Floods, landslides, drought, storms, earthquakes and forest fires . . . Bosnia and Herzegovina is prone to natural disasters that hurt agriculture. Supported by the Swiss Government, FAO organized a conference here today on “Post-Disaster Needs Assessment

People everywhere want their food to be safe – free of harmful toxins, viruses, bacteria, veterinary drugs, or excess additives. For this reason, national authorities in Moldova have been working with FAO to modernize their country’s food safety system.

Forests, pastures and agricultural landscapes are the focus of a new project in Turkey’s Konya Closed Basin, designed to introduce sustainable land management, climate-friendly agriculture, and conservation of the area’s biodiversity. The project – finan

It has been almost 17 months since the nations of the world adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals. To keep up the momentum and start delivering measurable results, FAO is dedicating a three-day confe

Today the Dairy Union of Russia, Foodbank Rus, Sfera publishing house, and Tara i Upakovka (Package and packaging) magazine became some of the first Russian organizations to join SAVE FOOD – the Global Initiative on Food Loss and Waste Reduction. An acces

As the ninth Global Forum for Food and Agriculture wound down in Berlin this week, FAO expertise and ideas on the subject of water and agriculture became key “takeaways” for many participants. The Organization was well represented throughout the three-day

A massive increase in animal production over the past few decades has raised a wide range of ethical issues, including concern for animal welfare. Retailers and the food industry are asking for higher animal welfare standards for foods of animal origin, a

Once seen as a problem to be disposed of, municipal liquid waste is now being eyed as an option for addressing water scarcity.

Overview of FAO’s work in Europe and Central Asia – especially the Western Balkans, Caucasus, and Central Asia. Produced by Visiontime

Every January for nearly a decade now, Berlin has been the place to be for key players in the world of agriculture. High-level decision makers, technical experts, researchers and farmers come together to discuss pressing issues affecting agriculture world