Increasing agricultural productivity by over 20 percent just by using a negligible percent of arable land for creating forest areas sounds like a good deal. As practice shows, this is achievable with agroforestry – the practice of integrating woody vegeta

Vladimir Rakhmanin, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia, is awarded with the Hungarian Order of Merit by Hungarian Minister of Agriculture Istvan Nagy. Rakhmanin, who has served in his present role with

Roughly one-third of all food produced globally for human consumption is lost or wasted every year, according to FAO estimates. Food loss and waste increases prices, reduces the availability of micronutrient-rich foods, and lowers the income of smallhold

Encompassed by the Caucasus mountains with heights of 5 000 meters – offering breathtaking views and, at the same time, damming them – lies Georgia’s Tusheti region. Its inhabitants are strongly attached to this remote area, but the natural beauty alone i

More competitive small-scale farming and better livelihoods for rural people are central goals of the new cooperation agreement between FAO and the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Equally important are steps to confront climate change and manage nat

Agricultural development in Kyrgyzstan is being hampered by farmers’ lack of access to quality seeds, finance and market information, according to a new FAO assessment of value chains and the agribusiness environment. Additional factors slowing the devel

Ukraine, due to its geographical closeness to the European Union and its recently signed Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area agreement, has committed to aligning its food safety and quality systems with EU standards. The needed changes in legal requir

The intensification of agricultural production and the effects of climate change have increased the pressure on crops from pests and diseases. According to recent estimates, annual losses caused by insects, weeds, and diseases are around 20–40 percent, a

With extreme weather events posing serious risks to agriculture and the rural economy, the Macedonian Government has recognized the importance of regular information and early warning systems in guarding agriculture against climate change. At a workshop

Agriculture is an important sector in the national economies of Caucasus and Central Asian countries, and locusts can cause severe damages. However, technology developed by FAO allows anti-locust services to view online locust data collected in the field