The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are working to strengthen the agribusiness value chains in a number of sectors in Georgia and Montenegro.

A very active and productive M&E Workshop, including 40 participants from 17 countries in the Asia and the Pacific Region, was held in Bangkok during the week of 10 December.

While wheat is the most consumed crop in Ukraine, domestic demand is slowly decreasing. Ukrainians consumed on average about 101 kg of wheat in the form of bread, flour, pasta, groats and other processed grain products in 2016, which is 18 percent less than ten years ago.

Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan both have extensive agriculture systems, and for each, livestock has long been central. In both countries, though, agriculture sector emissions have been increasing over the past 15 years.

Montenegrin fruit and vegetable growers touring Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in September saw how modernizing and diversifying production, improving quality standards and working together could give them a competitive edge.

Spain is one of the main grain importers in the Mediterranean region. As such, the country has a wealth of experience to offer to its North African neighbour on the other side of the sea.

With a declining population in Ukraine and changing consumer preferences, the domestic demand for flour has been steadily decreasing for over a decade. Millers therefore have to diversify and find new export opportunities.

Motivated by consumer demand and public opinion, companies are increasingly embracing the triple bottom line of people, the planet and profits.

In Kazakhstan, approximately 2 million families earn a living in the dairy sector. 80 percent of all milk in Kazakhstan comes from smallholder farmers, who own 4 or fewer cows.

The pace of digital disruption over the last two decades has been breathtaking, transforming every sector of the global economy, including agriculture.

The Serbian Grain Association hosted a round table yesterday at Global Grain Geneva to promote Serbian grain and the country as a top exporter, given that Serbia is now regularly ranked among the ten largest wheat and corn exporters worldwide.

In China, the amount of water available per person in a year stands at around 2,100 cubic metres – which is about 28 percent of the global average.

7 November 2018, Podgorica, Montenegro – Today, a number actors in Montenegro’s fruit and vegetable value chains – including producers, retailers, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development – came together at a workshop in Podgorica, Montenegro.

FAO and the New Development Bank (NDB) are set to combine efforts to help countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, with a special focus on safeguarding water and soil resources.

Over two-thirds of the world’s population are destined to live – and eat - in urban areas by 2050, according to a new World Bank and FAO report.

Public funding alone is not enough to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and development and international financing institutions must collaborate more strategically to leverage private investments.

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is ambitious, but Africa is committed to achieving an equally impressive set of targets even earlier – by 2025.

Impact investing has been gaining steam in recent years, as private investors keen to make a difference are increasingly putting their money behind initiatives that generate social and environmental impacts alongside financial returns. According to a sur

The Investment Centre helped design a USD 500 million World Bank-funded project to improve the productivity, market access and resilience of Bangladeshi small-scale livestock producers and agro-entrepreneurs.

Among the world’s top olive oil exporters, one country continues to harvest olives by hand. In Tunisia, where olives have been cultivated since the time of the Phoenicians, workers climb ladders and sweep the branches with the aid of a small rake.