Tag: FAO
ECOWAS, EU, FAO join forces to boost fishery production across West Africa
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has teamed up with the European Union and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) with the aim ... Read More
AfCFTA must boost intra-African agrifood trade, become food self-reliant
The Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) must aim at reversing the unsustainable trend of excessive dependence by many of its members on imports of ... Read More
Global action needed to improve access to fertilizers, avert food crisis in Africa – WTO-FAO study
There is an urgent need for global action to address the fertilizer crisis, most importantly by keeping the fertilizer market open to meet global demand ... Read More
Amid escalating food crisis, African agriculture is set for fertilizer boom
With an estimated 346 million people across Africa being negatively impacted by a severe food crisis, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a ... Read More
Italy backs Tunisia’s agriculture sector with €200m; FAO launches new Biorest project
Italy has allocated €200 million to Tunisia in the form of loan and grant to support the North African country’s agriculture sector. The head of ... Read More
Morocco’s Ismahane Elouafi appointed as FAO’s Chief Scientist
Morocco's Ismahane Elouafi was appointed Chief Scientist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a newly created post by the UN agency. FAO Director General ... Read More
FAO hails Moroccan sustainable biodiversity project
The UN Food & Agriculture Organization has praised the resilience of a watershed management project in Morocco, which illustrates how the reduction of disaster and ... Read More
FAO designates Moroccan innovation as MENA’s best COVID-19 protection for farmers
Participants in the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) webinar voted a Moroccan digital solution, dubbed Attaisir or Tighten up, as the best innovative initiative ... Read More
FAO progresses in fight against locusts in East Africa, Yemen; challenges remain
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), QU Dongyu, said this Monday May 11 that significant gains had been made in the fight ... Read More
TICAD VII: UNIDO, FAO launch initiative to accelerate youth employment in Africa’s agricultural sector
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the African Union (AU), together with numerous ... Read More