The SHARP+ (Self-evaluation and Holistic Assessment of climate Resilience of farmers and Pastoralists) tool, developed by FAO, is a digital assessment instrument that measures the climate resilience of agricultural households using social, environmental and economic indicators. SHARP+ contribu...

From 28 April to 2 May 2025, a technical training workshop on advanced breeding techniques to combat wheat rust diseases was held at the Aegean Agricultural Research Institute in Izmir. The workshop was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) an...

A two-day Integrated Forest Fire Management Training programme took place on 22–23 April 2025 in Semey, Kazakhstan. It assembled forestry professionals from Kazakhstan, with a focus on personnel working in fire management units.

The comprehensive programme addressed critical as...

Central Asia stands at the junction of three of the world’s bio-geographic realms, supporting a unique and diverse ecosystem spanning vast steppes, deserts, vital wetlands and mountain ranges that provide essential water resources t...

Efforts to protect biodiversity in the Ged...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), hosted a launch event for their new report, Digital Technologies for Agriculture in Türkiye – A Review. The event brought together key stakehold...

Wheat rust diseases pose a significant threat to wheat crops across Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC) as these airborne pathogens can easily cross borders, endangering regional food security and the sustainability of agriculture. As part of ongoing efforts to address this risk, the Food and ...

Wheat rust diseases are major transboundary plant diseases threatening wheat crops in Central Asia and the Caucasus. Due to their airborne nature, these pathogens easily spread across borders, jeopardizing regional food security and agricultural sustainability. To address this issue, the Food ...

The need to develop larger and more commercial farms is a pressing issue in many countries, one that poses significant socioeconomic and environmental challenges, including food insecurity and loss of economic opportunities. This growing concern stems from multiple and intertwined factors, suc...

The four-day project cycle training, hosted by the Directorate General for Combating Desertification and Erosion (DED) and conducted by experts from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), aimed to provide participants with comprehensive information on identifying be...

Bees are essential to food systems, and ap...

Every year on October 16, millions of people in 155 countries come together to celebrate World Food Day. This year, the main theme of World Food Day, set by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), is “The Right to Foods for a better life and a better future”. &n...

Baku – From 3 to 5 September, a delegation from Türkiye visited Azerbaijan to provide support in the field of plant health in the context of the FAO-Türkiye Partnership Programme (FTPP)....

 Bayramiç, Çanakkale, Türkiye – A well-received, interactive, two-day training session took place this month in Bayramiç district, Çanakkale, for approximately 50 local forest villagers who had established cooperatives or were...

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan – The FAO-Türkiye Partnership Programme (FTPP) and Turkmenistan successfully concluded a two-day workshop in Ashgabat focused on developing a National Strategy and Contingency Plan for the prevention and...

Ankara –Amidst growing global concerns about the state of forests, as highlighted in the recent FAO report, The State of the World’s Forests 2024, an inception meeting for the project...

Ankara – A project under the joint Partnership Programmes of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Türkiye has become a productive gateway for strengthening bilateral...

Rome –In a dynamic panel discussion organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on the sidelines of the 27th Session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO27), experts...

Ankara – Experts, academics and officials of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) met in Ankara yesterday to begin preparatory work for a new project: “Increasing...

Antalya, Türkiye –A comprehensive workshop on Remote Sensing Survey and Integrated Forest Fire Management Training was hosted in Antalya on 8 – 12 July to strengthen the capacity and expertise...