This Regional Priority Programme, implemented since 2016, consists of three main interrelated components.
While international trade policy is usually implemented at the border, adherence to food safety, quality standards, and controls for animal and plant diseases requires the support of national systems for disease prevention and control to facilitate the safe transfer and movement of food and agricultural commodities across borders. This means that a supportive policy environment for agrifood trade encompasses not only border policies, but also policies and institutions at national and enterprise levels. Effective markets and efficient, sustainable value chains will help all actors in the production chain play their part in a cohesive food system.
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Events
8/ 4
2025
17/4
2025
Biosecurity training sessions for local dairy farmers in Georgia
Aspindza (Georgia), Adigeni (Georgia), Akhaltsikhe (Georgia), Kareli (Georgia), Gori (Georgia), Tsalka (Georgia), 08/04/2025 - 17/04/2025
Veterinary experts of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will train local dairy farmers in Georgia on biosecurity. Biosecurity is defined by FAO as a strate...
2/ 4
2025
4/4
2025
International marketing, sales, branding and export training for Georgia’s wine sector
Tbilisi (Georgia), 02/04/2025 - 04/04/2025
Georgia’s wine sector representatives will have the opportunity to attend training sessions in Tbilisi, Georgia, on marketing, branding, selling, and export their products on an international level. The series of educational events are implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), under the fourth phase of the European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture ...
17/ 3
2025
23/3
2025
Food safety in Georgian hazelnut production training
Zugdidi (Georgia), Telavi (Georgia), 17/03/2025 - 23/03/2025
In Georgia, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will organize training sessions on food safety in the production and processing of hazelnuts – one of the most exported agricultural goods of the country. Combining theoretical and practical components, the educational meetings will be held in the four key regions of hazelnut production Kakheti, Samegrelo, Imereti, an...
Contact
Mary Kenny
Food safety and consumer protection officer
20 Kalman Imre utca
H-1054 Budapest
Hungary
Tel: +36 1 8141-251
Previous initiatives
See also
Sustainable Development Goals
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