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Vets from the Balkans and Eastern Europe discuss disease risk communication and outbreak management
10/12/2019
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
Keeping Montenegro’s flavours alive
10/12/2019
Mountain people reap the benefits of agro-tourism and their culinary traditions
Agro-ecological analysis should improve agricultural productivity in North Macedonia
06/12/2019
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
“We cannot exploit the soil for decades”
05/12/2019
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
Eating healthy starts at school
04/12/2019
FAO supports a comprehensive approach to building healthy eating habits among schoolchildren
Countries discussed food safety regulations and controls
02/12/2019
Consumers need assurance that if a food product is available on the market and out in shops, it safe to eat. This requires effective, enforceable, and inclusive national food regulations that protect consumer health and ensure fair practices in the food t
Geographical indications link tradition and rural development
28/11/2019
Geographical indications and appellations of origin as intellectual property instruments have become increasingly recognized in recent decades as tools for quality and rural development. If the place of origin (the terroir) is important when buying wine,
FAO helps address land abandonment in Armenia
27/11/2019
More than one-third of agricultural land in Armenia is out of use. Countering land abandonment is one of the top priorities in the country’s agricultural sector. An FAO workshop today marks the start of a project supporting the Ministry of Economy of the
ASF simulation exercise: Good practices for handling a deadly pig disease
27/11/2019
FAO and the Macedonian Food and Veterinary Agency are leading a two-day simulation exercise on African swine fever (ASF) starting today in Berovo. The exercise is part of FAO’s efforts to work with Balkan counties onincreasing their capacities for respond
FAO partners with the public and private sector to benefit the Albanian dairy sector
25/11/2019
FAO, in cooperation with the Albanian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, launched a collaboration to develop the milk value chain in Albania in partnership with the food producing and packaging company Tetra Laval and catering company AgorAl &