Two talented children from Europe have been recognized in FAO’s 2017 global World Food Day poster contest for their depictions of how food security and rural development can change the future of migration. “I wish people would grow lots of fruits and veg

Antimicrobial resistance threatens to thrust the world into a post-antibiotic era where today’s life-saving medicines fail. Slowing the development of drug-resistant microbes is the aim of a new partnership between FAO and the Swedish University of Agricu

Applications are now being accepted by the FAO / Hungarian Government Scholarship Programme. The two-year scholarship finances post-graduate studies in agriculture-related disciplines for promising students from developing and middle-income countries. No

FAO has entered an agreement to set up an FAO Information Centre at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, an academic institution run by Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Centre’s mission will be to provide information on the FAO

Guidelines recently issued by Montenegro’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development are set to help producers comply with the country’s new food hygiene requirements.

Improved nutrition, reductions in rural poverty, sustainable management of Kyrgyzstan’s natural resources, and adapting to climate change are central themes in a new cooperation agreement with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The FAO Count

Rural households affected by the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine urgently need help to restart agricultural production. This type of assistance would help safeguard and restore livelihoods, recover incomes, and ensure sustainable food security, a new

The findings are in from an FAO survey of livestock producers in Georgia. When analyzed, the numbers provide important insights into the country’s livestock sector. The survey was conducted during the month of August 2017, to gather baseline data for a m

  The following Master of Science degree courses are being offered in English for the 2018-2019 Academic Year: 1. Animal Husbandry Engineering (University of Debrecen) 2. Agricultural Water Management Engineering (Szent István University) 3. Environme

New regulations are set to improve food safety in the Serbian meat-processing sector while maintaining traditions and facilitating the trade of meat and processed meat products in the country. The announcement was made by Serbia’s Ministry of Agriculture

For centuries, rural people in Azerbaijan have produced honey. The country's mountainous regions allow for the production of high-quality, natural, mountain flora honey that has a high market value. Native Caucasian bees -- naturally resilient to the envi

After careful consideration and negotiation, the decision was made in 2007 – exactly 10 years ago – to relocate FAO’s Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia from Rome to Budapest. To be sure, Budapest already had a place on FAO’s map: the Hungarian

A model fish-production farm that uses new, water-saving production methods is being inaugurated today in Sayat-Nova, in Armenia’s Ararat province. The new installation was made possible by an FAO project and a public private-partnership. Groundwater lev

Mix together intensified global trade and a milder climate and what is the result? An environment where plant pests and diseases can easily grow and spread. While it may be impossible to completely halt this phenomenon, national plant health services can

A cameraman from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan won first prize in the professional category of the #MountainsMatter video contest. A jury of professionals working on mountain issues and in the field of communication selected the video of Nurlan Anarbaev for its ae

A geographical indication label on a food product conveys information about the food’s quality, reputation or unique characteristics linked to its origin. Since these labels help guide consumers in their food choices, and help farmers and producers of tra

A major student conference this week in Moscow indicates that young scientific minds are focused on finding solutions to the global problem of soil degradation. For two consecutive days, 4-5 December 2017, FAO and the Russian State Agricultural Universit

Imports of Ukrainian fresh fruit and berries to the European market continue to rise. An FAO training seminar here today is aimed at helping farmers prepare for even greater volumes of fruit and berry exports. The European Union already grows fresh fruit

More than 200 experts and professionals in the fields of nutrition, health, education, social protection and agriculture are convening in Budapest today. They have one thing in common: the conviction that local, national, regional and global food systems

Some 14.3 million adults are still not getting the food they need and malnutrition is on the rise The countries of Europe and Central Asia have made good progress reducing the prevalence of undernourishment, but some 14.3 million women and men in the reg