FAO invites photographers to capture the people, landscapes, animals, traditions and practices that define life on mountain rangelands. Entries are open until 10 August 2026.

A delegation from Uzbekistan's agricultural sector recently visited Xinjiang, China, to explore cutting-edge practices in digital agriculture, water-fertilizer integration, and industry-education cooperation. The visit, organized under the China–Central Asia Cooperation Programme, brought together representatives of higher education institutions, agricultural enterprises, and FAO to strengthen regional collaboration and advance the modernization of Uzbekistan's agricultural sector.

FAO’s latest report shows a slight decline in global food prices in June 2026 alongside updated forecasts for world cereal production and markets.

Tashkent, 22 June 2026 – The project "Technical Assistance for the Sound Management of Hazardous Chemicals”, implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with funding from the Europe...

To mark World Environment Day, the FAO team conducted a clean-up along the shores of Lake Aydarkul, collecting plastic and other household waste.

As part of the follow-up to the Eighth Assembly of the Global Environment Facility, a delegation comprising representatives of FAO, the GEF and international partner organizations visited demonstration sites of projects implemented in Kashkadarya Region with financi...

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan – Representatives from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Waste Management and Circular Economy Development Agency of Uzbekistan (WMCEDA) held a kick-off meeting to begin w...

Jizzakh, 06 June 2026 – Experts from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), under the European Union-funded project "Technical Assistance for the Sound Management of Hazardous Chemicals," conducted a working visit to Jizz...

Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 5 June 2026 – As emerging disease risks increasingly intersect with climate change and biodiversity loss, regional and international stakeholders gathered at Eco Expo Central Asia 2026 to discuss how the One Health approach can help protect both people and nature across ...

Central Asian countries launched the CAWLN programme in Samarkand to strengthen integrated water and land management, ecosystem restoration and climate resilience across the region.

Samarkand, 03 June 2026 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS), held a high-leve...

Towards Land Degradation Neutrality: restoring land, protecting ecosystems and strengthening resilience.

FAO presented the regional results and upscaling pathways of the FAO-GEF CACILM2 Programme at ECO EXPO Central Asia 2026, highlighting sustainable land and water management, climate-resilient solutions and regional cooperation.

FAO at the Eighth GEF Assembly

Tashkent, May 2026 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has delivered 30 kg of biopesticide to the Agency of Plant Protection and Quarantine under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan to support safer and more environmen...

A final project workshop under the “Support to the Revision of the Land Code” project was held in Tashkent on 20 May. The event was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture of the ...

 

Reliable laboratory systems are at the heart of effective disease detection and response. Recognizing the growing importance of timely and accurate data for animal health surveillance, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is currently co...

The Government of Uzbekistan and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are scaling up efforts to strengthen the sweet cherry value chain through a new FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC) project under th...

The twenty-first session of the United Nations Forum on Forests was held from 11 to 15 May 2026 in New York. As part of this global dialogue, the delegation of the Republic of Uzbekistan organized a special side event titled “Advancing Nature-based Solutions for...