A simple, innovative app could become a game-changer for Kazakhstan’s dairy industry – improving the efficiency of the raw milk supply chain. FAO and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have trained milk procurement managers with

Economic growth and rising per capita incomes have all but wiped out hunger in Europe and Central Asia. But as countries become more affluent, changing consumption patterns are giving rise to other health threats. This “food insecurity transition” is docu

Women's land rights are vital to every country’s development. Yet, those rights are routinely violated, denied, or simply not enforced. “Empowering women through access to land” is the focus of an international conference taking place here today, organize

Tamaz and Nanuli Beruashvili have built their life from scratch three times now. The couple are from Tskhinvali in Georgia, where they married, made a home and began a life together full of hope. In 1992, they had to flee during the civil war. They left

FAO takes women’s rights and gender issues very seriously. Why? International evidence and practice have proven that empowering rural women and girls is critical for agricultural development, for social and economic progress, and for sustainable developme

Recent outbreaks in the Balkans, Turkey and the Caucasus clearly show that a cattle disease traditionally found in Africa is establishing itself in Europe. At an FAO-organized meeting starting today in Budapest, experts will focus on strategies to diagnos

This week the Russian resort town of Belokurikha in the country’s Altai region hosts the 10th anniversary Winter Grain Conference – an important expert forum for analysis of grain sector development strategies. Today, a special session on the “Southeaster

As the latest European country to detect cases of African swine fever, Moldova has control over the disease for now, thanks in part to a short, targeted intervention by FAO. African swine fever is a rapidly spreading transboundary animal disease. Moldova

Contract farming is one way of coordinating farmers and the agribusiness firms who buy their produce. FAO is promoting contract farming in Georgia under the EU-funded European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development (ENPARD). A two-

Ensuring that food is safe is a complex task involving many different players. A three-year FAO project to upgrade the food safety capacities of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan held its final workshops in late February. Funded by the Government of Turkey, "Cap