The Government of the Sultanate of Oman recognizes the vital role of agricultural extension and related support services and thus constantly strives to reinvent and align it to the needs of the market. In this context, the “Strengthening Extension and Support services system” project was launc...

28 March, 2019 – Tunis/ Cairo:

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has successfully completed training workshops on “developing sustainable food systems and value chains in the Near East and North Africa”. The two workshops held in Cairo (10-14 March) an...

3 May 2023, Mauritania – FAO recently launched Mauritania’s first Farmer Observatory in partnership with innovation incubator HADINA RIMTIC, serving the Rosso region of Mauritania. Hosted by Institut Supérieur d'Enseignement Technologique de Rosso (ISET), the Observatory acts ...

This training, delivered within the framework of the Global FMD Control Strategy by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), is hosted on the FAO Virtual Learning Centers (VLC) platform to enhance FMD control capacity in endemic regions and accelerate country progress on the Progressive Control Pathway for FMD (PCP-FMD) by 2027.

Research by FAO and IOM casts light on obstacles faced in the aftermath of conflict

FAO led events and hosted the Food and Agriculture Pavilion with CGIAR and the Rockefeller Foundation at the 2-week UN Climate Conference in Sharm-el Sheikh

02/05/2018, Khartoum - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) conducted the first stakeholder consultation workshop, 2 May, on Technical support to the Fisheries & Aquaculture Sector Review and Investment Plan Preparation at th...

Increased support for the joint Yemen Food Security Response and Resilience Project as acute food insecurity intensifies

Levels of hunger reach record levels, requiring urgent action

June 2022_Within the context of the Water Efficiency, Productivity and Sustainability regional project activities in Jordan and as a follow up of the previous online and physical trainings on water accounting, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), ...

Second Stakeholder Consultation Workshop to validate the Fisheries & Aquaculture Sector Review and initiate the preparation of the Investment Plan for the sector

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has called today on the public and private sectors to enhance focus and outlays of investments in agrifood systems to make them more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable in order to be aligned with the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) of the League of Arab States (LAS) is currently conducting a webinar series titled “Towards climate-resilient agrifood systems in the Arab region”. 

Cairo, Egypt – In its effort to accelerate the progress of the One Health approach, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has just become the 17th UN agency to join the Regional Health Alliance (RHA). 

Recent global challenges caused by disruptions in the food supply chain have exposed the fragility of global food security and agrifood systems. Resourcing innovative ideas, in collaboration with global multistakeholders, is becoming increasingly important to ensure sustainable agrifood systems and food safety for all.

During the Fifth Near East Forestry Week in Amman, Jordan, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held a technical workshop entitled “Forest-based adaptation: challenges and opportunities for drylands”. 

Eleven African countries are taking part in a training on advanced plant health science and state-of-the-art digital tools that will better equip field staff and administrators to make timely decisions to prevent plant pest outbreaks. 

Cairo, Egypt – As part of its efforts towards a just transition to more sustainable, resilient and efficient production and consumption patterns and reducing demand on our natural resources, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published new guidelines for action on food loss and waste (FLW) reduction in the Near East and North Africa (NENA). 

Scholarships for post-graduate studies of agriculture are open to students from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Sudan and Yemen.

28 January 2018, Cairo, Egypt – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) participated today in a consultation meeting organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) – in the