6 June 2022, Moscow, – “First of all, I would like to join in congratulating the colleagues from our sister organization, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), on the fiftieth anniversary, as well as all Russians working in the environmental

  “On behalf of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and its Deputy Director General Vladimir Rakhmanin, I convey to you my warmest congratulations on the 5th anniversary of the Eurasian Peoples’ Assembly and my wishes for su

    “Do you know why we should be thankful to bees, to our pollinators? The first reason is because they produce honey, which improves the quality of our nutrition, including food taste values. Moreover, we can admire these creatures’ unique hard work.

  On 16 May, Oleg Kobiakov, Director of the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation, delivered a presentation entitled “Global Food Security – Realities and Trends” at the Fourth Moscow Academic Economic Forum.  “What does the world hunger map lo

13 May, 2022 – Łódź, Poland – Countries of Europe and Central Asia are united in protecting food production, supplies and trade, even during times of war. For days at the Thirty-third Session of the Regional Conference for Europe in Łódź, Poland, 50-plus

 An exclusive interview with Ilshat Fazrakhmanov, Deputy Prime-Minister, Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Bashkortostan for FAO’s Moscow Office.

  29 April 2022 the Russian Soil Laboratory Network (RUSOLAN) called its first meeting. The national network is part of GLOSOLAN – the Global Soil Laboratory Networkwith 800 laboratories in 150 countries, whose work is coordinated by the Global Soil Part

 QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO):  Working for food security and sustainable development in the face of crises and overlapping challenges.

Given the special role of the Republic of Bashkortostan in the Russian agrifood and forestry sectors – areas directly related to FAO’s mandate – a delegation of the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation visited Ufa on 13-15 April.

“For FAO, issues concerning agriculture heritage, agrotourism, and biodiversity play a crucial role. Our core mandate is food production and agriculture. At the same time, growing population and demand for food products compels  the agricultural sector an

On 12 April, Igor Shpakov, Consultant at FAO Moscow Office, took part in the conference titled “Aquaculture as a Successful Business: Applied Issues and Development Prospects” at the AquaPro Expo international exhibition. The discussion focused on the im

Oleg Kobiakov, Director of the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation, in the framework of the discussion titled “A world on the Edge of Hunger: How Can We Overcome the Current Food Crisis?” at the Valdai Discussion Club, gave an interview to The International Affairs journal.

  Developing the wide Russian national dialogue for the UN Food Systems Summit 2021, the FAO Moscow Office continues to strengthen contacts with Russian regions. On 6-8 April, the FAO delegation visited the Murmansk region. Igor Shpakov, FAO consultant,

On 31 March, Oleg Kobiakov, Director of the Moscow Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), participated in a discussion titled “A World on the Edge of Hunger: How Can We Overcome the Current Food Crisis?” at the Valdai

On 29 March 2022, a meeting was held at the FAO Moscow Office between Oleg Kobiakov, the Office Director, and Alexander Noviukhov, Member of the Federation Council from the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area (KhMAA), First Vice-President of the Russian Associat

On 22 March, Eduard Porvatov, expert of the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation, made an intervention at a round table at the UN Information Centre in Moscow. The online event took place on the occasion of the celebration of World Water Day 202

18 March 2022 – Moscow. On the occasion of the International Day of Forests (IDF), the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation and the Federal Agency for Forestry (Rosleskhoz) supported by the Russian Office of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) a

by Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

  The FAO Food Price Index rose to record high in February. Vegetable oils and dairy products lead the increase.  The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 140.7 points in February 2022, up 5.3 points (3.9 percent) from January and as much as 24.1 point

On the occasion of the World Wildlife Day celebrated on 3 March, the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation, the Representative Office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Russia and the Federal Agency for Forestry (Rosleskhoz) he