Dr Agnes Kalibata, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the UN Food Systems Summit, shares her vision on the strategic direction for an inclusive, equitable and sustainable agri-food system transformation as a driving force during the Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  The final day of the IV Global Fisheries Forum featured a special session dedicated to aquaculture as the driver of the whole fish industry.  Highlighting the “Global trends in supply, markets and trade”, Audun Lem, Deputy Director, FAO Fisheries and

  Within the framework of the IV Fisheries Forum in St. Petersburg, Mr Vladimir Rakhmanin, Deputy Director General of FAO, Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia, met with Mr Ilya Shestakov, the Head of the Federal Agency for Fishery (Rosryb

“Today, fish occupies one of the first places in the total volume of trade in food products in the world. According to FAO estimates, fishing and aquaculture are sources of jobs, income and livelihood for 60 million people, and taking into account family

  One of the two working sessions that opened the IV Fisheries Forum in St. Petersburg was the FAO thematic section called “Fisheries and aquaculture market information as a powerful tool for assessing business opportunities”. A significant share of the

Fabrizio Rosso, Animal Health Officer and Deputy Executive Secretary of the European Commission for the control of foot-and-mouth disease (EuFMD), gives us an update on the last biennium, going digital, engaging youth and more. Just before the effects of

On August 24, the Faculty of Soil Science of the Lomonosov Moscow State University and the Moscow FAO Bureau held a round table devoted to “The UN Decade for Ecosystem Restoration in Russia: challenges in a changing climate.”  Moderator of the discussion

  In the Saratov Region, under the auspices of PhosAgro, one of the world’s leading producers of phosphorus-containing fertilizers, an agrotechnological conference on the topic “Soil Fertility Preservation” was held as part of the ‘’Field Day’’ - PhosAgr

    On August 18, discussion on the topic ‘’Coronavirus for animals: how to avoid a new epidemic?’’ took place at the Valdai Club conference hall in Moscow.  The forum was attended by Alexander Butenko, Head of the Department of Arboviruses and the Lab

03/08/2021 Oleg Kobiakov, Director of FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation, took part in the Green Project of the Year 2021 award ceremony held within the framework of VI Russian Championship “Woodcutter of the 21st Century” in Ustyansky Distric

As part of preparations for the landmark UN Food Systems Summit in New York this September, a virtual independent dialogue saw today eight countries come together to discuss how they will transform national food systems and drive progress towards the Sust

30 July, town of Novoivanovskoye, Odintsovo district, Moscow Oblast – Nemchinovka Federal Research Centre hosted a research-to-practice conference on “Carbon Neutrality: a New Trend in Global Economy” at its experimental site where testing and research ac

  29 July, Shebantsevo village, Domodedovo district, Moscow Region –To mark its 90thanniversary and the Year of science and technology, Pryanishnikov Institute of Agrochemistry hosted a forum at its unique agroecological testing location. The delegation

  The FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation held a webinar “Youth vision on future consumer trends and food systems” in the form of an independent dialogue in preparation for the UN Food Systems Summit 2021. The topics of the speeches embraced

On 5 July the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2021–2030 was launched virtually. The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2021–2030 is the result of joint effort by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Orga

On 1 July, Mr Oleg Kobiakov, Director of the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation (FAOLOR), spoke online at the session of the UN Global Compact Network Russia Association held in Kazan, dedicated to the topic “The current business strategies fo

On 30 June, Mr Oleg Kobiakov, Director, FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation (FAOLOR), spoke at an interactive panel discussion in the framework of the VIII International Summer School ‘Youth Engagement for Human Rights’. The forum was held in K

  On June 17-19, FAO experts participated in the 6th annual International Research-to-practice Conference ‘Climate, Soil Fertility and Agricultural Technologies’ held in the Samara Region. The forum participants discussed current Russian and global trend

    FAO has released the Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Bulletin for the month of June. The Bulletin reports on recent food price developments at world, regional and country level with focus on developing countries.  The key messages:  In t

  This year’s World Environment Day, traditionally celebrated on 5 June, was marked by the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030) proclaimed by the UN General Assembly (A/RES/73/284). The Food and Agriculture Organization of the Uni