Healthy food for school meals must come from somewhere. As in most developing countries, more than 70 percent of food in the Kyrgyz Republic is produced by smallholders and family farmers. However, they frequently face difficulties in accessing markets, including public tenders for school meal procurement, due to low production volumes. To address this issue, FAO assisted the government in piloting an alternative model of public procurement based around a home-grown school feeding model through the establishing of a logistic centre.

Consumers need assurance that if a food product is available on the market and out in shops, it safe to eat. This requires effective, enforceable, and inclusive national food regulations that protect consumer health and ensure fair practices in the food t

Geographical indications and appellations of origin as intellectual property instruments have become increasingly recognized in recent decades as tools for quality and rural development. If the place of origin (the terroir) is important when buying wine,

More than one-third of agricultural land in Armenia is out of use. Countering land abandonment is one of the top priorities in the country’s agricultural sector. An FAO workshop today marks the start of a project supporting the Ministry of Economy of the

FAO and the Macedonian Food and Veterinary Agency are leading a two-day simulation exercise on African swine fever (ASF) starting today in Berovo. The exercise is part of FAO’s efforts to work with Balkan counties onincreasing their capacities for respond

FAO, in cooperation with the Albanian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, launched a collaboration to develop the milk value chain in Albania in partnership with the food producing and packaging company Tetra Laval and catering company AgorAl &

Since the 1960s, a series of dramatic environmental changes have occurred in the Black Sea, putting at risk the survival of living marine resources. Black Sea countries have united to tackle this grave situation and achieve sustainable fisheries in the re

It was a sunny morning, and the farmer stepped out of his house to visit his 3 000 hens. Astonished, he found many of his animals dead, others were laying down showing breathing difficulties. Scared and desperate, he instantly started collecting the bird

A two-day seminar on the use of electronic phytosanitary certificates and the development of international standards for phytosanitary measures started yesterday on the premises of the Eurasian Economic Commission in Moscow, with key participation of FAO

The expansion of pasture areas and use of traditional extensive grazing practices with a growing number of livestock takes its toll on the forest cover of the Kyrgyz Republic. This prohibits the country from increasing carbon sequestration and storage. A