E-learning course: Trade, Food Security and Nutrition (in Russian)

11 May 2020 - 12 May 2020

Online

The course, which will be offered on the UNITAR platform, seeks to strengthen capacities in the post-soviet countries to develop and implement trade policies, taking into consideration their implications for food security and nutrition. Weekly discussion forums of the online course will include discussion on the countries’ agrifood policy responses on [...]

The regional workshop on WTO transparency in Agriculture and Fisheries

21 Nov 2019 - 22 Nov 2019

Tbilisi, Georgia

The latest trends in reforming of the transparency system will be discussed at the regional workshop on WTO transparency in Agriculture and Fisheries; overview of the challenges in the application of transparency rules for agri-food trade and guidance in improving compliance with transparency requirements under the WTO Agreement [...]

Final Workshop of the Pilot Study on Agricultural Policy Monitoring in six post-Soviet Countries

22 Oct 2019 - 24 Oct 2019

Belarus

This workshop served as a platform to discuss the findings of a pilot study on agricultural and trade policies and their impacts on the agriculture sector. The study was conducted by FAO, in collaboration with the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia (AIS) and examined agricultural policy incentives and disincentives in Armenia, [...]

Joint Meeting of the 40th Session of the Intergovernmental Group on Hard Fibres and the 42nd Session of the Intergovernmental Group on Jute, Kenaf and Allied Fibres, Beijing, the People’s Republic of China

22 Oct 2019 - 24 Oct 2019

Beijing, the People’s Republic of China

The Joint Meeting (JM) of the 40th Session of the Intergovernmental Group on Hard Fibres and the 42nd Session of the Intergovernmental Group on Jute, Kenaf and Allied Fibres (IGG HF/JU) will be held in Beijing, the People's Republic of China, from 22 to 24 October 2019, preceded by the [...]

Women and youth play a key role in Ghana’s development

05 Aug 2019

Ghana

05/08/2019 FAO and partners highlight productive investment in this sector Women and youth occupy a crucial role in agricultural production and when given access to inputs, finance, and markets, have huge potential in the development of agri-businesses and agro-industries. The declaration came from the recent meeting in Ghana where stakeholders including the Food [...]