FAO technical consultation meetings in Budapest provide support for countries’ realization of the Sustainable Development Goals3 September 2019, Budapest, Hungary – Four years have passed since the signing of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a

Plants produce the oxygen we breathe and make up 80 percent of the food we eat. Simply put, plant health is vital for human health. According to FAO estimates, however, up to 40 percent of food crops are lost each year to plant pests and diseases. This is

In Azerbaijan, more people work in the agriculture sector than in any other. This sector also has huge influence on livelihoods in rural areas and impacts the reduction of rural poverty, which is among the main goals of the Azerbaijan Government. The dev

Live animal movement is a major cause of the introduction or dissemination of livestock and wildlife infectious diseases, whether through local and international trade-related transportation or through traditional herd movement. Understanding animal movem

FAO continues to support women through vocational training under a project for Syrian refugees and Turkish members of host communities. Kamar’s training in gastronomy is provided through an FAO project titled “Increase Self-Reliance and Improve Agricultural Livelihoods of Refugees through Employment Opportunities.” The project is funded by the European Union and the Government of Turkey, and it is jointly implemented by FAO, the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

By adopting a five-year action plan today in Budapest, FAO and the Eurasian Economic Commission committed to continue and deepen cooperation. This act enforces both parties’ pursuit to realize their mutual goals and objectives in achieving food security a

Kazakhstan has strengthened its commitment to improving the safety of raw milk and dairy products with the signing of a roadmap in the country’s capital Nur-Sultan that will bring the national dairy industry to the level of the Eurasian Economic Union (EA

Because every facet of agricultural activity depends on the weather, unpredictable weather patterns caused by climate change and other meteorological phenomena have increased the need for precise weather data. With careful planning and research, agromete

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) continues to protect the lives and livelihoods of conflict-affected people. Households from 52 settlements along the “contact line” will be provided with day-old chickens and animal feed. T

Stronger, more efficient promotion of agrifood products and new methodologies and indicators in agriculture and rural statistics are among the positive changes expected during the implementation of two new FAO projects in Republic of Moldova. The project