Global food prices rise at rapid pace in May

03 Jun 2021

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 127.1 points in May, 4.8 percent higher than in April and 39.7 percent higher than in May 2020.

Celebrating tea is celebrating peace, culture and hope

21 May 2021

Global demand for tea has seen a remarkable increase during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing a new momentum to build a sustainable and resilient tea sector while preserving its unique character of bringing people together. This was a key takeaway from a FAO-hosted virtual high-level event to mark the International Tea [...]

The Sixth Annual Meeting of the Agricultural Trade Expert Network in Europe and Central Asia

27 Oct 2020 - 28 Oct 2020

Online workshop, Rome

  International and national experts working on agricultural trade, representatives of research institutes and analytical centers of Eastern Europe and Central Asia attended the meeting. Participants discussed changes in agricultural trade and national policies in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the most effective measures in the crisis to support [...]

Quantitative agricultural policy monitoring in eight post-Soviet countries

07 Oct 2020 - 08 Oct 2020

Online workshop, Rome

The workshop presented the results of a new study (2020), which is a continuation of a pilot study on monitoring agricultural and trade policy changes in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Belarus, Georgia, the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of [...]

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 [...]