International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) 2026

Highlights

OUR OFFICE

Director's Corner

Discover latest interviews, videos and audio from the Director of the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation Oleg Kobiakov in the media.

IN FOCUS

International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) 2026

Start planning your activities for the IYRP 2026! Join the campaing now and learn how you can take part in it.

Contest

Photo contest: celebrating how forests contribute to economic prosperity

Help celebrate the essential role forests play in supporting economic prosperity by entering the International Day of Forests 2026 photo contest, with prizes for winning photos from across the world’s regions. Find out more here. Deadline: 15 February 2026.

CAMPAIGN

International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026

Discover how women farmers drive food security, nutrition and economic resilience and join the call to strengthen women’s empowerment across agrifood systems.

IN FOCUS

Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)

Discover the GIAHS designated systems in 29 countries. Learn more how traditional knowledge plays a crucial role in tackling climate change and safeguarding food production.

IN FOCUS

FAO Food and Agriculture Museum and Network (FAO MuNe)

Visit the FAO MuNe and discover how simple, everyday choices can make a difference. Our shared future depends on what we do together.

Upcoming Events

10/2

2026

PRESENTATION OF 2025 FLAGSHIP REPORTS OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS (FAO) IN RUSSIA

Hybrid Event, 10/02/2026

On 10 February 2026, from 10:00 to 14:00 Moscow time, FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation and the FAO Depository Library in Russia – the Central Scientific Agricultural Library (FSBSI CSAL) – will hold a presentation of two FAO flagship publications for 2025 in Russian.

10/2

2026

World Pulses Day 2026 – Opening ceremony

10/02/2026

Join the World Pulses Day 2026 Opening Ceremony on Tuesday, 10 February, from 14.00 to 15.00 (GMT + 1).

Pulses offer several benefits, from improving human health to strengthening soil ecosystems; thus deserving a central place in modern, healthy and sustainable diets. This year’s celebration, under the theme “Pulses of the world: from modesty to excellence,” hig...

10/2

2026

Making healthy diets more affordable: moving forward to support countries

10/02/2026

Join FAO for a webinar marking a new phase of work to support countries in monitoring and using the cost and affordability of a healthy diet (CoAHD) for policy action.

10/2

2026

12/2

2026