The FAO’s project entitled “Promoting Sustainable Soil Management in the Framework of the Global Soil Partnership” has received financial assistance from the Government of the Russian Federation.

On 22 February, a methodological seminar on ways of solving the global food issues was held at the discussion platform of Nikonov All-Russian Institute of Agrarian Problems and Informatics – a branch of the All-Russian Research Institute of Agricultural E

 11 February is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.   The increment of scientific knowledge and gender equality are essential for progress, including the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In order to provide a

The FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation in the framework of the XI International Model UN “DAIMMUN-22” held a panel at the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss the outcomes of the UN Food Systems Summit (FSS)

On 25 January, under the FAO SAVE FOOD initiative the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation and Messe Dusseldorf Moscow held the 5th conference at the annual trade fair in Russia “Upakovka-22”, dedicated to the development trends of the packaging

On December 21, the FAO Office in Moscow and the Central Scientific Agricultural Library presented two flagship publications (in Russian): "The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2021: making agrifood systems more resilient to shocks and stresses" and "

On 15 December, the Director of the FAO Office in Moscow Oleg Kobiakov participated in the expert session "ESG in agro: green or carbon?" within the framework of the VIII Congress titled "Innovative practice: science plus business". Lomonosov Moscow State

On 15 December 2021, the #GenerationRestoration ecological festival dedicated to the beginning of the Decade for Ecosystem Restoration, announced by the UN this year, was held at the Blagosfera center. The festival was organized by RusKlimatFond togethe

Have you ever heard about… the 16 days of activism against Gender-Based Violence? Today, on the Human Rights Day, is the end of the 16-day campaign, which lasted form the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November thro

  On 7 December, on the invitation by Skolkovo colleagues, Dr David Nabarro, Senior Advisor to the United Nations Food Systems Summit Dialogues, and WHO’s Special Envoy on Covid-19, addressed online the Forum “Nobel Vision. Open Innovations 2.0” held on

On 3 December, the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation, Lomonosov Moscow State University, the World Bank, and the Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, hosted the Sixth Scientific and Practical Conference

  On the eve of the World Soil Day, celebrated annually on 5 December, the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation took an exclusive interview with Dr Pavel V. Krasilnikov, a leading Russian soil scientist, Doctor of Biological Sciences, correspon

  On 30 November – 1 December, with the assistance of the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation, MSD Animal Health hosted the "Livestock of the future" educational programme, in partnership with the "Agroinvestor" periodical and the Healthcare D

On 25 November, at the premises of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University), the FAO day dedicated to agriculture and food security, as well as to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 — "Zero hunger" — was held within the Regional Professional Upgrade Programme "Negative Socio-Economic Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Ways to Address Them", set up along with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). 

On 26 November, Oleg Kobiakov, Director of the FAO Moscow Office, delivered a presentation titled “FAO World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020” (WCA 2020) at the roundtable discussion spearheaded by the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat

As part of the annual World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, held from 18 to 24 November, the representative offices in Russia of the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation f

– The results of the XVIII International Junior Forest Contest held by the Federal Forestry Agency (Rosleskhoz) have been summed up. 12 members of the jury, including representatives of international organizations, along with FAO, forest departments, scie

  Oleg Kobiakov, Director of FAO’s Moscow Office, delivered opening remarks on 9 November to the International Conference on “The Potential of Green Economy and Agritourism: Prospects of Sustainable Development for Regions”, jointly organized by Belgorod

International food prices climbed to a new peak, exceeding the July 2011 level. In October, the FAO Food Price Index averaged 133.2 points, up 3.9 percent from its September level. Thus, the Index continues to grow for the third month in a row. Cereals.

           Speech by Oleg Kobiakov, Director of the Liaison Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with the Russian Federation in the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation at the public hearings   "From field