FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu appointed Oleg Julius Kobiakov the Director of Liaison Office with the Russian Federation effective as of today. Oleg Kobiakov, a Russian national, is a seasoned diplomat with 35 years of experience at Russia’s Ministry of

Since “escaping” from Africa and into Georgia back in 2007, African swine fever (ASF) has spread throughout vast areas of Europe and Asia. The Balkans are at immediate risk, with outbreaks already reported in Bulgaria, Greece, and Serbia. A key component

Bees are a key player in the food chain and play important role in preserving food security, improving nutrition, and fighting hunger. World Food Day inspired Sara Cvetkova, an 11-year-old student from North Macedonia, to turn her imagination and artistic

FAO has been a strong partner of the Republic of North Macedonia since 1993. Cooperation has spanned a wide array of areas such as land tenure and management, forestry, value chain development, biosecurity and animal health, climate change adaptation, and

The Land Consolidation Assembly with qualified majority of landowners in the village of Egri (Bitola Municipality) on 29 January adopted the plan for re-allotment of agricultural land – thus becoming the first majority-based land consolidation project in

Kazakhstan, seeking to comply with Eurasian Economic Union standards, is looking to Croatia for inspiration. Croatia successfully upgraded its dairy industry to meet stringent European Union quality and food safety standards – a move resulting in greater

“Come in, come in. I’ll show you our chickens,” invites Tetiana with shining eyes. “I made a saddle for them here, a drinking place. And they usually sleep in this coop.” She lives one kilometer from the “contact line” in the east of Ukraine. She bred chickens before the conflict, growing broilers for sale, and now she is engaged in livestock activities again, but under daily shelling. There is also a small garden near the house where a variety of vegetables and fruits are grown. Tetiana’s family is one of 3 130 vulnerable families in the 5-km zone along the contact line who received FAO agricultural support.

Being a veterinarian isn’t always easy and definitely comes with unique challenges, but the rewards of the career are plentiful. Animal doctors wouldn’t want to do anything different. No two days are alike for these veterinarians. They get to examine diff

Description of the programmes and application procedures The following Master of Science degree courses are being offered in English for the 2020-21 Academic Year: MSc in Food Safety and Quality Engineering (Szent István University) MSc in Horticultu

How social protection and agriculture help poor rural households build resilience.

İbrahim Maoruf is 45  years old and fled Syria with his wife and four children. He has been living in a temporary accommodation centre located at Harran-Şanlıurfa for 8 years, since the conflict in Syria began, where he was able to restart farming again. Along with some 103 refugees, Ibrahim participated in a vocational and an entrepreneurship training programme as part of an FAO project building resilience via increased livelihood opportunities, funded by the Government of Japan, and implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

Low level of hunger but high prevalence of moderate food insecurity, overweight, and obesity in Europe and Central Asia.

Antimicrobials play a critical role in the treatment of diseases of humans, animals (aquatic and terrestrial), and plants. Their use is essential to food security, our well-being, and animal welfare. However, the misuse of these drugs, associated with the

Countries in Eastern and South-East Europe need to develop viable solutions and goals for forest landscape restoration, as well as learn how to tap into the necessary financing. These topics were discussed during the workshop “Forest Landscape Restoration

While hunger is on the rise at the global level, in Europe and Central Asia, food quality more than quantity poses a problem for many. A considerable number of adults – and children – suffer from one or more forms of malnutrition at the same time, includi

Viticulture is one of Armenia’s most recognizable and valuable national assets. The history of wine growing in Armenia dates back over 6 000 years. For the past five years, FAO projects have been addressing plant pest (phylloxera) issues and laying the gr

Mountain people reap the benefits of agro-tourism and their culinary traditions

A four-day FAO workshop started on 10 December in Budapest, bringing together representatives from veterinary services from the Balkans and Eastern Europe to learn and discuss risk communication and disease outbreak management. The curricula paid special

Improving productivity, increasing climate resilience of agricultural production, and making better informed policies in North Macedonia is now easier thanks to the establishment of national agro-ecological zones and an agro-environmental information syst

Beatrix Baturin Almásiné is a Hungarian soil engineer, agricultural adviser, special awardee of the 2019 Adviser of the Year by the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture and Hungarian Agricultural Chamber, and a mother of two. She was interviewed by FAO on so