Modern, efficient food and agricultural systems can boost productivity and competitiveness, helping to improve rural livelihoods and incomes. Building such systems requires agricultural innovation, investment and well-informed and skilled farmers, worker

On 9 January 2016, Georgian state authorities and international experts discussed and analysed the legal and institutional frame on Geographical Indications (GI) in Georgia.  The meeting was organized with the support of the EU-funded European Neighbourho

Fresh from hosting the COP22 climate talks – billed as the COP22 of action – the Government of Morocco signed an agreement with FAO in December 2016 for a new project to revitalize the oasis agro-ecosystems in the country’s Draâ-Tafilalet region. The fiv

In 2008, a severe ice storm affected around 22 million hectares of forests in central and southern China, causing roughly USD 9 billion in losses. In Hunan Province, 35 percent of the forest area was partially or totally destroyed. Forest stands containin

Following the 2007/08 food price crisis, the Government of Bangladesh asked the FAO country office and Investment Centre to develop a Country Investment Plan, identifying priority investments in agriculture, food security and nutrition. The five-year pla

Food safety proved a hot topic in Georgia as over 100 professionals attended a roundtable forum in Tbilisi to discuss national food safety legislation and its implementation on 23 January 2014. 

Istanbul – Tuesday’s high-level workshop zeroed in on the enabling policy and investment environment needed to improve Istanbul’s food logistics – from modernizing infrastructure, diversifying urban food supplies and shortening food chains to fostering stronger public-p...