Sustainable Food Value Chains Knowledge Platform

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10 November 2016
- Despite political and economic turbulence and global milk prices dropping to an all-time low, Ukraine’s commercial dairy industry has made impressive strides in recent years, producing higher-quality milk and tapping into new markets abroad. Thanks to an active Ukrainian Dairy Sector ...
04 November 2016
- ruit and vegetables are a major source of income for rural households in mountainous Tajikistan – and essential for healthy diets. Fresh produce such as sweet cherries, onions and table grapes make up an important share of the country’s agricultural ...
29 October 2016
- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in conjunction with the Ministry of Science and Technology ofLao PDR, the French Development Agency (AFD) and the French Embassy in Vientiane has launched a regional symposium promoting the Geographical ...
26 October 2016
- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting olive oil producers in Tunisia with a €5 million loan to Sovena MENA and Tiba Foods, local subsidiaries of Sovena Group, the leading Portuguese producer and distributor of olive oil products. Tunisia is ...
20 October 2016
- $4 million Africa Solidarity Trust Fund grant aims to help countries strengthen job creation AO and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) have joined forces to increase job and business opportunities for young people in rural areas of Benin, Cameroon, Malawi and Niger ...