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EU-FAO flood relief to Serbia wraps up, with emphasis on resilience
10/05/2017
Agricultural producers in seven municipalities of eastern Serbia recently received the final round of European Union assistance to small-scale farms hit by the floods of 2014.
Through a partnership with FAO, 600 metric tonnes livestock feed was distribut
INTERVIEW: FAO land tenure expert Morten Hartvigsen
08/05/2017
A family owns four scattered plots of land, each no bigger than half a football field. Family members use precious time and fuel moving equipment, seeds and fertilizer from one plot to another – often driving across the crops of other families. The combin
FAO delivers seed potatoes for food security in Eastern Ukraine
05/05/2017
Some 1 250 rural households along the contact line in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine are receiving seed potatoes this week from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The help comes as part of FAO’s emergency response prog
Turkey moves to raise the profile of its horticultural products
02/05/2017
From black figs to table olives, Turkey’s Bursa region is famous for its fruits and vegetables. Turkey now hopes to strengthen the reputation of Bursa’s horticultural products at home and abroad, helping to raise producer incomes and building sustainable,
FAO buttresses growing cooperation between Turkey and Africa
27/04/2017
As Turkey extends to Africa an offer of increased cooperation – on food security and nutrition, agricultural development, sustainable natural resource management, youth employment and gender, agricultural trade and investment and other technical areas – F
Berry production could boost rural development in Moldova
26/04/2017
Currants, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries. Eye-catching and delicious, these and other berries could be a key to greater prosperity for rural areas of Moldova.
“Berries of Moldova” – a national conference taking place in Chisinau tomorrow – is or
Satellite products to help region’s food producers and water managers
24/04/2017
Mapping the Earth’s surface from above is no longer the exclusive privilege of map producers or the military. Meteorologists can also make good use of satellite images, and channel the data into agricultural planning and production.
At a week-long FAO tr
Russia looks to smart technologies for the future of agroecology and farming
24/04/2017
Optimizing farming under existing soil and climatic conditions in Russia’s main agricultural regions was the focus of a roundtable discussion here today at the Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy (RSAU-MTAA). New tec
Kazakhstan pursues organic production strategy
21/04/2017
Kazakhstan continued its pursuit of organic agriculture production, certification and marketing this week as it welcomed a group of FAO experts to Astana.
FAO investment support officer Kairat Nazhmidenov, senior natural resources officer and key FAO exp
Pasture management reforms yielding good results in Tajikistan
20/04/2017
Tajikistan’s roughly 3.8 million hectares of pasture – almost 29 percent of its total land area – feed the country’s meat-producing livestock. But these natural resources, particularly year-round pastures near villages, are being depleted and degraded.
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