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Timely seed distribution in eastern Ukraine boosts community resilience
28/09/2017
FAO is about to complete one of the largest seed distribution campaigns in the history of ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine, aimed at helping farmers get ready for the next planting season.
The FAO team continues to deliver humanitarian aid in conflict
FAO session to address climate change impact on animal diseases
27/09/2017
Animal diseases that spread across national borders are nothing new – but how those diseases behave under a changing climate and more erratic weather is cause for concern. With support from its member nations, FAO is ramping up efforts to keep transbounda
How are cooperatives treated in today’s post-Soviet countries?
25/09/2017
Cooperatives are a relatively recent business model, dating back only to the 1840s, but their short history has been full of twists and turns. Today, in countries once part of the Soviet Union, cooperatives operate under a wide variety of laws, regulation
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan preparing roadmaps to secure land tenure
21/09/2017
Secure tenure of land, fisheries and forests is widely acknowledged as being directly related to agricultural productivity, sustainable management of natural resources, and food security. This is the premise of a new project for Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
Moldova ready to apply Integrated Pest Management nationwide
19/09/2017
For the past two years, FAO has been working with Moldova to develop a national programme on Integrated Pest Management, or IPM. With more than 6 000 small-scale farmers now trained in techniques for minimizing pesticide use, project results were presente
Skopje coming to grips with climate change impact on agriculture
19/09/2017
Much awaited weather data will soon be available to thousands of farmers in The former Yugoslav Republic Macedonia – one of the most arid countries in Europe. Installation of new hydro-meteorology equipment, and a two-day workshop in Skopje, are two miles
Losses in fisheries and aquaculture tackled at Global Fishery Forum
14/09/2017
The Global Fishery Forum, a key event in the fishing industry calendar, opened today in St. Petersburg with a strong presence from FAO.
For the first time, Russia is hosting an assembly of fishing industry professionals from around the globe.
FAO is rep
Belarus signs four-year cooperation agreement with FAO
14/09/2017
Developing agriculture, forestry and natural resource management to enhance rural development are important components of a four-year cooperation agreement signed here today between Belarus and FAO.
The FAO Country Programming Framework for the Republic
Armenia advances monitoring for sustainable forest management
13/09/2017
Forests are among the most threatened ecosystems in Armenia, with degradation accelerating. But the country is committed to achieving sustainability in forest management, and a three-day workshop opening here today will help move things in the right direc
Europe’s inland fisheries and aquaculture take center stage
06/09/2017
Most European consumers are familiar with migratory species like salmon and sturgeon, and with farmed trout and carp. The long-term viability of these and other inland fish species is the focus of an FAO regional commission whose meeting opens here today.