At the request of the government, a joint FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) visited the country from 24 June to 14 July 2023 to estimate the 2023 crop production, forecast cereal import requirements for the 2023/24 marketing year (July/June). The mission held extensive meetings to discuss the status of the agricultural sector and the 2023 production prospects with staff of various relevant government institutions, in particular the Ministry...

This study reviews the agricultural policy environment and provides quantitative indicators for policy incentives and disincentives to agricultural producers for key commodity value chains in the eight study countries in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, the Republic of Moldova, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan), utilizing the methodology aligned with the approach of the International Organizations Consortium for Measuring the Policy Environment for Agriculture (Ag-Incentives Consortium). This...

This review is devoted to the analysis of the agricultural trade policy of the Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia countries. The purpose of the review is to monitor the latest developments in the trade policies of these countries that have an impact on the dynamics and structure of trade. The overview chapter summarizes the main agricultural trade trends in the twelve countries of the region from 2019–2020. The...

The publication presents analysis of agricultural trade policies in post-Soviet countries. The aim of the review is to monitor the latest changes in trade policies of these countries, affecting the dynamics and structure of trade. The publication includes a chapter with an overview of the prospects for expanding the agricultural trade of some Central Asian countries with China and the Russian Federation, and a chapter about the impact of climate...

Данное руководство информирует агробизнес о широком наборе инструментов ВТО, которые могут быть использованы для улучшения доступа к сельскохозяйственным рынкам. Даже малый и средний бизнес может легко и непосредственно использовать некоторые из этих инструментов, в частности, инструменты прозрачности. Бизнес-ассоциации и национальные сельскохозяйственные производители могут сотрудничать и общаться с правительствами при применении таких инструментов, как меры торговой защиты. Данное руководство предоставляет агробизнесу практический инструментарий для развития своего внешнеторгового потенциала. Инструменты транспарентности в...

This document presents an English summary of the “Review of Agricultural Trade Policies in the post-Soviet countries 2016-2017” (FAO, 2018) available in Russian. The purpose of the publication is to provide an overview and analysis of the trends in agricultural trade and trade policies in the post-Soviet countries. The annual review serves to enhance transparency in agricultural trade policy measures, contributing to more stable and effective trade in the Europe...

FAO ’s three Regional Initiatives for Europe and Central Asia address interlinked issues to ensure the contribution of agriculture to achieve the universality of the Sustainable Development Goals. For this reason, technical teams in the region and at FAO headquarters work in close collaboration to support countries in achieving their goals. Initiatives 1 and 3 complement each other on ensuring that smallholders and family farmers share equitably in the benefits of improved...

The document is based on the publication “Review of Agricultural Trade Policies in former Soviet Union countries 2015-16” available in Russian. The main economic and political factors influencing the patterns of agrifood trade in the region during 2014 generally continued to have an impact in 2015 and 2016. In particular, a further slowdown in economic growth was observed in all countries during 2015. In addition, the depreciation of all the...

Данный обзор является вторым выпуском в серии публикаций, посвященных анализу последних изменений в сельскохозяйственной торговле и развитию торговой политики в постсоветских странах. Как и предыдущая публикация, он подготовлен в рамках Региональной инициативы ФАО в Европе и Центральной Азии «Развитие агропродовольственной торговли и доступа к международным рынкам». Инициатива содействует налаживанию диалога по многосторонним и региональным торговым соглашениям и способствует формированию и реал изации аграрной торговой политики на уровне стран. Данная публикация...

The document is based on the publication “Review of Agricultural Trade Policies in post-Soviet countries 2014-15”. In the 2013-2014 period, most countries in the region registered a negative foreign trade balance in agrifood products (HS codes 1-24). The largest deficit in this product category was recorded in the Russian Federation, which had an average annual deficit over the two years of USD 23.9 billion. A positive foreign trade balance was...