FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa

12/11/2018
The theme for the conference’s 6th session this year is “Smart Farming as a Promising Choice for the Arab World”
12/11/2018
FAO and WHO launch World Antibiotic Awareness Week
13/11/2018
FAO and the ministry of agriculture are determined to succeed in this mission
14/11/2018
FAO takes part in the 6th Arab Conference for Investment in Food Security
20/11/2018

20 November 2018, Cairo, Egypt – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has joined the Arab Sustainable Development Week aiming at strengthen its partnership with governments of Arab countries to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs).

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29/11/2018

29 November 2018, Kuwait – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME).

FAO’s signing, which was on behalf of the R...

02/12/2018

2 December 2018, Cairo, Egypt – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is set to celebrate World Soil Day in collaboration with the International Union of Soil Sciences and the Egyptian Soil Science Society on 4-5 December under the auspices of the E...

03/12/2018

3 December 2018, Tunis- As part of the project to reduce food loss and waste in Tunisia, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is implementing a training program in cooperation with the Central Cooperative for Wheat (COCEBLE), funded by the Italian Agency for Internation...

04/12/2018
World Soil Day: Be the Solution to Soil Pollution
05/12/2018

5 December 2018, Cairo -- Five cadres from the Libyan ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Marine Wealth gained a valuable expertise in Geographic Data Management, as part of the capacity building agreement between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ...

06/12/2018

6 December 2018, Madrid, Spain - Spain is one of the main grain importers in the Mediterranean region. As such, the country has a wealth of experience to offer to its North African neighbor on the other side of the sea who faces similar challenges managing the increasing dema...

13/12/2018
Awareness at the Heart of the Fight against Food Waste
17/12/2018
Programme will support efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 – a world with zero hunger
31/12/2018

31 December 2018, Cairo -- As part of the capacity building agreement between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Libya, FAO representation to Libya is delivering a training workshop to cadres from the Libyan ministry of...

18/01/2019

Tunis, 18 January, 2019: A workshop was held today to validate the national strategy of veterinary services in Tunisia. The strategy is the culmination of a process based on rigorous analysis and a diagnosis of the current state of the sector. Its design, initiated by the Gene...

05/02/2019
FAO: A Necessity for Job Creation and Food Security
06/02/2019
FAO: Essential Skills for Life-saving Activities in Libya
21/02/2019
FAO completes training cycle on reducing milk losses
28/02/2019

Tunis, 28 February, 2019 - Sixty teachers from grade schools and high schools in Tunis participated in the validation of the Tunisian version of the first guide on good practices for reducing food waste, prepared by the Regional Office for Near East and North Africa of th...

07/03/2019
FAO: Women, a key player in the fight against waste