National Symposium on "Pesticides for Agricultural Use and Alternative Control Methods"
25/04/2023
Strengthening the capacities of Arab countries in carrying out regular Census of Agriculture
03/04/2019
3 April 2019, Amman - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Arab Institute for Training and Research in Statistics (AITRS) and the Arab Organization for Agriculture Development (AOAD) organized a workshop to strengthen the capacities of national authorities in carry...
Annual Regional Workshop of the International Plant Protection Convention
02/08/2022
FAO strengthens Desert Locus surveillance and control capacity in Yemen
07/02/2021
FAO workshop on the sidelines of the Libya International Exhibition for Agricultural and Livestock Development
10/07/2023
Expanding the potential of olive orchard water productivity through knowledge sharing on tailored micro water harvesting design and monitoring
16/12/2021
16 December 2021, FAO – the International Center for Agricultural Research the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and Jordan’s National Agricultural Research Center (NARC) hosted a training of trainers event to share experiences w...
Goodwill Ambassadors stand in solidarity with Gender-based Violence Survivors
26/11/2020
Cairo, 25 November 2020 – Since the outbreak of COVID-19, emerging data and reports have shown that all forms of violence against ...
FAO empowers Iranian farmers to improve agriculture water productivity and reduce water withdrawal in Qazvin plain
13/01/2021
13 January 2021, Tehran - FAO provides Iranian farmers with learning opportunities on handling low water productivity challenges, monitoring local water resources, and adopting an optimal cropping pattern, to increase farm-household income and reduce water withdrawal.
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Hands-on nexus analysis in Jordan
15/12/2019
15 December 2019, Amman – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Jordan convened a two day workshop (Second Nexus Dialogue: Hands-on nexus analysis in Jordan) under the 3rd Output NEXUS- Assessing water sustainability using a Water-Food-Energy-Cli...
Cereal production improves while food insecurity persists in the Sudan – new report finds
27/03/2023
27 March 2023, Khartoum - A recently released special report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 2022/23 Crops and Food Supply Assessment Mission (CFSAM) has revealed significant improvements in cereal production in the Sudan. The mission was c...
25 Years of continuous dedication to FAO ideals
11/08/2020
11 August 2020, Cairo - FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for the Near East and North Africa Abdessalam Ould Ahmed today presented the Seniority Award Medal to Osama Salah El Din, who completed twenty-five years of uninterrupted service with the Organi...
Farm Business Schools: available training package to enhance the much-needed entrepreneurial and market-orientation of farmers
31/08/2021
31 August2021, Beirut - Dramatic changes are taking place in farming worldwide as a result of globalization, liberalization, and rapid urbanization. Farmers are intensifying existing patterns of production and diversifying their farm enterprises in an attempt to improve t...
Egypt acknowledges FAO efforts in mitigating water and climate challenges
14/10/2018
14 October 2018, Cairo -- At the opening session of the Cairo Water Week (CWW), H.E. Mohamed Abdel Aty, the Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation praised the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for its support to Egypt in the use of modern technology and...
The opening of EU-funded FAO Grants Scheme to Support agricultural activities & job creation program
03/10/2021
Amman, October 3, 2021 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Jordan, in cooperation with World Food Program (WFP), and with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture, encourage vulnerable farmers, smallholders and the small family-based agri-food enterprises f...
National training workshop to support gender equality and women’s empowerment in Libya
16/06/2023
FAO discusses water accounting and auditing at the fifth Arab Water Forum
30/09/2021
September 2021 – Ensuring sustainable and reliable allocation of water while protecting water quality and sustainability has become increasingly complex and problematic in many regions of the world and in particular the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region. To support this, it is important...
FAO Analysis shows how Nationally Determined Contributions are lighting the way for climate action in the Near East and North Africa region
29/03/2022
29 March 2022 – Agriculture is one of the sectors most affected by climate change, but as a recent FAO report ‘Regional analysis of the Nationally Determined Contributions in the Near East and North Africa
FAO in Morocco commits to a campaign combatting violence against women and girls.
25/11/2020
The FAO Representative in Morocco and her team have released a video statement raising awareness of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence towards women and girls on November 25, 2020.
The office has posted online a spot with strong messages calling for a firm stand on vi...
Establishment of a National Information System for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Services
18/07/2022
Capacity building activities in Jordan to enhance the dairy value chain sector in north Jordan valley.
22/02/2022
22 February 2022 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in collaboration with The International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Area (ICARDA) under the regional project “Water Efficiency, Productivity and Sustainability in the NENA region” by enh...