms used in the implementation and capacity development work in the IPPC community.

Best PracticesPhytosanitary MeasuresPlant ProductionPlant ProtectionProceduresStandardsSustainability
03/2023

The GPC will provide a neutral forum for FAO Members, farmers, scientists, development agencies, policy makers, extensionists, civil society, opinion leaders, and the private sector for focused dialogues on innovation that creates efficient plant production systems with resilience to biotic and abiotic stresses, climate change, natural hazards and geopolitical disruptions.

BrochureGlobal Conference on Sustainable Plant ProductionPlant Production