Regional workshop on building resilience in agrifood systems for drought mitigation and emergency support

Chișinău (Moldova), Hybrid Event, 25/03/2024 - 26/03/2024

FAO is convening a regional workshop in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova from 25 to 27 March 2024 on climate-smart agriculture practices and policies as a way to increase resiliency in the face of current severe natural and human-made crises.

Conference: Forests and Innovation. New solutions for a better world

Moscow (Russia), Hybrid Event, 21/03/2024

On the occasion of the International Day of Forests, FAO, in close cooperation with the Russian Federal Forestry Agency, is organizing a scientific and practical conference dedicated to this year’s theme: “Forests and innovation: New solutions for a better world” involving renowned international experts and decision-makers.

40/1 Meeting of the Executive Committee of the ECA

Virtual Event, 19/03/2024

The 40/1 meeting of the Executive Committee of the European Commission on Agriculture is scheduled for 19 March 2024, with the aim to welcome and introduce the newly elected members of the Committee, to adopt its Workplan and Meeting Schedule for 2023-2025 and to discuss the outcomes of the 43rd Session of the European Commission on Agriculture (27-28 September and 27 November 2023) and the pre...

FAO at the 2024 Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (RFSD)

Geneva (Switzerland), Hybrid Event, 12/03/2024 - 14/03/2024

The 2024 Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (RFSD) is an annual intergovernmental forum aiming to assess progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, and provide a forum to exchange knowledge, best practices, and policy solutions to support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in line with regional priorities. This year it is being held ahead of the 2024 UN High-...

Food Systems Talk 6: Unveiling Finland’s journey towards sustainable food systems transformation with the National Convenor

Virtual Event, 11/03/2024

“Plate, People and Planet: unveiling Finland’s journey towards sustainable food systems transformation with the National Convenor”,  is the sixth Food Systems Talk organized by the Issue-based Coalition on Sustainable Food Systems (IBC SFS).    

Workshop on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and possibilities on use of alternatives of highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) in Azerbaijan

Ganja (Azerbaijan), 20/02/2024

In the framework of the project “Lifecycle Management of Pesticides and Disposal of POPs Pesticides in Central Asian countries and Türkiye”, FAO, the Agrarian Service Agency, and the Ministry of Agriculture jointly aim at strengthening Azerbaijan’s national capacities on sustainable and environmentally sound agriculture to reduce pesticides use and decrease human health and environmental ris...

GFCM Forum on Fisheries Science in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea

Antalya (Türkiye), 19/02/2024 - 23/02/2024

The Fish Forum unites scientists, fishers, stakeholders, researchers, engineers, academics, practitioners, managers and decision-makers from international organizations, administrations, institutions and universities, non-governmental organizations and the private sector, in view of continued and accelerated progress towards ensuring sustainable fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea....

1st National Training on Mountain Vulnerability Assessment

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), 30/01/2024 - 02/02/2024

The Mountain Partnership Secretariat hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in coordination with the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic will hold a four-day National Training on Mountain Vulnerability Assessment in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

This training is part of the capacity development programme of t...

FAO at the 2024 Global Forum for Food and Agriculture

Berlin (Germany), 17/01/2024 - 20/01/2024

The Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) is an international conference on central issues of global agricultural and food policies, held in Berlin on an annual basis. The 2024 GFFA is organized by the German Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food from 17 to 20 January 2024 in Berlin, under the overarching theme: Food systems for our future: Joining forces for a Zero Hunger world! FAO...

FAO–Hungarian Government Scholarship Programme 2024–2025

Virtual Event, 09/01/2024 - 29/02/2024

The following Master of Science degree course is being offered in English for the 2024-25 academic year:

• Master in Environmental Engineering – Sopron University, Sopron
• Master in Crop Production Engineering - Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Szent István Campus, Gödöllő
• Master in Horticultural Engineering - Hungarian University of Agriculture ...

Sixth Regional Impact Webinar on Food Loss and Waste Reduction

Virtual Event, 19/12/2023

The sixth Impact Webinar will explore the potential and application of behavioural science in addressing the problem of food waste at the household level. The speakers will discuss how perception of food waste by consumers might impact their behaviour, the need for the narrative change, and the tools to influence behaviour, including choice architecture, nudging, reframing and behaviourally enh...

Regional consultation on integrated land use planning

Virtual Event, 13/12/2023

FAO published the first 'Guidelines for land-use planning' in 1993 as the first key source of knowledge on land use planning. After 30 years, new challenges, demands and insights for integrated land use planning call for an update of these guidelines. In this context, FAO has been working on the new version of 'Guidelines for integrated land use planning - an update' in collaboration with key p...

Fourth Regional Consultation on Geographical Indications

Hybrid Event, 11/12/2023

Geographical indications (GI) are an important tool for rural development and to ensure all three dimensions of sustainability (economic, environmental, and social).

Consultation workshop: Responding to the crisis in food, energy and financial systems

Hybrid Event, 11/12/2023

To better understand the impact of the triple crises on food security in Europe and Central Asia and to offer pertinent guidance and support to the vulnerable countries, FAO has commissioned a study on the consequences of the current food, energy and finance crisis on food security in vulnerable countries of Europe and Central Asia. The study is a part of FAO’s Regional Technical Cooperation Pr...

Presentation of the State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries 2023

Virtual Event, 07/12/2023

The report provides useful and reliable data as an essential source of information on fisheries and aquaculture in the region and a key tool t...

Antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in the livestock sector in the Balkans

Budapest (Hungary), 06/12/2023 - 07/12/2023

At the technical consultation meeting on antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in the livestock sector in the Balkans, representatives from the veterinary and food safety authorities from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo¹, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia, as well as from international agencies will discuss current gaps and needs for tackling antimicrobial u...

National consultation on the integration of tenure security considerations into strategies and action plans

Astana (Kazakhstan), 06/12/2023 - 08/12/2023

With support from FAO, Kazakhstan is formulating and implementing a national action plan to combat desertification aimed at creating an effective mechanism to counter desertification processes.

Regional Rural Youth Forum for Europe and Central Asia

Budapest (Hungary), Hybrid Event, 29/11/2023 - 30/11/2023

To better coordinate the youth-related work and processes in the ECA region, under the Regional Priority Programme on Empowering smallholders, family farms and youth, facilitating rural livelihoods and poverty reduction, FAO organizes the Regional Rural Youth Forum for Europe and Central Asia.

Hack4DigitalVillages innovation challenge

Fergana (Uzbekistan), 24/11/2023 - 26/11/2023

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in cooperation with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europ...

Investment Forum to facilitate two pilot agroclusters in Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), 23/11/2023

The Investment Forum is organized jointly by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with the Ministry of Agriculture of Kyrgyz Republic and the Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund (RKDF) within the scope of the project “Promoting accelerated green investment in agriculture through capacity building of national financial institutions.”