14th International Food Data Conference

Hybrid Event, 01/09/2025 - 03/09/2025

The event aims to facilitate dialogue among technical experts on addressing critical aspects of food composition data in view of sustainable healthy diets and food systems transformation.

Crop diversity for global food security and nutrition

Hybrid Event, 02/07/2025

Join the side event at the margins of the 44th Session of FAO Conference, which will be held on 2 July 2025 at FAO headquarters. This event is a high-level dialogue ...

Closing Ceremony - International Year of Camelids 2024

30/06/2025

The Closing Ceremony will highlight the key achievements and lessons learnt from the IYC, while promoting continued collaboration among stakeholders to build on its legacy. It also aims to sustain the momentum between the IYC (2024) and the upcoming International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (2026).

FAO Global Agrifood Biotechnologies Conference

Hybrid Event, 16/06/2025 - 18/06/2025

As part of its 80th Anniversary celebrations, FAO is organizing a Global Agrifood Biotechnologies Conference entitled “Biotechnologies for a Sustainable Future: Driving Agrifood Systems Transformation” from 16 to 18 June 2025 at FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy. The conference aims to discuss the latest advancements, opportunities and risks associated with biotechnologies, and to examine how ...

Second Regional Rural Youth Forum for Europe and Central Asia

11/06/2025 - 13/06/2025

Key topics of discussions will among others include the needs of rural youth; access to land, investment, and knowledge; policy frameworks for the empowerment of rural youth; youth inclusion in agriculture and policy processes; and green agriculture.

X International Congress “Climate, Soil Fertility, Agrotechnology”

Hybrid Event, 09/06/2025 - 11/06/2025

FAO experts will take part in the plenary session of the X International Congress “Climate, Soil Fertility, Agrotechnology” supported by National Conservation Agriculture Movement. The Congress will be held in Samara (Russian Federation) from the 9 to 11 June 2025. The program includes, inter alia, sharing best practices of studying greenhouse gases and carbon deposition in agriculture, creatio...

The 13th Plenary Assembly of the Global Soil Partnership (GSP)

03/06/2025 - 05/06/2025

The 13th Plenary Assembly of the Global Soil Partnership (GSP) will take place from 3 to 5 June 2025 at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters in Rome. The event, which coincides with FAO’s 80th anniversary, is set to bring together global stakeholders to advance sustainable soil management and restoration efforts. The opening will feature keynote addresses from FAO Direc...

Celebration of the International Day of Potato in the Russian Federation

Hybrid Event, 30/05/2025

Potatoes contribute to global food security and nutrition, and livelihoods. Two-thirds of the world’s population consume potatoes as a staple, and it is the third most available food crop globally.

To celebrate the International Day of P...

High-Level International Conference on Glacier Preservation (ICGP 2025)

Hybrid Event, 29/05/2025 - 31/05/2025

The Conference will highlight the urgent need to address glacier loss and its wide-ranging implications for water availability, food security, energy supply, ecosystems and community well-being—particularly in glacier-dependent regions.

Towards Coherent and Effective Action: Aligning biodiversity and nutrition instruments

Hybrid Event, 28/05/2025

In alignment with the international initiative on biodiversity for food and nutrition, this event will explore how coherent policy and programmatic action can be achieved through the integration of biodiversity and nutrition. Dra...

Committee on Commodity Problems (CCP) Intersessional event "Food Trade and Nutrition: The role of nutritional labelling"

Hybrid Event, 26/05/2025

The event aims to foster dialogue and collaboration among stakeholders, ensuring that trade policies, especially nutritional labelling, can contribute effectively to improving nutritional outcomes. Participants will have the opportunity to explore the impact of labelling as a measure to promote healthier dietary choices and improve public health outcomes. They will also discuss how this can be ...

Press Conference on the World Bee Day in Russia

Hybrid Event, 20/05/2025

On the World Bee Day, w...

2025 Global Report on Food Crises

Hybrid Event, 16/05/2025

The Global Network Against Food Crises will host a high-level launch event to release the latest figures on people facing acute hunger and malnutrition in crisis areas, in the Global Report on Food Crises 2025; a flagship publication of the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC).

Informal Consultation for Europe and Central Asia 2025

Hybrid Event, 15/05/2025 - 16/05/2025

The Informal Consultation for Europe and Central Asia provides a strategic platform where representatives from the Food and Agriculture of the United Nations (FAO) Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia and Members can interact, facilitating timely and inclusive discussions on key issues in the region. 

Launch of the Community of Practice on drivers of emerging plant and animal pests and diseases, including zoonotic spillover

12/05/2025

Join us for the launch of a new One Health Community of Practice on drivers of emerging plant and animal pests and diseases, including zoonotic spillover.

The right to food in Rome

Hybrid Event, 17/04/2025

This event, co-organized by FAO and the Observatory on Food Insecurity and Poverty of Rome (CURSA), will bring together experts, po...

Launch of Global Agro-Ecological Zoning Version 5 and signature of MoU with IIASA

Hybrid Event, 14/04/2025

GAEZ v5 introduces enhanced methodologies and updated datasets on climate, soil, and land, offering invaluable tools for better decision-making in agriculture and land-use management, and exploring the impacts of climate change on land suitability and crop productivity.

Establishing a global alliance on Highly Hazardous Pesticides

Virtual Event, 10/04/2025

Join this online event to learn about the global alliance established to phase out the use of Highly Hazardous Pesticides in agriculture and promote safe alternatives.

Securing a decent income for farmers – Metrics and strategies for achieving living income in cash crop supply chains

Hybrid Event, 09/04/2025 - 10/04/2025

This webinar, divided in two days, will provide 1) an overview the most well-documented methodologies that
are used to calculate the cost of attaining a Living Income and the gap between this benchmark and the actual
income of smallholder farming households in major cash crops agrifood ...

Celebration of AQUASTAT's 30th anniversary and Joint FAO and UN-Water Briefing on the UN System-wide Strategy on Water and Sanitation

Hybrid Event, 04/04/2025

During the event, FAO and UN-Water will present the new UN System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation and its relevance for FAO mandate.