‘Highly relevant’ was the resounding feedback from the more than 50 senior decision-makers from 17 countries in Asia and the Pacific attending a livestock capacity development workshop in Bangkok in late November. The workshop introduced senior ministry

Kazakhstan, seeking to comply with Eurasian Economic Union standards, is looking to Croatia for inspiration. Croatia successfully upgraded its dairy industry to meet stringent European Union quality and food safety standards – a move resulting in greater

Danka Sekularac from northern Montenegro lives a life off the grid. Her house runs on solar power. The water is fetched from a nearby stream. Her food is homegrown. Her surroundings - the mountain ridges of Biogradska Gora National Park with its sprawlin

Healthy, more sustainable food systems took centre stage at the tenth anniversary of Investment Days, FAO’s annual knowledge-sharing event. The two-day gathering in mid December brought together more than 160 FAO staff and partners from international fin

100 million consumers in Egypt will obtain safer and more nutritious food with the implementation of best international practices of grain sampling, testing and fumigation. Egypt is the world’s largest importer of wheat and 12.5 million tonnes of wheat i

Some 100 smallholder farmers from mountain villages in northern Montenegro are now reaping the benefits of agro-tourism and/or getting recognition for preserving centuries-old culinary traditions, and a way of life that, elsewhere, has been long abandoned or is slowing dying out.

The expansion of pasture areas and use of traditional extensive grazing practices with a growing number of livestock takes its toll on the forest cover of the Kyrgyz Republic. This prohibits the country from increasing carbon sequestration and storage. A

Investing in quality along the entire olive oil supply chain is key to improving the sector’s overall performance FAO and the EBRD will conduct a comprehensive sector review to pinpoint challenges and opportunities for training and investment FAO an

Linking people, places and products: celebrating Georgia’s rich food heritage

EBRD, FAO and EU support Tunisian producers in their export ambitions In Tunisia, the harvest season for olives is about to start. There are more than 300,000 olive growers and about one million people in the country who depend on a good season and stron

More than 90 percent of the world’s pine honey comes from Turkey Supported by FAO and EBRD, industry leaders announced plans to certify Turkish pine honey at EU level Certified pine honey can open up new markets, improve sector efficiency and revitali

Serbia is among the world’s top ten maize and top fifteen wheat exporters High-quality grain and favourable transport links make Serbia attractive exporter Continued public-private dialogue and investment are key to sector efficiency and growth  

  Serbia’s family-owned fruit juice company Nectar has launched a new line of “Life” fruit juices made from Serbia’s famous Arilje raspberries and Oblacinska sour cherry. The Nectar Group’s General Manager Mihailo Jankovic, speaking at a recent promotio

FAO and the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia celebrated World Food Day with Georgian government officials, ambassadors, international organizations, non-governmental and private sectors and academia. This year, the event foc

There are distinct advantages to growing fruits and vegetables in greenhouses – like protection from extreme weather, less need for chemical inputs and good quality produce with a longer shelf-life and market appeal, to name a few. Georgia, Moldova, Taji

Eleven premium Serbian meat products are now sold under the “Serbian quality – Srpski Kvalitet” label – the country’s first national quality label. And Serbian producers of other high-quality foods are taking note. Serbian government officials and agrifo

Global demand for nuts is strong and growing Georgia’s climate is ideal for growing almonds, walnuts, pistachios and hazelnuts International conference highlights global nut trends and commercial nut opportunities in Georgia Nut industry experts shar

FAO and the CDB are committed to helping Caribbean countries reposition agriculture toward more inclusive growth, prosperity and sustainability. A study initiated by the Investment Centre on the state of food and agriculture in the Caribbean identified k

Greater adoption of climate technologies in the agrifood sector is an important step towards more sustainable food systems. Such technologies can help improve productivity, reduce carbon emissions, build climate resilience and make better use of natural r

A new funding proposal, prepared by FAO and IFAD for submission to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP), seeks to address these challenges.