Solar-powered water pumps, improved livestock feeding, energy efficient cold storage – these are just a few of the green technologies and practices that can help the agrifood sector shrink its carbon footprint. But understanding the extent to which farme

As a leading global agricultural producer, Turkey has a key role in feeding the world, and its agrifood sector will be of tremendous importance in the coming decades – that is, if water scarcity does not interfere. By 2023, agriculture is expected to acc

Agricultural cooperatives, which account for about half of the world’s agricultural production, play a vital role in improving farmers’ access to inputs, financing, markets and technical know-how.    But in Tunisia – where small family farms make up the l

From 30 May to 1 June, FAO hosted the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) Knowledge Forum at its headquarters in Rome. FAO’s Deputy Director General, Programmes Dan Gustafson welcomed over 60 participants involved in the design and implem

Creating sustainable and profitable farmer organizations is at the heart of a new project in Bangladesh – part of the Missing Middle Initiative (MMI) recently launched by the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP). FAO will be implementing

Serbian meat producers can now apply for the “Serbian quality – Srpski Kvalitet” label – the country’s first national quality label – to set their products apart in the market. At a press conference held in Belgrade on 22 May 2017, the Ministry of Agricul

FAO and the World Bank are strengthening their cooperation to end hunger and poverty at global and national levels. The two organizations will work closely together to support the member countries in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's), impr

Developing self-reliance through improved governance, security and economic prosperity is a top priority for Afghanistan. And key to achieving this is water security for all.   The country’s 2009 Water Law and 2015 National Irrigation Programme both reco

Tajikistan’s roughly 3.8 million hectares of pasture – almost 29 percent of its total land area – feed the country’s meat-producing livestock. But these natural resources, particularly year-round pastures near villages, are being depleted and degraded. S

Agriculture contributes significantly to Morocco’s economy and employs 40 per cent of the country’s workforce. But the sector continues to face major challenges and important steps need to be taken to make it more sustainable. Working with the private se

Improving the ability of local governments to manage and deliver basic services to communities was at the heart of the World Bank-funded, FAO-supported Local Government Strengthening Project (PFGL) in El Salvador, which began in 2010. By the end of 2016,

Tunisia is the world’s third largest exporter of olive oil, after Spain and Italy. But staying competitive in a crowded global market requires improving productivity, efficiency and olive oil quality. Production and price volatility also create a challeng

Jim Hancock, an FAO natural resources officer, spoke about FAO’s role in evaluating the World Bank-funded Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project in India, aimed at empowering the rural poor socially and economically, and the advantage of looking at the results w

Developing a strong olive oil sector in Morocco As part of their continuing support to Morocco’s olive oil sector, FAO and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), in collaboration with Interprolive, Morocco’s olive oil industry assoc

A simple, innovative app could become a game-changer for Kazakhstan’s dairy industry – improving the efficiency of the raw milk supply chain. FAO and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have trained milk procurement managers with

Croatia imports more than half of its fruit and vegetables, though it has a good potential for horticultural production. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the Croatian Ministr

FAO’s Investment Centre has helped six Sahel countries – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal - to design a new USD 173 million World Bank financed project to strengthen irrigation development and management capacity. The project, know

Focus on the dairy industry With the vast extent and productivity of its rich soils, Ukraine is one of the “breadbaskets of Europe”. More than 56 percent - nearly 340 thousand square kilometers - of the country's surface area can be classified as arable

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and FAO joined forces to raise standards in Georgia’s dairy sector at an event supported by the Georgian Ministry of Agriculture. The first Caucasus Dairy Congress, which started on March 14 in

In December, the FAO Investment Centre and IFAD co-hosted an event to foster agricultural investment through policy dialogue, the latest in the IFAD-FAO Knowledge for Investment series. Members of the London-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Deve