19 July 2024, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Zamin...

Obsolete pesticides represent a significant environmental and health hazard. These hazardous chemicals are often stored in deteriorated containers or buried in landfills, contaminating soil, water sources, crops and livestock, causing...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) signed the Letter of Agreement during the international...

Soil erosion and degradation pose significant threats to sustainable farming in Central Asia. Uzbekistan is taking decisive steps to tackle these threats, among them the launch of the Global Soil...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and its Global Soil Partnership (GSP), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan and a...

The inception workshop on the FAO project “Support for development of the Sustainable Agriculture Mechanization Strategy” brought together in Tashkent national stakeholders and foreign expertss to discuss the project aim...

February 28 2024, Tashkent - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Committee of Veterinary...

Tashkent, 20th February 2024 — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) introduced the National Programme of Action for the Digitalization of Agriculture as a result of...

At the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP14) FAO presented the Sustainable Wildlife Management...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan, makes a significant...

As part of CMS COP-14, a side event was held in Samarkand, dedicated to sustainable development initiatives, raising public awareness and participation in the environmental protection process. It was attended...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the International Union for Conservation...

On 12 of December 2023 the final workshop of the project “Preparing the grounds for digital transformation of agriculture” brought together in Tashkent national and international stakeholders to present the...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture organized a workshop to present the findings and recommendations from a prepared assessment...

As part of FAO’s Digital Villages Initiative (DVI), two Memoranda of Understanding were officially signed to foster cooperation between Fergana valley (Uzbekistan) and Hisor valley (Tajikistan). The agreements set the...

The "Hack4DigitalVillages" regional innovation challenge was held this weekend from November 24 to 26 in Fergana, Uzbekistan. The initiative aims to address the agricultural challenges faced by rural Fergana by...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) co-organized a series of side-events on the margins of the twenty-first session of the Committee for the Review of the...

Sand and dust storms (or SDS) are a transboundary issue of growing importance. SDS are affecting 151 countries on all continents, threatening the achievement of 11 out of 17 of...

The FAO side event “Upgrading LDN implementation through Recarbonization of Soils (RECSOIL)” was organized on the margins of the 21st Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the UNCCD...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in cooperation with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan and with support from...