Workshop: Coherent policies and collective action across agrifood systems in Europe and Central Asia

Budapest (Hungary), Hybrid Event, 21/05/2024 - 23/05/2024

The Regional Technical Workshop, which will be held in Budapest and online on 21-23 May 2024, is organized under the framework of the Technical Cooperation Programme  “Transforming agrifood systems in the Europe and Central Asia region” and serves as a pivotal platform for advancing the agenda of transforming agrifood systems in Europe and Central Asia. By fostering collaboration, policy c...

ERC34 Agrilnnovate Exhibition

Rome (Italy), 14/05/2024 - 17/05/2024

The Agrilnnovate Exhibition is organized from 14 to 17 May 2024 at the Atrium of FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, under the umbrella of the 34th Session of the Regional Conference for Europe (ERC34), hosted by the Republic of Moldova. I...

34th session of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC34)

Rome (Italy), 14/05/2024 - 17/05/2024

The Republic of Moldova will host the Thirty-fourth Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC) from 14 to 17 May 2024 in Rome, Italy. The ERC will gather FAO Members in the Europe and Central Asia region, as well as representatives of United Nations Funds, Programmes and Specialized Agencies. The meeting will include observers from intergovernmental a...

Civil society consultation 2024

İstanbul (Türkiye), 12/05/2024

Prior to the 34th session of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC34), representatives of the civil society – ranging from smallholders and consumers to fisherfolks and pastoralists – will gather on 12 May in Istanbul, Tür...

Private sector consultation to the Regional Conference for Europe

İstanbul (Türkiye), Hybrid Event, 18/04/2024

The Thirty-fourth session of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe, scheduled for May 14-17 in Rome, Italy, will establish a roadmap and prio...

Conference on Bio- and Phyto-Remediation Technologies for Contaminated Agricultural Soil Towards Green Agriculture

Almaty (Kazakhstan), Hybrid Event, 16/04/2024

In the framework of the Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded and FAO-managed project “Lifecycle Management of Pesticides and Disposal of POPs Pesticides in Central Asian countries and Türkiye”, there remediation trials have taken place in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in the past years. Through this international conference, the results of these trials will be presented and explained, while pro...

EU-based private sector consultation to the Regional Conference for Europe

Brussels (Belgium), 15/04/2024

The Thirty-fourth session of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe, scheduled for May 14-17 in Rome, Italy, will establish a roadmap and prio...

Bringing in behavioural perspective to food loss and waste value chain analysis

Virtual Event, 27/03/2024

The webinar will present a case of food loss and waste analysis amplified with a study of the behavioural causes of the issue and the assessme...

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...