Representatives of three major organizations gathered in Kyiv recently to tackle issues of food safety and sanitary service in Ukraine. Hosted by Volodymyr Lapa, the head of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection, the meetin

Key forestry leaders in Ukraine began deliberations today on a series of critical natural resources issues challenging the country, including climate change, forest resilience, and Ukraine’s climate policy. The talks provide the region’s first major oppo

Wheat stem rust is making advances in Europe, Africa, and Asia, threatening food sources and livelihoods for more than one billion people. Carried by wind, wheat rust spores can spread rapidly over long distances, causing crop losses of up to 100 percent

Prior to 2016, no country in the Caucasus or Central Asia had developed indicators to monitor sustainable forest management on a national level. Two years later, five countries – Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan – are on board wit

Food safety and quality have become salient topics in Kazakhstan’s dairy industry since all milk products are now required to meet food safety and quality standards, regardless of the size of the farm or processing enterprise. Following a gradual process

Reliable information on forest resources has become critical for national planning and decision-making, and it is especially important for those countries working toward fulfilling their pledges under the Paris Climate Agreement and Agenda 2030. With a w

Restoring and developing small-scale farming has become a priority in Ukraine’s agricultural policy. FAO’s emergency response team in Ukraine is working to bring modern farming technologies closer to rural residents in the conflict-affected Donetsk and Lu

The sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture is the focus of an agreement signed here this week by Georgia and FAO. The letter of agreement was signed for Georgia by Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture Levan Davitashvili. FAO Deputy D

Yuriko Shoji, FAO’s former Subregional Coordinator for Central Asia and FAO Representative in Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan, takes up duties this week as Deputy Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia. Shoji, a national of Japan, joined

Georgia, as part of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), is open to imported dairy products from the European Union (EU), but is unable to export dairy products to the EU because of food safety and milk quality concerns. For the last few y