22 June 2026, Bissau – A wide range of industry actors and stakeholders agreed on a new strategy for Guinea-Bissau’s oyster industry today. The plan is paving the way to modernize the sector with the development of oyster farming, the opening up of new markets and better resou...

Khartoum - In the remote locality of Bahr Al Arab in East Darfur, livestock owners gathered at temporary veterinary camps as animal health workers moved from village to village, vaccinating cattle, sheep and goats against deadly livestock diseases. Some herders travelled for...

Happy Europe Day! May 9 – the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration - celebrates the beginning of an era of peace, integration and cooperation in Europe. Seventy-six ...

Georgia - Women dairy farmers are modernizing traditional milk production with the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through small-scale matching grants provided under the European Union (EU)- and Sweden-funded European Neighbourhood Pr...

Jerusalem/Cairo – More than 2 000 herders in the Gaza Strip – every herding household with at least one sheep or goat that survived the conflict – have received conditional cash assistance from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to sustain remaining...

Gori - Fish farmers in Georgia have enhanced their knowledge and practical skills in food safety and aquatic animal health management through a five-day training. The educational opportunity was organized and delivered by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation...

Apia - The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries of Samoa has officially launched its first Digital Media Hub located at the Government’s TATTE Building in Apia, to strengthen public outreach and communication. This purpose-built facility is equipped with modern digital and ...

Georgia - FAO, with support from the European Union (EU) and Sweden under European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development (ENPARD) IV, has launched a matching grants cycle for smallholder women dairy farmers in Georgia. This round offers farmers the opportu...

Kadoma, Zimbabwe – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through the European Union and the Government of Ireland-funded Zimbabwe Resilience Building Fund Phase II (ZRBF 2), is strengthening Zimbabwe’s capacity to manage livestock disease risks and hu...

Funded by the European Union and Sweden, the Mating Disruption Programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) supports Georgian viticulture in reducing pest damage while improving grape quality and food safety. By using pheromone-based pest control and applying ...

Port Sudan - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a large-scale seed distribution campaign to support the 2025 winter planting season and address the country’s deteriorating food security and nutrition situation.

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Ghana - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Veterinary Services Directorate (VSD) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), with funding from the European Union (EU), successfully vaccinated more than 200,000 poultry,...

Sao Tome and Principe - Fishing plays a vital role in people’s lives and the economy in Sao Tome and Principe, a Small Island Developing State off the coast of Central Africa. Most coastal pelagic fishing is artisanal, with 97 percent of landings coming from small-scale fishers. ...

Kyiv - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Ukraine, with the financial support of the European Union (EU) and in partnership with the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, the Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop T...

Rome – Privately-owned micro, small and medium agrifood enterprises (MSMEs) in sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and Türkiye seeking loans from local financial institutions stand to benefit from TERRA, a new innovative programme from Italy’s Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), the Fo...

Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Union (EU) today launched an initiative to increase access to safe and nutritious aquatic foods for vulnerable populations in Africa and Latin America while strengthening local economies thr...

Port Moresby – Papua New Guinea reached an important milestone in its journey toward digital transformation in agriculture with the official launch of the Agriculture Management Information System (AMIS). The launch marked the successful national deployment of the system, followi...

Port Sudan/Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Government of Sudan, has launched the 2025 national livestock vaccination campaign to safeguard livelihoods of over three million pastoralists and agro-pastoralists acro...

Suva, Fiji –In a significant step toward strengthening its economy, Fiji officially launched its first-ever Agribusiness Incubation (ABI) Center today. The center will serve as a dynamic hub for entrepreneurs, offering crucial support to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME...

Harare - A two-day hybrid workshop scheduled for 2–3 September 2025 is set to validate the Farmed Tilapia Value Chain Inclusion Toolkit and equip community-level trainers with leadership and assertiveness skills. Organized under the auspices of the global aquatic value chain deve...