Water scarcity can exacerbate food insecurity, migration and malnutrition in the region

Libya, 9 April 2019 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is completing the cycle of training workshops on fighting Zoonotic diseases in Libya implemented in the framework of the Emergency Assistance for Outbreaks of Deadly Zoonotic Diseases (High...

10 April 2019, Amman - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) hosted a closing ceremony to celebrate the success of their "Social Stability and Resilient Livelihoods for Syrian Refugees and Vulnerable Jordanian Farm Families from Hosting Communities" project, funded by th...

Tunisia, 19 April, 2019

His Excellency Mr. Sabri Bachtobji, Secretary of State to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia, received Mr. Philippe Ankers who presented him his credentials as Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Tunisia.

On this occa...

Lebanese and Syrian refugees benefit from FAO projects in Lebanon

Aleppo – 2 May 2019 --  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Russian Federation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform and the Ministry of Water Resources, have announced the launch of a two years p...

Targeted awareness will help reduce food waste during festive seasons

Conflicts and widening rural-urban gaps hamper the region’s efforts to end hunger by 2030

23 May 2019, Damascus - The food and agriculture organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Union (EU) have announced a three-year project to improve agriculture in the Syrian Arab Republic through the enhancement of smallholder capabilities.

The “Small...

The UN’s Decade of Family Farming

A Strategy that Promotes Good Governance, Professionalism and Commitment

Cairo, 25 June, 2019 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), today held a regional workshop as part of the project “Use of Non-conventional water in Agriculture in Support of Sustainable Agri-aquaculture Development in Desert and Arid Lands in...

HE Mariam Al Mehairi, Minister of State for Food Security, thanks FAO for its efforts to eradicate hunger and achieve sustainable development in agriculture and food security

The Near East and North Africa region needs to step up its efforts to end hunger by 2030

Tripoli, 27 June 2019 -

About 25 plant protection, bio-control and water management specialists from Syria and Lebanon participated in a workshop held by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in the cities of Tripoli and Al Abdeh in northern ...

Director General recognises Zaid's efforts and achievements to develop the Date Palm Sector

Baghdad – July 2, 2019: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in cooperation with Iraq’s Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Health and Environment, held the inception workshop of the ‘Strengthening Transbounda...

Damascus, 2 July 2019 - Wheat is a strategic crop for the Syrian Arab Republic.  Prior to the current crisis, the country used to produce more than 4 million tonnes of wheat a year, making Syria self-sufficient in terms of production of its main staple, and a leading food...

Baghdad, 3 July 2019 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Iraq, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture in Iraq, and with the participation of experts from across the region, held a two-day workshop and training program for the eradi...

FAO's Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region organizes an emergency consultation to discuss ways to stop locust outbreak in the region