International Day of Rural Women 2020

This year tested humankind on how we score in resilience. This is also at the heart of FAO, aiding the Organization, along with two additional fundamental principles, sustainability and innovation, during an eventful 75 years of existence. The World Food

FAO was established on 16 October 1945. To commemorate this day, year by year, World Food Day reminds us about the pressing issues of hunger, malnutrition, and obesity. In 2020, the COVID-19 global health crisis has been a time to reflect on things we tr

A wide range of actors were brought together by FAO’s virtual regional dialogue on scaling up the response of food and agriculture sectors to the COVID-19 crisis with the ultimate goal of protecting livelihoods and transforming food systems. As a baseline

An FAO workshop will bring a closer understanding of agricultural policy distortions in eight post-Soviet countries. The event will cover a niche by providing a platform to present and discuss preliminary findings of an upcoming study on quantitative agri

Despite the limitations in travel and face-to-face meeting due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, FAO continues to bring people together, online, to discuss African swine fever (ASF) – a lethal, viral, transboundary animal disease of domestic pigs and wild

Border entry restrictions and lockdown measures, following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, have affected seasonal and circular migration, as well as food security in many countries across Europe and Central Asia. To this end, FAO has organized a webin

Global tourism has all but ground to a halt amid the COVID-19 pandemic, causing heavy economic losses, job cuts, and uncertainty. But this pandemic has also given the world a chance to reimagine tourism – to rebuild an industry that is safer, more equitab

FAO and its Member Countries ensure the current issues of food security, nutrition, and rural poverty is on the agenda of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, ongoing this week in New York. For Europe and Central Asia, the forthcoming FAO’s Region

Food insecurity and poverty are long-lasting issues in the agricultural sector. As the world’s population is growing, more innovative approaches and efforts are needed to solve these issues without any additional pressure on natural resources. A new FAO

A growing number of livestock helped young Azerbaijani farmer secure a better livelihood for his family.

A kind gesture by entrepreneur and food hero, Keti, helps other women through the COVID-19 pandemic

Plant pests and diseases don’t respect lockdown measures, instead they continue to move freely, crossing borders without halting. Yet, healthy plants are the basis of our health and food security. The 2020 IPPC regional workshop for Europe and Central As

African swine fever (ASF) can spread through several routes, including via the natural movement of wild boar. The virus is equally lethal to pigs and wild boar. Therefore, testing deceased wild boar for the presence of the ASF virus is the most reliable w

Today, the Green Climate Fund Board approved a project in Armenia, formulated with FAO support, to enhance climate change adaptation and mitigation, promote rural green growth, and increase the resilience of forests. Climate change threatens over 15 perc

Drought, flooding, and soil degradation; these are the problems that impel Kyrgyz farmers to migrate and bring them closer to poverty line. With wide expertise in these issues, FAO has focused its efforts to help Kyrgyzstan in disaster risk management on

The Vjosa is the second largest river basin (approximately 6 808 km2) in Albania and one of the longest transboundary rivers in the Balkan area. The Vjosa catchment is shared among many cities, such as Erseke, Permet, Gjirokaster, Tepelene, Mallakaster, F

The Parliament of Ukraine recently approved landmark legislation that will pave the way for modern agricultural cooperation in the country. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the Unite

Another round of vocational trainings are about to start in Bursa, İzmir, and Şanlıurfa provinces to support selected Syrian refugees under temporary protection and Turkish citizens in launching micro-scale agrifood businesses. The FAO project, funded by

An unprecedented public health emergency has baffled the entire world, reaching its most remote and isolated areas. In a matter of weeks, a new virus that knows no boundaries has put the whole world on a pause, closing borders, slowing down international