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24 Apr 2013
Specialised forum to support sector policy dialogue, promote investment
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and FAO’s Investment Centre, in close cooperation with the Ukrainian Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, are joining forces to improve the investment climate in the Ukrainian dairy sector and bring cooperation between [...] |
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22 Apr 2013
In the last five years there has been a 200 percent increase in the adoption of conservation agriculture/no-till (CA/NT) technology in Kazakhstan, which translates to nearly 2 million hectares. In 2012 the FAO Investment Centre, in cooperation with the World Bank, undertook the final evaluation (Implementation Completion Results Report) of [...] |
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09 Apr 2013
The cedar forests of Mount Lebanon are extremely valuable to the country and their beauty has inspired poets dating back to Homer. The Forests of the threatened cedar and other rare oak species offer a variety of aromatic and medicinal plants, as well as food for local people, and also [...] |
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08 Apr 2013
Agriculture is a vital sector of Pakistan’s economy, accounting for around 21% of the country’s GDP and employing 45% of the countries labour force. As one of the world’s most arid countries, Pakistan relies heavily upon irrigation from the Indus irrigation system, the world’s largest contiguous irrigation system, to provide [...] |
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13 Mar 2013
FAO’s Investment Centre participated in the 8th International Trading Summit on Grains and Oilseeds in Casablanca, Morocco on 6 to 7 March 2013. The annual event brings together approximately 200 private and public sector stakeholders in the grain and oilseed trade industry to share and analyze information on the past [...] |
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05 Mar 2013
On January 14, 2013 Ukraine began the implementation of a new Law on Cadastre, a new Law on Registration and the operation of an electronic cadastre system that is improving efficiency, transparency and access to information in the property sector. The Rural Land Titling and Cadastre Development Project, financed by [...] |
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11 Feb 2013
A roundtable discussion dedicated to pre-harvest financing opportunities in the Russian Federation drew over 50 input traders, producers, agricultural banks and government representatives on 29 January 2013 in Moscow. The event, organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and hosted by the Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, was facilitated by FAO and the [...] |
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26 Jan 2013
To promote responsible investment in agriculture worldwide, FAO actively participated in the 2013 session of the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA). The Forum, which took place in Berlin from 17 to 19 January 2013, is one of the best attended platforms of discussion on food and agriculture. Participants [...] |
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21 Jan 2013
Accord aims to promote responsible private sector investment in agriculture
19 January 2013, Berlin/Rome -The Executive Vice President and CEO of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the FAO Director-General today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly promote responsible private agribusiness investment and create economic opportunities for rural communities. The [...] |
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23 Nov 2012
A new law on agrarian receipts was adopted by the Ukrainian Parliament on 6 November 2012. Agrarian receipts are a financial instrument that helps farmers to obtain working capital from banks or input suppliers before harvest. The instrument introduced by the new Law on Agrarian Receipts will allow Ukrainian farmers [...] |
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