FAO and IOM enhance Libya's Agriculture Sector's Resilience to Crop Pests

$1.5 million will fund FAO project assisting families to grow food to eat and sell

At the Kuwait International Conference for the Reconstruction of Iraq, FAO Iraq calls for urgent funding to assist 1.6 million people through the Iraq Recovery and Resilience Programme 2018-2109

The consultation is in preparation of the 34th session of the FAO Regional Conference for the Near East

Timely aid through flexible funding can help farmers stay active, reducing overall humanitarian costs

28 February 2018, Cairo, Egypt- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) delivered 161 micro and small enterprises to beneficiaries in four Egyptian governorates under the framework of “Improving Household Food and Nutrition Security in Egypt by Target...

FAO to provide technical assistance to Saudi Arabia’s national strategy targeting the pest

6 March 2018, Cairo -- FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for the Near East and North Africa Abdessalam Ould Ahmed and FAO Representative in Yemen Salah Hajj Hassan met today with Yemen's Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Othman Hussein  Mujal...

MoU and Alliance aim to support date palm production in the region

Renewed partnerships to strengthen cooperation for the date palm value chain

"Making our cities healthier, greener and more sustainable"

24 March 2018, Cairo, Egypt – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (MWRI) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MALR), has launched the project “Support susta...

"FAO supports women and youth in Haouaria to invest in artisanal fisheries"

Beirut, 29 March 2018 -- Water experts from the Arab region wrapped up a two-day meeting on Thursday at the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)  that explored regional views on water-related issues and agreed o...

"The promotion of solar energy for irrigation, sustainable water management, the development of an investment and foresight plan for the olive sector and a South-South Cooperation Framework with Morocco"

11 April 2018, Cairo, Egypt – FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for the Near East and North Africa (NENA) Abdessalam Ould Ahmed and Assistant Secretary-General of the Union of Arab Chambers Shaheen Ali Shaheen met today to reaffirm their collaboration ...

The Eight Meeting of the Working Group on Aquaculture (WGA) of the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) will be held in Kuwait, State of Kuwait from 17 to 19 April 2018. The meeting, which will be hosted by the Kuwait Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and...

Tunisian agriculture at a time of geo-spatial information

Tunis, 09 to 20 April 2018:  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concluded a 10 day training program to officers from the Libyan Ministry of Agriculture, Animal and Marine Wealth. This program, delivered from nine to 19 April...

24 April 2018, Cairo, Egypt - His Excellency, Dr. Abdel El Moneim El Banna, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, along with Hussein Gadain, FAO Representative in Egypt, have signed today the Country Program Framework (CPF) for Egypt 2018 –2022.

The Minister of ...