The UN Food Systems Coordination Hub selected the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization Regional Cooperation Centre for Sustainable Food Systems (BSEC-CSFS) as a good practice for food systems transformation.     The Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization Regional Cooperation Centre for Sustainable Food Systems (BSEC-CSFS), developed under the umbrella of FAO-Türkiye Partnership Programmes, serves as a multi-stakeholder platform for enhancing coordination and cooperation...

23 January 2024, Izmir – Pressure on agrifood systems from climate extremes, economic shocks and ongoing conflicts has led to mounting recognition of the urgent need to improve, promote and sustain aquatic food systems, with food security and nutrition becoming increasingly prominent on the global agenda. For millennia, fisheries and aquaculture have been key social and economic drivers in many regions,...

19 December 2023, Ordu – On 13–14 December 2023, a regional workshop held in Ordu brought together government officials from ministries and state agencies in Tajikistan, Türkiye and Uzbekistan, working in agriculture, forestry and food security, to discuss and share good practices and experiences related to socially inclusive and gender responsive policies and activities contributing to the achievement of Agenda...

4 December 2023, Ankara – Experts from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan came together to see Turkey's work on combating land degradation and forest restoration on site within the scope of the “Forest Restoration Improvement for Environmental Development and Sustainability in Central Asia” (FRIENDS) project implemented under the FAO-Türkiye Forestry Partnership Programme (FTFP). A study tour was organized to...

16 November 2023, Ankara – An innovative project launched by FAO-Türkiye’s Partnership Programme on Food and Agriculture (FTPP II) in Borno State, on 6 November, is set to transform agriculture in the arid regions of Nigeria. The project “Support to the diversification and sustainable crop production intensification for smallholder farmers in the drylands of Borno State” aims to build the...