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BookletFood policy, rural development and gender equality in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia
Summary and recommendations of the International forum (10, 12, 17 March 2021)
2022Also available in:
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) commissioned the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) in Moscow to organize the international forum “Food policy, rural development and gender equality in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia: current trends and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic” which took place on 10, 12 and 17 March 2021. This paper is based on the discussions held at the webinars. It identifies and documents the key issues to inform stakeholders, and serves as a reference for the work of FAO and other development actors in the region. The presentations and discussions focused on the role of women in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan) and South Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia), but also highlighted cases from the Russian Federation, other Eastern European countries (Belarus, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine), the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia) and Turkey. This summary lists examples of promising practices in the region and beyond to improve the socio-economic opportunities of rural women and young people. In addition, based on the discussions of all three webinars, the summary offers a range of policy recommendations that can be deployed by FAO and Members. -
Book (series)Report of the Sixth Session of the Central Asian and Caucasus Regional Fisheries and Aquaculture Commission, Izmir, Turkey, 15-18 October 2018 2019
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The Sixth Session of the Central Asian and Caucasus Regional Fisheries and Aquaculture Commission (CACFish) was held in Izmir, Turkey, from 15 to 18 October 2018. The meeting was attended by five CACFish Member states (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkey), ten Observer countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Kazakhstan, Republic of Moldova, Mongolia, Serbia, the FYR of Macedonia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan) and two Observer organizations (EUROFISH International Organization and Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation). The Session discussed 1) main decisions and recommendations of relevant FAO Conferences and Committees; 2) decisions and recommendations of the Fifth Session of CACFish; 3) Commission’s activities implemented in the intersessional period 2016-2017. The Session also reviewed and approved the recommendations of the Fourth Meeting of TAC (28-30 November 2017, Tbilisi, Georgia), namely on the Commission’s annual budget for 2018 and 2019 (USD 180 000) and priority activities to be funded by the CACFish Trust Fund during the intersessional period 2018-2019. During the Session, both Member and Observer countries presented their country-level activities and issues in the field of fisheries and aquaculture. The hosts for the Fifth TAC Meeting (November 2019) and the Seventh CACFish Session (October 2020) were proposed, to be followed up by the Secretariat and respective Governments. -
Book (stand-alone)The Diversity of Agriculture in Former Soviet and Western Balkan Countries
Policy Studies on Rural Transition No. 2010-2
2010Also available in:
No results found.The aim of this report is to give a comprehensive picture of the effects of transition on agriculture in the 12 selected countries. The countries are (in alphabetic order): Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Croatia, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) and Ukraine. The collapse of the Soviet regime caused dramatic changes in Eastern Bloc countries. This is especially true in the agricultural sector. F or example, CIS countries have been faced with a 50% plus decline in agricultural output, which has resulted in a growing agricultural trade deficit. The basic ideas that underpin the future plans of these countries vary greatly. In the Western Balkans the key issue is undoubtedly accession to the EU as early as possible, although this seems like a long process for most of them. In the former Soviet countries in Europe (Western CIS) the transition process has not yet been fully finishe d, so they seem to be concentrating on modernisation. In the Caucasian countries resource management could be the most important area of further development. Although accession to the EU cannot be envisaged in the near future for the selected CIS countries, it is important to mention that the European Union initiated cooperation with them in 2009 with a programme entitled ‘Eastern Partnership’. The twentieth anniversary of the beginning of the collapse is a good opportunity to assess developments in agriculture in these countries, and to evaluate the status of the sector in the light of initial expectations. What are these countries’ main objectives in the field of agriculture? Has agricultural productivity and competitiveness improved? Is it possible for these countries to reach an acceptable trade balance? Are agricultural producers better off? What policy lessons have been learned? What is behind the diversity of individual country performances? performances?
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