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ANNOUNCEMENT

Twenty-eighth FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC)
Baku, Azerbaijan, 16-20 April 2012

ANNOUNCEMENT

Twenty-second Expert Meeting of the FAO/ECA Working Party on Women and Family in Rural Development (WPW)
Rome, Italy, 20-21 February 2012

Fifteenth Session of the FAO/ECA Working Party on Women and Family in Rural Development (WPW)
Rome, Italy, 23 February 2012

FAO Food Price Index, December 2011 The FAO Food Price Index ended the year with a sharp decline
Release date: 12/01/2012

FAO's quarterly Crop Prospects and Food Situation report published
December 2011

Introducing the newly released Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) website.
Visit the new website and check for updates at: www.amis-outlook.org

Joined Press Conference held to announce the 28th FAO Regional Conference for Europe

: Mr Z. Kalman, H.E. V. Guliyev, Ms F. Guerrieri at the press conference 25 January, Budapest

25 January 2012, Budapest - Preceding the Informal Consultation (26-27 January 2012) a joint press conference was held at the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Budapest, on Wednesday, 25 January 2012, by His Excellency Vilayat M. Guliyev, Ambassador and Ms Fernanda Guerrieri, FAO Assistant Director General and Regional Representative for Europe.
The event was joined by Mr Zoltan Kalman, Head of International Relations Department, Ministry of Rural Development, Hungary. (more...)

Upcoming events

Symposium on the efficiency in ruminant husbandry
Within the scientific programme of the 63rd Annual EAAP Meeting
30 August 2012, Bratislava, Slovakia
Fifteenth Session of the Working Party on Women and Family in Rural Development
23 February 2012, Rome, Italy
Twenty-second FAO/ECA WPW Expert Meeting
20-21 February 2012, Rome, Italy
3rd international LANDNET workshop on Land Market Development and Land Consolidation
13-16 February 2012, Budapest, Hungary

Major events

Recent events

Informal Consultation Meeting
26-27 January 2012, Budapest, Hungary
FAO REU on International Green Week 2012
19-21 January 2012, Berlin, Germany
Regional workshop for the review of phytosanitary surveillance in the context of ISPM 6
17-20 January 2012, Yerevan, Armenia
NGO/CSO planning session
Preparation of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe and Central Asia
15-16 December 2011, Budapest, Hungary
Agricultural research and innovation systems in South and Eastern Europe enabling sustainable development in a resource- constrained world
RegionalExpert Consultation
13-14 December 2011, Budapest, Hungary

Success stories

Animal identification and registration system in Ukraine
As a result of the project activities, specialists in veterinary medicine from the Kyiv, Donetsk and Volyn regions have started active work with the Registry. Also, control on animal movements has been significantly increased and prerequisites for a livestock product traceability system have been created.

VERCON: ICT Strengthening Agricultural Research and Extension in Armenia
In Armenia, the joint efforts of the Government and FAO have resulted in the establishment of AGRO.AM Network – a nationwide platform for communication and exchange of information and data betweenleading national agricultural research and extension institutions and professionals.

First prize for the best practice in rural development initiative in Banat supported through STRD UN Joint Programme project
FAO, as implementing agency, played important role in this success, in cooperation with UNWTO, UNDP, UNEP and UNICEF, as well as with the Government of the Republic of Serbia.

Establishment of a virtual research and extension information and communication network in Albania
A workshop was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection (MoAFCP) and the FAO in Tirana. More about the topic at
http://www.agrowebcee.net/awal/stakeholders-workshop-2011/

FAO high level delegation exploring stregthening support to Montenegro
FAO Deputy Director-General, He Changchui, and the FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia, Fernanda Guerrieri, paid a visit to Montenegro 25 - 26 May 2011.