Model innovative beekeepers help protect Saudi Arabia's indigenous bee race
04/05/2023
04 May 2023 Al Baha, Saudi Arabia – Calamitous impact of climate change, dreadful spread of honeybee disease and unwise application of agrochemicals contribute to the declining number of honeybee colonies across the globe. Rising demand for honeybee colonies to meet the demand...
FAO Regional training workshop aims at building regulatory capacity to align trade, food safety and quality measures in order to enhance intra-regional trade
08/05/2023
Amman, Jordan, May 8, 2023 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is holding a regional workshop in Amman, Jordan on enhancing food trade in the Near East and North Africa Region: Food safety and trade facilitation over four days, from 8-11 Ma...
FAO trains Farmer Field Schools facilitators on management of date palm pests in Kuwait
08/05/2023
Kuwait, 08 May 2023- Within the framework of the regional programme for Red Palm Weevil(RPW) management in the Near East and North Africa region, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in cooperation with the Public Authority of Agriculture Affairs ...
Quadripartite regional meeting to accelerate implementation of One Health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
13/05/2023
13 May 2023 – The first high-level Quadripartite regional meeting to accelerate implementation of One Health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region took place on 8–11 May 2023 in Muscat, Oman. The 4-day meeting of the Quadripartite, comprising the Food and Agriculture Organizatio...
FAO and MoA launch project to enhance food security and livelihoods of vulnerable rural women in Jordan
16/05/2023
16 May 2023, Amman, Jordan – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), launched today a project to enhance food security and livelihoods of vulnerable rural women communities in Jordan throughthe “...
FAO organizes a workshop on citrus diseases and methods of diagnosis and prevention in Oman
17/05/2023
Muscat, May 17, 2023 - The Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in the Sultanate of Oman, with the General Directorate of Agricultural and Animal Research represented by the Agricultural Research Department in North Al Batinah G...
New FAO project and partnership with UMA to preserve and develop beekeeping in Maghreb countries
22/05/2023
FAO holds a workshop on the management of the destructive banana Fusarium wilt in Lebanon
24/05/2023
Social protection programmes help families and communities overcome challenging economic circumstances
24/05/2023
Conflict and economic crisis drive food insecurity and malnutrition in Yemen
25/05/2023
25 May 2023, ADEN – The food security situation in Yemen’s districts under the control of the Government of Yemen (GoY) slightly improved during the first five months of this year, while acute malnutrition increased, compared to the same period in 2022. However, the outlo...
FAO organizes a regional forum on “The Future of Farmers' Field Schools” for Sustainable Agrifood Systems in NENA region
28/05/2023
Menia, May 28, 2023- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Regional Office for the Near East organizes a regional forum on “The Future of Farmers' Field schools” for Sustainable Agrifood Systems in the Near East and North Africa in Minya, Egypt. Th...
Strengthening forest reporting for a greener, more sustainable future in the Near East and North Africa region
29/05/2023
Arab countries transform food systems to enhance resilience against climate change shocks
01/06/2023
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FFS Future forum confirms its importance to bring about comprehensive and sustainable rural and developmental transformation
04/06/2023
Minya, Egypt – June 4, 2023 - Experts from the Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and government officials from 12 Arab countries concluded the activities of the first regional forum on the fu...
FAO and Canada sign CAN$ 10M agreement for agricultural climate resilience in Iraq and women’s empowerment
08/06/2023
Baghdad, 8th of June 2023 – The Government of Canada, represented by the Embassy of Canada to Iraq, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Iraq have signed a four-year CAN$ 10M (USD 7.3 million) agreement.
The funds are planned to imple...
Director-General makes a one-day working visit to the United Arab Emirates ahead of COP28 in November
13/06/2023
13 June 2023 - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, successfully concluded a one-day working visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as part of preparations for the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (#COP28UAE) ...
FAO Director-General meets UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and President-Designate of COP28
13/06/2023
During his visit to the United Arab Emirates, the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, along with a number of FAO officials, held a meeting today with His Excellency Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and President-Designate of COP28 and his se...
FAO and the Libyan Government of National Unity discuss ways to support and develop agriculture and food security in Libya
15/06/2023
2023 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought marks preparation for the upcoming UNCCD COP 16 in Saudi Arabia
18/06/2023
18/06/2023, Qassim, Saudi Arabia - Empowering women in combating desertification and drought is a critical call for sustainable land management and restoration and directly affects the productive capacity of the ecosystems. Desertification and drought are the major global...
