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

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...