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16/01/2018
Two talented children from Europe have been recognized in FAO’s 2017 global World Food Day poster contest for their depictions of how food security and rural development can change the future of migration. “I wish people would grow lots of fruits and veg
12/01/2018
Antimicrobial resistance threatens to thrust the world into a post-antibiotic era where today’s life-saving medicines fail. Slowing the development of drug-resistant microbes is the aim of a new partnership between FAO and the Swedish University of Agricu
11/01/2018
Applications are now being accepted by the FAO / Hungarian Government Scholarship Programme. The two-year scholarship finances post-graduate studies in agriculture-related disciplines for promising students from developing and middle-income countries. No
10/01/2018
FAO has entered an agreement to set up an FAO Information Centre at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, an academic institution run by Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Centre’s mission will be to provide information on the FAO
08/01/2018
Guidelines recently issued by Montenegro’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development are set to help producers comply with the country’s new food hygiene requirements.
21/12/2017
Improved nutrition, reductions in rural poverty, sustainable management of Kyrgyzstan’s natural resources, and adapting to climate change are central themes in a new cooperation agreement with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The FAO Count
20/12/2017
Rural households affected by the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine urgently need help to restart agricultural production. This type of assistance would help safeguard and restore livelihoods, recover incomes, and ensure sustainable food security, a new
19/12/2017
The findings are in from an FAO survey of livestock producers in Georgia. When analyzed, the numbers provide important insights into the country’s livestock sector. The survey was conducted during the month of August 2017, to gather baseline data for a m
19/12/2017
  The following Master of Science degree courses are being offered in English for the 2018-2019 Academic Year: 1. Animal Husbandry Engineering (University of Debrecen) 2. Agricultural Water Management Engineering (Szent István University) 3. Environme
18/12/2017
New regulations are set to improve food safety in the Serbian meat-processing sector while maintaining traditions and facilitating the trade of meat and processed meat products in the country. The announcement was made by Serbia’s Ministry of Agriculture