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Multi-country simulation to test animal disease preparedness in the Balkans
23/02/2021
FAO and the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EuFMD) are co-leading a two-day simulation exercise in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia on foot-and-mouth disease and African swine fever, two major transboundary animal
Enhanced livelihoods of rural Tajik families help overcome the COVID-19 crisis
19/02/2021
Agriculture has a central place in the culture of mountainous Tajikistan. In fact, more than 60 percent of Tajik people work in agriculture, cultivating the country’s arable land that extends over 850 thousand hectares.
FAO and Central Asia work towards climate-friendly and resilient livestock development
16/02/2021
A complex, FAO-led effort concluded by addressing the challenges posed by climate change to livestock keepers, as well as exploring opportunities of meat, milk, and wool production with lower emissions in the ecological and social structures of Kyrgyzstan
Project promotes agrotourism and digitalization for Albanian smallholder farms
12/02/2021
FAO helped to enhance diversification and competitiveness of Albanian smallholders through the promotion of agrotourism and digitalization in the agrifood sector. The one-year project, which ended recently, targeted three pilot areas in the country (Belsh
Rural people in Uzbekistan received 34 greenhouses from FAO
09/02/2021
FAO donated altogether 34 greenhouses to rural families living in Uzbekistan’s southeastern regions (Bukhara and Kamashi districts) as part of the socio-economic response to the global crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The greenhouses will improve t
Action plan combats dieback of pine forests in Belarus and Ukraine
29/01/2021
Belarus and Ukraine have high forest covers that provide a fundamental contribution to the wellbeing of rural populations and the national economy. To protect these forests for future generations, a new FAO project, launched today with a virtual inception
Project strengthens food safety systems in five countries of Europe and Central Asia
26/01/2021
Unsafe food is a major threat to human health and economies globally. A new project has been kicked off to strengthen official food safety control and risk communication systems in Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Moldova, Tajikistan, and Turkey.
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Innovation to counter food supply-chain disruptions and spur recovery
21/01/2021
At Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in Berlin, FAO Director-General appeals for a creative and integrated approach to agri-food systems to drive recovery from COVID-19 and achieve a sustainable world.
Young Macedonian artist wins World Food Day poster contest honoring food heroes
19/01/2021
World Food Day 2020 was a global call to thank food heroes – farmers and workers throughout the food supply chain – who, no matter the circumstances, provide food to our communities and beyond. This inspired Pavel Milanovski, a 14-year-old student from No
FAO-Hungarian Government Scholarship Programme 2021-22
13/01/2021
The following Master of Science degree courses are being offered in English for the 2021-22 academic year:
Agricultural water management engineering (Szent István University)*
Plant protection (Szent István University)*
Crop production (Szent István