Events

Farmer Rights to Seeds for food and livelihood security: building more resilient agrifood systems

Virtual Event, 14/06/2023 - 15/06/2023

The workshop aims at raising the profile of farmers’ rights to seeds demonstrating their multiple benefits as well as sharing options for encouraging, guiding, and promoting the realization of these rights on national levels. 

Women as key players in greening Mediterranean food systems: drivers and challenges

Virtual Event, 05/06/2023

In the framework of the EU Green Week and in collaboration with the event “Empowering women championing the green transition in the Mediterranean”, this webinar aims at discussing the contribution of women to Mediterranean food systems and green transition. Representatives from governments, agri-food enterprises...

Webinar: Successful biocontrol of the European grapevine moth in Georgia

Virtual Event, 26/05/2023

Biocontrol is a case study of healthy, biodiversity-rich, resilient agriculture, which will be promoted through the OCOP initiative. This webinar will serve as a forum to share knowledge, experiences and lessons learned in sustainable pest and pesticide management from different countries that are inte...

Second regional dialogue on biodiversity mainstreaming across agricultural sectors in Europe and Central Asia

Virtual Event, 21/06/2023 - 22/06/2023

Building on the First Regional Dialogue held in 2021, the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia is organizing a Second Regional Dialogue on Biodiversity Mainstreaming across Agricultural Sectors in Europe and Central Asia on 22–22 June 2023.

Second Regional Dialogue on Biodiversity Mainstreaming across Agricultural Sectors in Europe and Central Asia: Accelerating national action

Virtual Event, 22/05/2023 - 23/05/2023

Building on the  First Regional Dialogue held in 2021, the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia is organizi...

Digital solutions in apiculture: practices and experiences in Central Asia and beyond

Virtual Event, 18/05/2023

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Subregional Office for Central Asia is organizing a hybrid event to showcase existing IT innovations relevant to beekeeping in Central Asia and worldwide, discuss their usefulness and applicability in the region, and identify any accelerators and inhibitors of wider adoption.

2023 International Day for Biological Diversity

Hybrid Event, 22/05/2023

22 May, The International Day for Biological Diversity has gained global prominence through the efforts of the United Nations, governments, indigenous peoples and local communities, non-governmental organizations and concerned individuals. Each has highlighted their innovative solutions to the biodiversity crisis to the forefront of global conversations on sustainable development.

Second Regional Dialogue on Biodiversity Mainstreaming across Agricultural Sectors in Europe and Central Asia: Accelerating national action

Virtual Event, 22/05/2023 - 23/05/2023

Building on the First Regional Dialogue held in 2021, the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia is organizing a Second Regional Dialogue on Biodiversity Mainstreaming across Agricultural Sectors in Europe and Central Asia on 22–23 May 2023, within the framework of the United Nations International Day for Biological Diversity.

FAO Regional Launch Event and Workshop on the Implementation of the OCOP Country Projects in Europe and Central Asia

02/05/2023 - 03/04/2023

FAO launched the Global Action on Green Development of the Special Agricultural Products (SAPs): “One Country One Priority Product” (OCOP) in September 2021 to address the current and recurring challenges of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition as well as to contribute to the development of smallholders and family farms, amongst other strategic objectives.

Subsequently, in July 20...

Multi-stakeholder collaboration for more sustainable food systems in the Mediterranean

Virtual Event, 26/04/2023

The main objective of this side event is to showcase food systems transformation processes and pathways in the Mediterranean, as a direct contribution to the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) follow-up process, by fostering more knowledge sharing, leveraging new collaborations and partnerships, as well as, mobilizing more resources to further consolidate the joint SFS-MED Platform’s effort. Echoin...