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...

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...

2 June 2023, Saudi Arabia - The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have joined forces to enhance the productivity of millet and sesame crops in Saudi Arabia.

Launch of the second edition of the Food Policy Monitoring Bulletin, 1st quarter 2023

Regional workshop in Amman (Jordan) to strengthen technical capacities for the Global Forest Resources Assessment

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...

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...

The disease threatens the world's most traded fruit, Lebanon’s strategic crop

34.7% of the Arab region is experiencing moderate or severe food insecurity

Mobilization to preserve bee populations and biodiversity and promote the sector

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...

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 “...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

3 May 2023, Mauritania – FAO recently launched Mauritania’s first Farmer Observatory in partnership with innovation incubator HADINA RIMTIC, serving the Rosso region of Mauritania. Hosted by Institut Supérieur d'Enseignement Technologique de Rosso (ISET), the Observatory acts ...

30 April 2023, Amman, Jordan – The Food and Agriculture Organization -Regional office for the Near East and North Africa-organized a regional training workshop on multiple-use forest management planning in the Near East and North African countries. The event was conducted in A...

The main alternative control methods leverage food safety, consumer health and respect for the environment

The training will contribute to the transformation of more efficient, inclusive, and resilient agrifood systems