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New project promotes sustainable food systems in the Black Sea region
08/12/2020
A virtual workshop kicked off a new FAO project that establishes a Regional Cooperation Centre for Sustainable Food Systems for Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSEC) countries. As a framework for cooperation among FAO, Turkey, and the Black S

Women sustaining forests in Uzbekistan
04/12/2020
Uzbek women participate in traditional crafts production training

Holistic approaches and reduced chemical use increase soil productivity and crop yields
03/12/2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and related limitation measures make it hard for food producers and technical staff not only to work, but also to participate in training activities. Yet, agriculture has to go on and the need for increasing sustainability is larger

Turkmenistan joins FAO projects on food loss and waste, fisheries, and wheat rust disease
02/12/2020
Turkmenistan officially endorsed a set of projects on reducing food loss and waste, improving fisheries and aquaculture management, and increasing fungal resistance of wheat, funded by the FAO-Turkey Partnership Programme on Food and Agriculture.
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Central Asia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey establish joint Food Loss and Waste Strategy Committee
25/11/2020
FAO and the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry convened a meeting of high-level officials from Central Asia to establish a joint Food Loss and Waste Strategy Committee mandated to oversee the development and implementation of the regional food l

“There is always a way”
25/11/2020
Samira lives in a very remote village in Kyrgyzstan with her husband and four children. They grow vegetables in a small greenhouse to feed the family. In addition, Samira works at the bakery with 10 other women – they bake bread for the local school. This

North Macedonia’s achievements in land consolidation receives EU recognition
24/11/2020
The 2020 European Commission Report on North Macedonia has recognized the advanced status of land consolidation in the country. This achievement is a result of the joint efforts of FAO, the European Union (EU), and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry an

Ensuring quality seeds when the need is greatest
19/11/2020
At an FAO webinar, seed experts discussed the impacts of COVID-19 on seed systems – the primary basis for human sustenance – and potential action to mitigate these. The recording of the virtual event is available online.
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FAO promotes prudent use of antimicrobials
17/11/2020
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020 across Europe and Central Asia.

Land consolidation is the missing link for farmers in North Macedonia
16/11/2020
How an EU-funded FAO project is reorganizing land to boost farms’ productivity