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23/05/2018
Around a quarter of human-produced carbon-dioxide is absorbed by the ocean, causing it to acidify and ultimately harming marine life, fishing and tourism. This is just one piece of information that children in Montenegro can learn from the Climate Change
21/05/2018
First World Bee Day to be observed on 20 May 2018.
18/05/2018
The Thirty-first Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe which took place for the first time in the Russian Federation concluded its work today after three days of intense discussions. It was the fifth in a series, following on the heels of spri
17/05/2018
Ideas that might have sounded naïve or unrealistic just a few years ago are now firmly planted in the public conversation about food and agriculture. How to make the best use of digital technologies? How to eliminate food waste and loss? How to ensure th
16/05/2018
FAO chief also calls for action to stimulate healthy diets and to curb food loss and waste.
14/05/2018
Investing in grain policies, farmers and infrastructure“Even our Ukrainian national flag reminds you that we are an agricultural country,” said Vladyslava Rutytska, the Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food in Ukraine from 2014 to 2016."On the botto
14/05/2018
News organizations are advised that plenary debate on all agenda items of the 31st FAO Regional Conference for Europe will be webcast from the Conference venue in Voronezh, Russian Federation, starting Wednesday 16 May at approximately 11.00 a.m. WEBCAST
11/05/2018
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Russian Social and Industrial Foodservice Institute will open a greenhouse today at secondary school No. 15 in the Proletar village of the Vakhsh district in Tajikistan. Under an F
10/05/2018
The first National Coordination Council on land degradation and desertification, with up to 100 experts from the Government of Ukraine, regional state administrations and international organizations, opened here last week. All the participants agreed on a
07/05/2018
Turkey is moving closer to having its Bursa black figs and Bursa peaches protected and promoted through geographical indications (GIs) – a move that could raise producers’ incomes and open up market opportunities.   As seen in this new video, the Europea