Yuriko Shoji, FAO’s former Subregional Coordinator for Central Asia and FAO Representative in Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan, takes up duties this week as Deputy Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia. Shoji, a national of Japan, joined

Georgia, as part of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), is open to imported dairy products from the European Union (EU), but is unable to export dairy products to the EU because of food safety and milk quality concerns. For the last few y

Two groups of advanced traditional crafts masters from Hungary are in Bishkek and Tashkent, the capital cities of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, to conduct craft trainings for rural women. It’s the first such crafts training taught by Hungarian masters in Cen

It is known as the biggest flying bird in the world, with a weight ranging from 5 to 15 kilograms. Great bustards, which favour agricultural landscapes or steppes, are known as farmer-friendly animals that feed on unwanted insects. Unfortunately, great bu

FAO’s lumpy skin disease (LSD) field manual for veterinarians is now available in six languages to aid in the prevention and control of the cattle disease that has established a large foothold in Europe since 2015. This complements well the recently concl

With the help of new equipment and training, the Ukrainian pork sector is taking further steps to enhance its monitoring and containment of African swine fever (ASF). In recent years, ASF – a deadly swine disease not transmittable to humans – has put the

Promoting Serbian agricultural exports, modernizing the country’s water management systems and developing food quality labelling and geographical indication schemes were at the heart of a three-way meeting today in Serbia. At the meeting, Serbia’s Minist

A delegation of government officials from the Republic of Tajikistan are in the Republic of Moldova this week, learning about a successful programme for attracting foreign remittances to investments that help develop the economy. Tajikistan plans to imple

FAO has pledged US$100 000 to help the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation develop and strengthen agrifood trade in the Black Sea region. An agreement to this effect was signed in December 2017 by FAO and the Permanent International Secret

Improved access to finance, better services and inputs for farmers, rural households, cooperatives and other small and medium enterprises in rural areas. These advantages – along with and improved capacities in Georgia’s Ministry of Environment Protection