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The latest edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI 2020) was launched earlier this week. This year, the report includes a special focus on transforming food systems for affordable healthy diets. It analyses the cost and affordability of healthy diets around the world, by region and...

The grants are part of the second cycle of applications under the ENPARD III programme, which supports food production in Georgia amid the Covid-19 crisis.    Awards included: investments in support to the recovery of the COVID19 pandemic will allow farmers to install drip irrigation for vegetable production; 24 medium investments, with a grant...

On June 25-26, 2020 Carl Hartzell, Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia visited Kakheti to highlight EU support to the region in the field of agriculture, economic development, human rights, civil society, environment, energy efficiency, and more. The second day of his visit Ambassador Hartzell dedicated to visiting FAO's...

The origins of the word sulguni, a salty, soft cheese made from fresh cow or buffalo milk, stem from ‘suli’ and ‘guli’ meaning ‘soul’ and ‘heart’ in Georgian. This cheese, a fixture on nearly every Georgian table, could not be more aptly named. What makes sulguni unique is the way it is made –...

Georgia is primarily an agricultural country, and women are crucial participants and contributors to agricultural development. Nonetheless, the contribution of women to agricultural production remains invisible and under-recognized. These women also face difficulties in accessing crucial resources such as land, agricultural inputs, new technologies, and financing opportunities, as well as information,...