Mobile phones, satellites, radio, remote sensing, internet connection, Big Data – a non-exhaustive list tools that have revolutionized our lives in many ways. They could have the same effect on agriculture and food production. This is the rationale behin

Always seek expert advice before using antimicrobials. That is the strong recommendation of international organizations, led by FAO, the World Health Organization, and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). World Antibiotic Awareness Week kicks

Croatia imports a large part of the fruits and vegetables it consumes. Yet, with a rich national tradition of fruit and vegetable production – and optimal climate and soil conditions for it – the country has real potential to produce more. It could meet t

Learning how to detect genetically modified organisms in food crops was the focus of a recent FAO training event here. FAO’s Partnership and Liaison Office in Azerbaijan arranged the regional training course on GMO detection, identification, quantificati

The governor of Voronezh region in Russian Federation paid a visit to FAO’s Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia here today. Aleksey Gordeyev met with Vladimir Rakhmanin, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Europe and Cen

Managing forests is a complex task, and with forests covering 44 percent of its territory, Kosovo* has a lot to care for. The job is worth doing right, since forests can be a source of fuel, food and income for rural people. Yet, as a new FAO report highl

FAO continues to deliver humanitarian aid in conflict-affected eastern Ukraine, with a focus on rural people living along the line of engagement. This time, some 250 families within the 8-kilometer zone are receiving young rabbits for household meat produ

Ukraine recently signaled its willingness to align national food safety and quality systems with those of the European Union. The decision flows from Ukraine’s geographic proximity to Europe, and the recently signed EU-Ukraine Deep and Comprehensive Free

Moldova now has a national programme for protecting and developing its genetic resources for food and agriculture. It also has the technical capacity and equipment to run the programme, thanks to a two-year FAO project that concludes with a final workshop

When the health, biodiversity, or even long-term survival of forests is at risk, the culprit is not always logging, road-building or urban sprawl. Increasingly, forest invasive species are spreading and damaging trees and forests worldwide. A three-day i