Food safety and quality have become salient topics in Kazakhstan’s dairy industry since all milk products are now required to meet food safety and quality standards, regardless of the size of the farm or processing enterprise.

Georgia, as part of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), is open to imported dairy products from the European Union (EU), but is unable to export dairy products to the EU because of food safety and milk quality concerns. 

Kiev, Ukraine - With the help of new equipment and training, the Ukrainian pork sector is taking further steps to enhance its monitoring and containment of African swine fever (ASF).

Promoting Serbian agricultural exports, modernizing the country’s water management systems and developing food quality labelling and geographical indication schemes were at the heart of a three-way meeting today in Serbia.

Public resources alone are not enough to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges. Impact investing – private capital investments that generate social or environmental benefits while also turning a profit – could fill some of that gap. Impact investo

Official development assistance (ODA) for low-income countries has been shrinking in recent years and is no match for demand on the ground. As the investment landscape evolves, how can public institutions make better use of these limited public funds and

Food security, nutrition and sustainable agricultural growth are clear priorities in Rwanda’s new Strategic Plan for Agriculture Transformation (PSTA 4), which emphasizes innovative, green and market-led production. The Government of Rwanda is advancing

Investing in family farming and rural development is key to delivering on the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda – from ending poverty and hunger to creating decent jobs, especially for young people, and stimulating inclusive economic growth. Yet many s

By 2050, two-thirds of the world’s population will likely live in cities.  The challenge is to feed these rapidly growing urban populations in a way that is sustainable, healthy, affordable and environmentally sound. FAO Investment Days 2017 explored in

New regulations are set to improve food safety in the Serbian meat-processing sector while maintaining traditions and facilitating the trade of meat and processed meat products in the country. The announcement was made by Serbia`s Ministry of Agriculture

Growth in Georgia’s dairy industry is on the upswing, owing to an improving investment climate, good dairy farming conditions and strong demand for milk, cheese and other dairy products. Still, some obstacles remain. Many of the country’s dairy farmers l

Guidelines recently issued by Montenegro’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development are set to help producers comply with the country’s new food hygiene requirements. The new bylaws, in line with European Union legislation, include flexibility measu

Издано руководство для черногорских производителей мяса: гибкий подход и высокие стандарты гигиены Руководство, недавно изданное Министерством сельского хозяйства и развития сельских районов Черногории, призвано оказать помощь производителям в соблюдени

With a few clicks, farmers can access a broader range of consumer goods, agricultural inputs and financial products and services – not to mention marketing outlets. “E-commerce can increase the farm gate price by 20 to 30 percent because there are fewer

In Kazakhstan, between 2 and 2.5 million families earn a living from the dairy sector and 80 percent of all the country’s milk comes from smallholder farmers who own four or fewer cows. Within the vast borders of Kazakhstan, the world’s ninth largest coun

Egypt’s agricultural sector is facing a number of challenges such as the impacts of climate change, water and land scarcity, high levels of urbanization and an increasing demand for healthy and nutritious food. These issues were the focus of Promoting Su

Making "farm to table" chains greener and more participatory in Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of

The First Ukrainian Beef Congress gathered more than 100 farmers, processors, investors and industry experts today in Kiev. The event was held within the framework of the Ukrainian Food Expo and organized by FAO and the EBRD jointly with the Ukrainian Foo

Using innovation and technology to transform Tunisia’s olive oil industry was the focus of a high-level conference today in the country’s capital, Tunis. The event, organized by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Food and

 Land tenure is crucial to the livelihoods of billions of people. A new FAO publication provides guidance to government authorities and others on safeguarding land and resource rights, livelihoods and the environment. Responding to the need for greater i