5/ 6
2019
6/6
2019
The Fifth Annual Meeting of the Agricultural Trade Expert Network in Europe and Central Asia
Hybrid Event, 05/06/2019 - 06/06/2019
Participants will discuss recent agri-food trade policy developments in twelve post-Soviet countries. The experts of the network will present draft country chapters for the joint publication “Review of Agricultural Trade Policies in the post-Soviet countr
30/ 5
2019
31/5
2019
FAO at the International forum “Agrotech-2019 – Steps beyond the horizon,”
Hybrid Event, 30/05/2019 - 31/05/2019
The two-day International forum “Agroteh-2019 – Steps beyond the horizon,” organized by the National Research University Higher School of Economics together with FAO and the Russian Ministry of Agriculture in Moscow, focuses on innovation as the central d
28/ 5
2019
31/5
2019
Forest Congress for the Caucasus and Central Asia
Hybrid Event, 28/05/2019 - 31/05/2019
The main topics of the event will be: State of Forests of the Caucasus and Central Asia National-level forest monitoring systems Forest Landscape Restoration
28/ 5
2019
30/5
2019
FAO workshop: methodology to assess agricultural damage and loss (28/05/2019)
Hybrid Event, 28/05/2019 - 30/05/2019
The workshop aims at presenting the methodology of assessing agricultural damages and losses to the countries of Eastern Europe and Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine). The methodology has been developed under the Sendai
24/ 5
2019
National African Swine Fever (ASF) workshop on wild boar and hunting biosecurity
Hybrid Event, 24/05/2019
African swine fever (ASF) is a contagious viral disease of pigs and wild boar that causes severe economic losses to the pig sector. Originally restricted to Africa, ASF was introduced into Georgia in 2007, from where it progressively spread westwards (rea
22/ 5
2019
Inauguration Ceremony: Increase Self-Reliance and Improve Agricultural Livelihoods of Refugees through Employment Opportunities Project (Phase III)
Hybrid Event, 22/05/2019
The inauguration ceremony will be organized by FAO and Bursa Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry under " Increase Self-reliance and Improve Agricultural Livelihoods of Refugees through Employment Opportunities " project which is co-financed
21/ 5
2019
23/5
2019
Regional African Swine Fever (ASF) Wild Boar Management Workshop
Hybrid Event, 21/05/2019 - 23/05/2019
African swine fever (ASF) is a contagious viral disease of pigs and wild boar that causes severe economic losses to the pig sector. Originally restricted to Africa, ASF was introduced into Georgia in 2007, from where it progressively spread westwards (rea
21/ 5
2019
The Steering Committee Meeting of Promoting Self-reliant Livelihoods of Syrian under Temporary Protection and Host Communities Through Provision of Skills Trainings and Productive Assets Project
Hybrid Event, 21/05/2019
FAO in close cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and funding provided by the Government of Japan is implementing "Promoting self-reliant livelihoods of Syrian under Temporary Protection and host communities through provision of skill
17/ 5
2019
37/5 Meeting of the ECA Executive Committee
Virtual Event, 17/05/2019
Documents Meeting minutes Agenda Provisional Annotated Agenda of the 41st Session of the ECA Provisional Timetable of the 41st Session of the ECA DRAFT Progress Report on Main Recommendations of 40th Session of the Europe Commission on Agricultur
16/ 5
2019
17/5
2019
Informal Consultation for Europe and Central Asia
Hybrid Event, 16/05/2019 - 17/05/2019
Given the limited presence of FAO at country level in the Europe and Central Asia region, informal consultations are a means by which the Regional Office and member countries can interact between sessions of the European Regional Conference. Used successf
13/ 5
2019
7/6
2019
Agriculture in International Trade Agreements (13/05/2019)
Hybrid Event, 13/05/2019 - 07/06/2019
FAO and UNITAR will conduct online course “Agriculture in International Trade Agreements” as part of FAO’s Regional Initiative for Improving Agrifood Trade and Market Integration in Europe and Central Asia. The course seeks to support policy makers in dev
7/ 5
2019
Women’s empowerment in agriculture – Project presentation of FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan
Hybrid Event, 07/05/2019
In Azerbaijan, women account for more than 20% of the official employment statistics in agriculture, forestry and fisheries. But they face a number of challenges such as gender pay gap; informality of jobs; triple work burden and poor access to social ser
3/ 5
2019
National inception workshop: Lifecycle Management of Pesticides and Disposal of POPs Pesticides in Azerbaijan
Hybrid Event, 03/05/2019
A large quantity of obsolete pesticides reside in Central Asia. The region used to be an important centre for agriculture, during Soviet times, particularly cotton production, with mandatory pesticide application. Many of the obsolete pesticides have been
24/ 4
2019
National inception workshop: Lifecycle Management of Pesticides and Disposal of POPs Pesticides in Kyrgyzstan
Hybrid Event, 24/04/2019
A large quantity of obsolete pesticides reside in Central Asia. The region used to be an important centre for agriculture, during Soviet times, particularly cotton production, with mandatory pesticide application. Many of the obsolete pesticides have been
24/ 4
2019
26/4
2019
Symposium on sustainable food systems and nutrition governance for healthy diets in Central Asia and Caucasus- through the eyes of children and adolescents.
Hybrid Event, 24/04/2019 - 26/04/2019
This platform is a systematic, cross-border partnership oriented mechanisms to develop the capacity of 8 countries in Central Asia and Caucasus to tackle the double burden of malnutrition in the sub-region. To promote a better understanding of food syste
23/ 4
2019
24/4
2019
FAO / WHO / WTO International Forum on Food Safety and Trade
Hybrid Event, 23/04/2019 - 24/04/2019
With an estimated 600 million cases of foodborne illnesses annually, unsafe food is a threat to human health and economies, disproportionally affecting vulnerable and marginalized people, especially women and children, populations affected by conflict and
18/ 4
2019
Workshop: Issues and prospects for the successful linkage of local gastronomy and rural tourism
Hybrid Event, 18/04/2019
Under the EBRD/FAO cooperation, the project “Montenegro: Promoting sustainable agrifood value chains through linkages with tourism” has been designed to enhance food producers’ market connection with tourism and HORECA markets, building lessons learned f
5/ 4
2019
6/4
2019
Ministerial Conference on “Regional Climate Action in the Western Balkans”
Hybrid Event, 05/04/2019 - 06/04/2019
The Ministry of Tourism and Environment of Albania, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the United Nations Environment Programme will jointly organize a high-level sub-regional conference that will bring together Ministers and
4/ 4
2019
2nd Technical Workshop on “Zero Waste Zero Hunger Project: Support to Reduce Food Loss and Food Waste in Turkey” Project
Hybrid Event, 04/04/2019
The second technical workshop on “Zero Waste Zero Hunger Project: Support to Reduce Food Loss and Food Waste in Turkey” project will take place with the participation of representatives from private sector, civil society, academia in Ankara. The objectiv
3/ 4
2019
4/4
2019
1st Dialogue on Agroecology in Western Balkans and Caucasus
Hybrid Event, 03/04/2019 - 04/04/2019
Agroecology is an integrated approach that simultaneously applies ecological and social concepts and principles to the design and management of food and agricultural systems. It seeks to optimize the interactions between plants, animals, humans and the en