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African swine fever (ASF) is the most devastating swine disease. Affecting domestic pig and wild boar alike, ASF is a real threat to any country with a pig sector. Rampaging through all continents, never before in history has the disease had such a wide distribution with so many millions of...

As the last step to start activities, FAO and Kyrgyzstan officially signed an agreement on a joint project helping carbon sequestration through climate investment in forests and pastures in the Kyrgyz Republic, with financial support by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) worth USD 30 million. The project will contribute to income...

Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries constitute the backbone of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s economy. With the signing of a new accord between FAO and the country today, the parties pledged to ensure sustainable, resilient, and inclusive growth of the sector. The Country Programming Framework outlines mutual cooperation through 2025. Unfavourable (fragmented) farm structures,...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is rapidly scaling up its efforts to respond to urgent food security needs resulting from the unfolding war in Ukraine, focusing initially on livelihood-saving interventions for the most vulnerable smallholder farmers.  

Breeding and raising sheep are complex tasks requiring rich, traditional experience. In this aspect, Farmer Field School (FFS) platforms are now helping farmers’ education and empowerment in Azerbaijan and assist them in achieving sustainable food production and improve livelihoods through testing, validating, and adopting good agricultural and marketing practices. The concept...

Every year on 8 March, International Women’s Day is celebrated to honour women's social, economic, cultural, and political achievements. This year's theme is “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow,” targeting the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental and disaster...

Cultivating the land and raising livestock means survival and even life for millions of people living in rural areas of Central Asia. Today, the agricultural ministers of Central Asian countries expressed their commitment to ensure more sustainability in agriculture through improved natural resource management. The virtual meeting, organized by FAO and...

Romeo Mikičić has been fishing in the azure waters of the Adriatic Sea for more than 40 years.The father of two is passionate about the sea and comes from generations of fishers who lived on the island of Cres, one of more than a thousand islands in the Republic of...

Rural communities in North Macedonia are shrinking. As they have in many parts of the world, rural residents have been heading towards urban areas or abroad in search of a more dynamic quality of life and better income opportunities. Often, rural areas are marked by unemployment, limited income opportunities, outdated infrastructure,...

The effects of climate change have been significant around the globe, with considerable challenges for agricultural production and food security. The Europe and Central Asia region, with its great variety of climates, landscapes, aquatic environments, soil types and social, economic and cultural systems, is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate...