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Farmers in Eastern Europe and Central Asia are constantly innovating, adapting their farming techniques to cope with unfavorable weather or environmental conditions. But their efforts are far from systematic, and there is little government support for what they do. A discussion at the 39th session of the European Commission on Agriculture,...

With natural disasters on the increase worldwide, and as disasters grow in both scope and severity, many countries are desperate to find better ways of managing disaster risk. Bosnia and Herzegovina has found some answers with the recent conclusion of an FAO project on that very subject, made possible thanks...

A total of 7,000 three-week-old chickens are being distributed this week to small farms in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Provision of the birds is the latest move by FAO to help vulnerable households whose livelihoods have been compromised by the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine. The dual-purpose chickens – which can...

More than 60 energy-sector policy makers – from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and others – met recently in Istanbul to explore energy efficiency, renewable energy and other low-carbon technologies. The workshop was organized by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Energy Agency,...

Lidia Homolya, a young plant protection professional from Senta, Serbia, has just received her master’s degree from Corvinus University of Budapest, thanks to FAO’s fellowship programme in Hungary. After concluding her undergraduate degree through a distance learning programme, she started her own business in Senta cultivating and selling gladiolus flowers. One...

A voluntary contribution of US$ 6 million from the Russian Federation will enable FAO to provide technical assistance to the governments of Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in the area of food security, nutrition and sustainable agricultural development. Despite considerable economic growth and improvements in household welfare in recent years, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan...

Georgians have a proud tradition of dairy products but in recent years the country’s dairy farmers have struggled to meet production and quality demands. FAO and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development are working with Georgia to pave the way for improved food quality and safety for dairy products. Following...

Three new video animations form the core of a training toolkit on gender and agriculture, released today by FAO. Developed by experts at FAO’s Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, the toolkit highlights the need to consider gender inequalities in agriculture in the region, explains the importance of reliable gender...

For his dedication and effectiveness in promoting development of Georgia’s agricultural sector, European Union Agriculture Attaché Juan-Jose Echanove was awarded recently with Georgia’s Order of the Golden Fleece. In conferring the award, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili underlined Echanove’s outstanding contribution over the past six years, including most recently as manager of...

FAO and the European Union will start a second round of assistance to flood-affected farms in Serbia this month, expected to reach an additional 7,000 households and six municipalities not included in the first round. When the heaviest rains in 120 years of recorded measurements struck the Balkan Peninsula in May...