FAO helps Iran to strengthen capacities for oilseed crops
In a bid to strengthen capacities toward sustainable growth of oilseed crops in Iran, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is holding a workshop on growing oilseeds in Brazil for Iranian experts. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is organizing a two-week (19 February – 2 March 2018) special […]
FAO assists Iran to strengthen capacities toward sustainable growth of oilseed crops
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is organizing a two-week (19 February – 2 March 2018) special training course in Brazil for the top Iranian experts in the field of agriculture to improve the existing national knowledge on oilseed production and strengthen its capacity in the country. “This training course would enable […]
FAO hosts workshop on challenges similar to Lake Urmia restoration
FAO headquarters in Rome hosted a group of international experts that specialize in social-ecological systems to discuss a number of case studies including the Lake Urmia Restoration program. According to a press release by the FAO Representation in Iran, the overall theme of the expert workshop was to discuss how the social-ecological systems frameworks have been […]
FAO, agriculture ministry celebrate soil day in Iran
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Iranian Agriculture Ministry marked the World Soil Day 2017 in Tehran. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Iranian Ministry of Agriculture marked today (Sunday, December 10) World Soil Day 2017 in Tehran to highlight this […]
FAO calls for stronger collaboration on transboundary animal diseases
Chief veterinary officers and experts from the Governments of Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and Tajikistan today sat around a table in Tehran to form the first Quadrilateral collaboration meeting for addressing Transboundary Animal Diseases and strengthen harmonized actions on this issue. According to a press release by the FAO Representation in the Islamic Republic of Iran, […]
FAO highlights rural-urban connections to reduce hunger
Rural areas actually have vast potential for economic growth pegged to food production and related sectors, The State of Food and Agriculture 2017 says. And with the majority of the world’s poor and hungry living in these areas, achieving the 2030 development agenda will hinge on unlocking that oft-neglected potential, it adds. Doing so will […]
FAO calls for fighting against illegal fishing
VALLETTA– FAO general director Jose Graziano da Silva said today that all countries should join the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) to guarantee the success of the fight against illegal fishing. “The treaty is aimed at cracking down illegal fishing, which causes a multibillion-dollar loss that damages human nutrition and environmental sustainability”, said Da Silva, […]