| Title | Date | Starting Time |
|---|---|---|
 CPM-11. Xylella fastidiosa in the Euro-Mediterranean areaIn 2013 a new strain of X. fastidiosa sub. pauca was found in the South of Italy - a first [...] |
04.04.2016 | 17:30 |
 CPM-11. Opening session. Contributing to food security and trade facilitationThe governing body of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) - the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) - meets in [...] |
04.04.2016 | 14:00 |
 International Day of Forests 2016: Special EventJosé Graziano da Silva, Director-General of FAO, will open a special event at FAO Headquarters celebrating the 2016 International Day [...] |
21.03.2016 | 12:00 |
 El Niño: Impacts and Priorities for Action (afternoon session)Jointly organized by the FAO, the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), and the World Food Programme (WFP) – and [...] |
17.03.2016 | 13:30 |
 El Niño: Impacts and Priorities for Action (morning session)Jointly organized by the FAO, the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), and the World Food Programme (WFP) – and [...] |
17.03.2016 | 09:00 |
 Biotechnologies Symposium. Closing Plenary SessionReporting of outcomes from the three parallel sessions dedicated to the Climate change theme, by Olivier Le Gall, Institut National [...] |
17.02.2016 | 12:30 |
 Biotechnologies Symposium. Parallel Session 1.3. How can biotechnologies contribute to adaptation with mitigation co-benefits?Chair: Olivier le Gall, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Paris, France Co-chair: Chittaranjan Kole, Jacob School of Biotechnology & Bioengineering, [...] |
17.02.2016 | 09:00 |
 Biotechnologies Symposium. Parallel Session 2.3. Nutrition and food qualityChair: Maggie Gill, CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council, Rome, Italy Introductory remarks: Maggie Gill Our food, our diet, our health: Where do [...] |
17.02.2016 | 09:00 |
 Biotechnologies Symposium. Parallel Session 3.3. Investing in biotechnology solutions through capacity development and partnershipsChair: Kongming Wu, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China Introductory remarks: Kongming Wu Biosciences capacity building in Africa: Lessons learned from [...] |
17.02.2016 | 09:00 |
 Biotechnologies Symposium. Side Event. Practical approaches to regulation and oversight of agricultural biotechnology: Experiences from developed and developing countriesOrganizers: Governments of Canada and the United States of America Facilitator: Frédéric Seppey, Chief Agriculture Negotiator, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada Speakers: Veronica McGuire, [...] |
16.02.2016 | 17:45 |
 Biotechnologies Symposium. Student Interactive Session: Bringing Fresh PerspectivesParticipating universities include:•American University of Beirut, Lebanon•Bogor Agriculture University, Indonesia•Cornell University, the United States of America•Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia•Università [...] |
16.02.2016 | 17:30 |
 Biotechnologies Symposium. High Level SegmentThe high-level segment will be organized in two sessions and is expected to follow this format: Session 1 (14.30-15.50) 14.30-14.40: Opening [...] |
16.02.2016 | 14:30 |
 Biotechnologies Symposium. Side event. The voice of farmers: Biotechnology in the fieldOrganizer: Canadian Canola Growers AssociationCo-organizer: Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) Moderator: Thiago Masson, CNA, Brazil Speakers: Edwin Paraluman, Rice and corn farmer, Mindanao, The [...] |
16.02.2016 | 13:15 |
 Biotechnologies Symposium. Side event. New breeding technologies for smallholders’ challengesOrganizer: Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Government of the Netherlands Moderator: Gerda Verburg (Permanent Representative of the Netherlands) Speakers: Rene Smulders (Business Unit Manager, [...] |
16.02.2016 | 13:15 |
 Biotechnologies Symposium. Parallel Session 1.2. Facing the challenges of climate change: Adaptation in the livestock and fishery sectorsChair: Shadrack Moephuli, Agricultural Research Council, Pretoria, South AfricaCo-chair: Thuy Nguyen, BioSciences Research Division, Melbourne, Australia Introductory remarks: Thuy Nguyen Fish breeding for [...] |
16.02.2016 | 09:30 |
 Biotechnologies Symposium. Parallel Session 2.2. Post production value addition and food safety Chair sub-session 1: Sergio Feingold, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaChair sub-session 2: Delia Grace, International Livestock Research [...] |
16.02.2016 | 09:30 |
 Biotechnologies Symposium. Parallel Session 3.2. Public policies, strategies and regulations on agricultural biotechnologiesChair: Vimlendra Sharan, Embassy of India, Rome, ItalyIntroductory remarks: Vimlendra Sharan The role of intellectual property rights in enabling or impeding [...] |
16.02.2016 | 09:30 |
 Biotechnologies Symposium. Parallel Session 1.1. Facing the challenges of climate change: Adaptation in the crop and forestry sectorsChair: Chittaranjan Kole, Jacob School of Biotechnology & Bioengineering, Allahabad, IndiaIntroductory remarks: Chittaranjan Kole Developing rice varieties with enhanced adaptation to lowland [...] |
15.02.2016 | 14:00 |
 Biotechnologies Symposium. Parallel Session 2.1. Improving productivity through enhanced resource use efficiencyChair: Sergio Feingold, Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaCo-chair: Thuy Nguyen, BioSciences Research Division, Melbourne, Australia Introductory remarks: Thuy Nguyen Resource [...] |
15.02.2016 | 14:00 |
 Biotechnologies Symposium. Parallel Session 3.1. Social and economic impacts of agricultural biotechnologies for smallholders: Taking stock of the evidence and prioritizing future assessmentsChair: Sachin Chaturvedi, Research and Information System for Developing Countries, New Delhi, IndiaCo-chair: Eduardo Trigo, Ministry of Science, Technology and [...] |
15.02.2016 | 14:00 |
 Biotechnologies Symposium. Side event. Delivering nutrition, productivity and climate resilience - The Africa Biofortified Sorghum (ABS) projectOrganizers: Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation International; DuPont Pioneer and The Global Harvest Initiative.Moderator: Margaret M. Zeigler, Executive Director, Global Harvest [...] |
15.02.2016 | 12:45 |
 Biotechnologies Symposium. Side event. Helping farmers grow: Climate change, food security and the technology nexusOrganizers: (1) CropLife International, Belgium and (2) the Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture, Texas A&M University, United States of America Moderator: [...] |
15.02.2016 | 12:45 |
 Biotechnologies Symposium. Opening session Welcome Address, by José Graziano da Silva, Director-General, FAO, Rome, Italy Keynote Addresses: • The state of knowledge in biotechnology, by Louise Fresco, [...] |
15.02.2016 | 09:30 |
 Briefing on the FAO’s response to the crises in the Sahel (audio stream)The meeting will host Mr Toby Lanzer, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel, who will provide [...] |
02.02.2016 | 10:00 |
 IPPC Seminar on Plant Health and Climate ChangeThe changing climate that confronts food production can have a significant effect on crop losses due to pest and diseases. An [...] |
27.01.2016 | 14:30 |
 Second global assessment of Animal Genetic Resources Livestock diversity underpins the provision of livestock products and services and serves as a basis for adapting livestock management to [...] |
27.01.2016 | 10:00 |
 CFS first OEWG on Sustainable Development GoalsAt its 42nd Session, the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) endorsed the creation of an Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) [...] |
21.01.2016 | 14:30 |
 “Save and Grow” and the Sustainable Development GoalsFAO's new book, "Save and Grow in practice: maize, rice, wheat. A guide to sustainable cereal production", describes a sustainable, [...] |
19.01.2016 | 10:00 |
 CFS First Open-Ended Working Group Meeting on nutritionThe objective of this first meeting will be to review the proposals prepared by the CFS Secretariat with inputs from [...] |
14.01.2016 | 14:30 |
 Co-Chair led consultation exercise on Inception Year lessons (afternoon session)The purposes of these consultations are to reflect on GACSA’s inception year aimed at identifying areas of major/strategic advancements, weakness [...] |
13.01.2016 | 14:00 |
| Co-Chair led consultation exercise on Inception Year lessons (morning session) The purposes of these consultations are to reflect on GACSA’s inception year aimed at identifying areas of major/strategic advancements, weakness [...] |
13.01.2016 | 09:15 |
 UN Rome based agencies and private sector collaborationThe Kingdom of the Netherlands is pleased to announce the upcoming seminar on added value of partnerships between the UN [...] |
17.12.2015 | 16:15 |
 Discovery Day: The value of Geospatial Information for improving land governance The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), DigitalGlobe and the [...] |
17.12.2015 | 10:00 |
 Launch of The State of Agricultural Commodities 2015–16 report: Press conferenceThe State of Agricultural Commodities 2015–16 focuses on the impacts of agricultural trade on food security and on how agricultural [...] |
09.12.2015 | 11:00 |
 Launch of the Technical Platform on Food Loss & WasteThe side event launches the FAO and IFPRI Technical Platform on Food Loss and Waste. In May 2015, the G20 [...] |
04.12.2015 | 14:00 |
 World Soil Day celebration and closure of the IYS 2015 The General Assembly of the United Nations in December 2013 designated 5 December as World Soil Day (WSD) and declared [...] |
04.12.2015 | 12:30 |
 ICN2 Follow-up: Overcoming Malnutrition in Agenda 2030One year after ICN2, this event will present the new global architecture that is emerging to support the comprehensive approach [...] |
03.12.2015 | 12:45 |
 FAO Awards CeremonyAfrican Union Commission, World Rural Forum, Thai Ministry, the National Geographic Society and field officers garner awards from FAOAs the [...] |
30.11.2015 | 17:00 |
 Rome2015 Science Symposium on Climate - Friday afternoon sessionFew days before the COP21 in Paris, the Italian Scientific Community organizes an event in Rome aiming at fostering the [...] |
20.11.2015 | 16:15 |
| Rome2015 Science Symposium on Climate - Friday morning session Few days before the COP21 in Paris, the Italian Scientific Community organizes an event in Rome aiming at fostering the [...] |
20.11.2015 | 09:30 |
| Rome2015 Science Symposium on Climate - Thursday session Few days before the COP21 in Paris, the Italian Scientific Community organizes an event in Rome aiming at fostering the [...] |
19.11.2015 | 10:00 |
 George McGovern’s legacy: A roadmap to end hunger as we know itThe 12th George McGovern lecture by Dr. Rajiv Shah is organized by the U.S. Mission to the United Nations Agencies [...] |
16.11.2015 | 14:30 |
 Land and Water Days: reviewing integrative approaches"Joining forces for lasting impacts” is the last session of the Land and Water Days 2015. A summary of what has [...] |
12.11.2015 | 16:30 |
 Land and Water Days: reviewing integrative approaches"Fostering adaptive natural resources management to cope with risks and climate change" This plenary session will present climate smart agriculture (what [...] |
12.11.2015 | 08:30 |
 Land and Water Days: reviewing integrative approaches"Sustainable agriculture for ecosystem services: what's in it for farmers and how to support the transition?" How can farmers be supported [...] |
11.11.2015 | 10:30 |
 Land and Water Days: reviewing integrative approaches“Down to earth: Finding our way through a mosaic of integrative approaches” Managing agriculture, forestry and fisheries at a landscape scale [...] |
11.11.2015 | 08:30 |
 International Year of Pulses (IYP) 2016 Launching CeremonyFollowing resolution 6/2013 of the 38th FAO Conference, the UN General Assembly, at its 68th session declared 2016 as the [...] |
10.11.2015 | 11:00 |
 Land and Water Days: Plenary session II"Linking land and water governance across scales and disciplines" The plenary session will cover two topics of eminent importance in the [...] |
10.11.2015 | 10:30 |
 Land and Water Days OpeningThe Land and Water Days are jointly convened by FAO, IFAD and WFP as part of efforts aimed at reaching [...] |
10.11.2015 | 09:00 |
 Land and Water Days: FAO Town Hall MeetingWater, land and the 2030 Agenda - gearing up for the challenge This event will be an opportunity to exchange on [...] |
09.11.2015 | 10:30 |
