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FAO helps develop action plan to control fish diseases in Kyrgyzstan
10/06/2024
Disease outbreaks severely constrain aquaculture development, and the processes for controlling diseases and managing health are different in aquaculture than in the terrestrial livestock sector, primarily due to the fluid environment. For this reason, Kyrgyzstan, with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has begun to develop a national action plan for the control of fish diseases. The project supports fish farms through the implementation of best practices in fish health management, biosafety on fish farms and the planning of production activities. This can help improve product quality and increase production volumes.

To safeguard the food supply from hazards, proactivity is key, say food industry experts in Kyrgyzstan
07/06/2024

Locust control can be made more sustainable, Central Asia’s agriculture ministers say
07/06/2024

LANDNET workshop looks forward while celebrating 100 years of land consolidation in Europe
05/06/2024
Facilitated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the fifteenth international LANDNET workshop, starting today in Middelburg in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, is bringing together about 100 experts from roughly 30 countries to share their experiences on land consolidation. Specifically, the experts will discuss how multipurpose land consolidation can contribute to larger goals such as climate change adaptation and mitigation, nature restoration, and improved biodiversity and environmental conditions.

FAST Partnership bridges climate funding gap in agrifood systems
04/06/2024

Soil remediation and green technologies offer solutions to pesticide pollution and soil sustainability
29/05/2024
As part of an ongoing pesticide management and disposal project from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in Central Asia and Türkiye, two international events were held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. To discuss the latest trends and explore the ways digital technologies can ameliorate the management of pests and pesticides in Central Asia, a workshop on emerging green technologies for pest and pesticide management on 15 April was conducted.

Harvesting data from space to inform policy predictability and investments in Ukraine’s grain sector
28/05/2024

In the Western Balkans, FAO builds capacity in investigating outbreaks of African swine fever
24/05/2024

Members of FAO’s Europe and Central Asia region discussed the implications of the war in Ukraine
23/05/2024
Hosted by the Republic of Moldova, the Thirty-fourth Session of the Regional Conference for Europe, held 14–17 May, brought together over 300 participants – representing all 53 Member Countries from the region and the European Union as a Member Organization, as well as United Nations agencies, intergovernmental and non-governmental sectors, research and academia, the private sector and civil society. The final report of the conference, adopted on 17 May, guides FAO and all relevant actors in advancing the transformation of the region’s food systems towards a more equitable, prosperous, and sustainable future. Here are some of the highlights.
