Regional Workshop on One Country One Priority Product in the Near East and North Africa Region

Hybrid Event, 17/02/2025 - 19/02/2025

FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa will organize a Regional Workshop on One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) in the Near East and North Africa region on 17-19 February 2025 in Cairo, Egypt. This workshop aims to accelerate the implementation of the OCOP initiative across the region by fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing, and investment opportunities.

World Pulses Day 2025 | Pulses: Bringing diversity to agrifood systems

Hybrid Event, 10/02/2025

Join the global celebration on Monday 10 February to find out how pulses can contribute to the sustainability and diversity of agrifood systems.

Opening of the World Pulses Day exhibition | 10.00 – 11.00 Peru time, GMT-5 / 16.00 - 17.00 Rome time (CET)

Interactive technical dialogue | 12.00 – 13.00 Peru time, GMT-5/ 18.00 - 19.00 Rome time (CET)...

Webinar on sustainable value chain of chestnuts

Virtual Event, 05/12/2024

Join us for this insightful webinar on the sustainable value chain of chestnuts, the special agricultural product of Albania. The webinar is organized by the FAO One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) Secretariat in collaboration with the FAO Country Office in Albania and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Dev...

World Food Forum 2024

Hybrid Event, 14/10/2024 - 18/10/2024

This year, the World Food Forum will take place at the FAO headquarters in Rome and online, cantered around the theme “Good Food for All, for Today and Tomorrow.” The event will bring together experts, changemakers, and leaders from across the globe.

High-level seminar on resilient drylands: Innovation for sustainable agricultural landscapes and livelihoods

Virtual Event, 25/09/2024

The webinar aims to explore innovative approaches to address the complexity and harness the potential of dryland agriculture to build local resilience and adaptive capacity, aligning with the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-31.

Empowering Tomorrow's Leaders: The Role of Youth in Agrifood Systems Transformation

Virtual Event, 10/07/2024

This webinar, organized by the Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) in collaboration with the FAO Office of Youth and Women (OYW), aims to harness the potential of youth to transform agrifood systems in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)≥

OCOP Webinar: Sustainable Value Chain of Jackfruit

Virtual Event, 04/07/2024

Join us for this insightful webinar, organized by the FAO One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) Secretariat in collaboration with the FAO Country Office in Bangladesh, and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Government of Bangladesh. The focus of this episode is on the sustainable value chain of jackfruit, which is the special agricultural product of Bangladesh.

International Day of Potato: harvesting diversity feeding hope

Hybrid Event, 30/05/2024

The inaugural celebration of the International Day of Potato on May 30 will be held at FAO Headquarters and online. The day will bring together ministers, experts, and communities from around the world to spotlight the potato's vital role in enhancing nutrition, ensuring food security, and supporting sustainable agricultural practices.

International Day of Plant Health 2024: Plant health, safe trade and digital technology

Hybrid Event, 13/05/2024

The International Day of Plant Health 2024 calls on everyone to raise awareness and take action to keep our plants healthy and ensure food safety and safe trade for sustainable economies and livelihoods.  

Webinar on farmers’ varieties and landraces: conservation through management on-farm

Virtual Event, 29/04/2024

The objective of the webinar is to raise awareness of the contribution of farmers’ varieties/landraces to food security and nutrition, highlight relevant initiatives and facilitate knowledge exchange among diverse stakeholders on their conservation and sustainable use.