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20/07/2017
FAO continues to deliver humanitarian aid in conflict-affected eastern Ukraine, with a focus on rural people living along the line of engagement. This time, some 2 750 households within the 8-kilometer zone are receiving one-day-old poultry. The help com
18/07/2017
In Italy, the agricultural cooperative movement has been going strong for well over 150 years. It was the ideal setting, then, for a recent study tour by Croatian fruit and vegetable farmers. Organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the Unit
13/07/2017
Food security, nutrition, food safety, and natural resource management are important components of a five-year cooperation agreement signed recently between FAO and Turkey. Covering the period 2016-2020, FAO’s new Country Programming Framework for Turkey
12/07/2017
Solar-powered water pumps, improved livestock feeding, energy-efficient cold storage – these are just a few of the green technologies and practices that can help the agrifood sector shrink its carbon footprint.  But understanding the extent to which farm
12/07/2017
When switching from a traditional apple orchard to a modern intensive one, solid information and know-how make all the difference. More than 100 Tajik farmers and entrepreneurs attended a recent investment conference in Dushanbe to learn what, and what n
05/07/2017
The potential of Turkey’s Konya Closed Basin to adopt an environmentally more sustainable approach to crop production – known as Conservation Agriculture – will be discussed at a three-day international conference opening here today.  Attended by represe
04/07/2017
FAO:  ‘Communicating effectively about forests and the role they play is essential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals’ Strengthening strategic communications on the importance of forests and forestry in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Centr
03/07/2017
Funds will help countries in the region improve food security, rural development and natural resource management.
28/06/2017
Counterfeit seeds cheat farmers of the high-quality, high-yielding crops they rely on to make a decent living. A new law – drafted with help from FAO legal experts and adopted recently by the Parliament of Georgia – protects the market from falsified seed
27/06/2017
The future of “green jobs” in the forest sector is the focus of an international workshop opening here today. Promoting and developing green jobs, identifying new skills that will be needed by the European forest sector, and supporting sustainable develo