Gaining a foothold in a crowded global olive oil market involves improving quality standards, productivity and efficiency – from field to shelf – and better marketing. Over the last several years, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Natio

Country teams led by governments and supported by EU delegations, FAO representatives and other development partners are conducting the assessments, with results already compiled from Bhutan, Burkina-Faso, Madagascar and Nepal. 

Fruit and vegetable production and exports are an important sector for Morocco. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), with the support of the European Union (EU),

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the African Union Commission have called for an increased investment in youth in agri-food systems in Africa through new investment guidelines. That was the key message today during the

28 June 2021, Rome - Despite an unprecedented and challenging year marked by the global impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the FAO Investment Centre’s work to support sustainable investment in food and agriculture continued apace in 2020 - and is already i

Many farmers in sub-Saharan Africa often lack the capital to buy their own machinery and equipment and have had to innovate to find solutions. One particularly well-suited business model is the provision of hire services, which can increase access to sus

En mars 2021, une vache monténégrine est devenue la première représentante connue de son espèce – et même le tout premier actif agricole – à être achetée au moyen d'une monnaie virtuelle dans les Balkans occidentaux.

Climate change is a major challenge for agriculture – a vital source of food, income and employment for most of the world’s poor. Agricultural investments, as a result, need to become more climate sensitive. This is as true for general agricultural inves

With FAO and EBRD support, a young social activist is wiring Montenegro’s rural heartland

FAO-OIE-WHO One Health work focusses on targeted investment to prevent future pandemics, address endemic zoonotic disease and reduce risks from antimicrobial resistance. COVID-19 has alerted the world to the catastrophic potential for spillover of zoonot

The Uganda Development Bank (UDB), a national public bank, is boosting its agri-food lending portfolio via the joint European Union and FAO AgrInvest project. In early 2021, AgrInvest began collaborating with Dalberg Data Insights to pilot the use of big

Keeping food safe from farm to plate is everyone’s business. In Serbia, new flexible food safety bylaws are making it easier for small-scale producers to sell their pickled cornichons, jams and other traditional foods in formal markets. These rules, in

L’application Collect Mobile et le portail en ligne Smart Milk de la FAO contribuent à améliorer les moyens d’existence des agriculteurs.

Within the vast borders of Kazakhstan, the world’s ninth largest country, about two million families earn a living from the dairy sector. Small-scale farmers who own fewer than five cows produce 80 percent of the country’s raw milk. Kazakhstan’s dair

The European Union’s sixth virtual Cocoa Talks will look at how to mobilize development cooperation and finance for a more sustainable and inclusive cocoa sector. These talks, launched in late 2020, have brought together representatives from EU member states, cocoa producing countries, industry and civil society organizations to advance the cocoa sustainability and equity agenda.

According to the Food Crisis Prevention Network, a record 18.6 million people are currently in need of food assistance in West Africa. While urgent and immediate humanitarian action is necessary to protect vulnerable populations, a new joint FAO and World

Azerbaijani and Georgian teas took centre stage during an online celebration on the eve of the second International Tea Day. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Millions of people in the Sahel depend on pastoral systems for their food and livelihoods. That is why developing the sector in a way that is economically, socially and environmentally sustainable is so vital. In designing the second phase of the World B

Wholesale food markets are vital entry points to food supply chains around the world and benefit all stakeholders in the food system including producers, processors, transporters, retailers and consumers.  Wholesale markets are logistics hubs that coordi

Drones, satellites, geographic information systems, weather stations, and advanced analytics are some of the most promising technologies for providing solutions to Africa’s agricultural challenges, according to joint country profile reports on three count