FAO Regional Office for Africa
The FAO Regional Conference for Africa (ARC) is held once every two years, in the years in which the FAO General Conference does not meet in regular session. The attendance of the Regional Conference is usually, at Ministers of Agriculture level. Observers from countries outside the Region, international, regional and Arab Organizations, are also invited to the Conference.
FAO Regional Conference for Africa
The 34th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Africa (ARC34) will be held in 2026 hosted by the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
The functions of the Regional Conference are to hold consultations at a high level, to indicate the special problems of the Region and the priority areas which should be taken into account in preparing the Programme of Work and Budget for the next biennium, as well as in relation to longer term programme objectives of the Organization to the needs of the Region; to undertake consultations on the means by which the countries of the Region can solve their own problems through the use of their own resources; and on the volume and nature of the external aid required to implement their food and agricultural development plans.
The Regional Conference may make recommendations to Member Nations in the Region, the Conference, the Council, the Director-General and, through the Director General, to the United Nations Regional Economic and Social Commission for Africa.
Last Session
33rd Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Africa was hosted by the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco, 18-20 April 2024.
Place and Date of Regional Conferences for Africa Sessions
- 32nd Session: 2022, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
- 31st Session: 2020, Online, Zimbabwe
- 30th Session: 2018, Khartoum, the Sudan
- 29th Session: 2016, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
- 28th Session: 2014, Tunis, Tunisia
- 27th Session: 2012, Brazzaville, Congo
- 26th Session: 2010, Luanda, Angola
- 25th Session: 2008, Nairobi, Kenya
- 24th Session: 2006, Bamako, Mali
- 23rd Session: 2004, Johannesburg
- 22nd Session: 2002 Cairo, Egypt
- 21st Session: 2000, Yaoundé, Cameroon
- 20th Session: 1998, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 19th Session: 1996, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- 18th Session: 1994, Gaborone, Botswana
- 17th Session: 1992, Accra, Ghana
- 16th Session: 1990, Marrakech, Morocco
32nd Session, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea - 2022
31st Session, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2020
30th Session, Khartoum, the Sudan - 2018
29th Session, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire - 2016
28th Session, Tunis, Tunisia - 2014
27th Session, Brazzaville, Congo - 2012
26th Session, Luanda, Angola - 2010
25th Session, Nairobi, Kenya - 2008
24th Session, Bamako, Mali - 2006
23rd Session, Johannesburg, South Africa - 2004
22nd Session, Cairo, Egypt - 2002
21st Session, Yaounde, Cameroon - 2000
20th Session, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - 1998
19th Session, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - 1996
18th Session, Gaborone, Botswana - 1994