13 June, 2018, Ararat region, Armenia – The staff and pupils of Vedi secondary school where all present today at school, despite the fact that the school year is over and pupils enjoy their summer holidays. The reason was more than justified – the greenhouse gave the first harvest! There was tasty food, Armenian national dances and admiration, which...

1 June 2018, Yerevan, Armenia – Greenhouses are opening in rural schools in Armenia’s Ararat region today with the goal of increasing schoolchildren’s dietary diversity and improving their nutrition. All three greenhouses – in the public schools of Vedi, Verin Artashat and Surenavan – are equipped with modern heating, ventilation and drip irrigation systems.

 This activity is part of a...

Bishkek, 23 May - According to the National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic, in 2016 more than 1.55 million people lived below the poverty line, 74% of whom resided in rural areas. About 276 thousand people, or 88.6 thousand households, receive the Monthly Benefit for Low-Income Families with Children (MBLIF). The MBLIF, which is based...

11 May 2018, Dushanbe, Tajikistan - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Russian Social and Industrial Foodservice Institute will open a greenhouse today at secondary school No. 15 in the Proletar village of the Vakhsh district in Tajikistan.

Under an FAO pilot project funded by the Russian Federation, 20 schools in the...

Rome, Italy - A Technical Mid-term Meeting for the project "Developing Capacity for Strengthening Food Security and Nutrition in Selected Countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia" was held on 29 March 2018 at FAO headquarters to present the results and achievements to date, share views on the project’s implementation, and guide it into the final...