FAO at the 2025 UNECE Regional Forum on Sustainable Development

Hybrid Event, 02/04/2025 - 03/04/2025

The UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Regional Forum on Sustainable Development is an annual, inclusive intergovernmental forum to support follow-up and review of progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the regional level. It will be organized from 2-3 April 2025 under the theme: “Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- ...

Launch of Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in Europe and Central Asia 2024 report

Geneva (Switzerland), Hybrid Event, 02/04/2025

Join us for the launch of the Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2024 at 13:15 p.m. on 2 April, when FAO and the co-publishing partners will reveal the latest food security and nutrition trends for Europe and Central Asia and present the specific subtheme of the report ‘Managing water resources sustainable for improved food security and nutrition.’ The hybrid event will feature a ...

40/5 Meeting of the Executive Committee of the ECA

Virtual Event, 19/03/2025

The 40/5 meeting of the Executive Committee of the European Commission on Agriculture is scheduled for 19 March 2025, with the aim to continue preparing for the next 44th Session of the ECA to be held in October 2025. The Committee will discuss the status of preparations for the Informal Consultation which is scheduled to be held in May 2025. The ExCom will be updated on the implementation of r...

Food safety in Georgian hazelnut production training

Zugdidi (Georgia), Telavi (Georgia), 17/03/2025 - 23/03/2025

In Georgia, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will organize training sessions on food safety in the production and processing of hazelnuts – one of the most exported agricultural goods of the country. Combining theoretical and practical components, the educational meetings will be held in the four key regions of hazelnut production Kakheti, Samegrelo, Imereti, an...

World Wildlife Day 2025 in Russia

Hybrid Event, 03/03/2025

World Wildlife Day is celebrated annually on March 3. To highlight the importance of the unique roles and contributions of wildlife to people and the planet, FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation together with its partners organizes a press conference at TASS News Agency and a conference at the UN House in Moscow on the 3 March 2025.

The fourth meeting of the National Steering Committee of the FAO "Carbon sequestration through climate investments in forests and pastures in the Kyrgyz Republic (CS-FOR)" project

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Hybrid Event, 27/02/2025

The upcoming fourth meeting of the National Project Steering Committee (NPSC) will bring together NPSC members, including representatives of key government partners such as the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry, and the Department for the Expertise of Decisions of the President and the Cabinet of Ministers of the Presidential ...

Training on the certification of organic production in the Kyrgyz Republic

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Hybrid Event, 25/02/2025 - 26/02/2025

A training on the certification of organic production in the Kyrgyz Republic will be held as part of the project “Strengthening capacities of the public and private sectors for regulation, certification, and marketing of organic products.” The aim of the training is to familiarize stakeholders from government agencies with the key provisions of the Regulations on organic production certificatio...

Regional workshop on occupational health and safety in inland aquaculture and fisheries

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Hybrid Event, 25/02/2025 - 26/02/2025

This workshop seeks to accomplish several essential goals: reviewing the draft regional occupational health and safety (OHS) code of practice for aquaculture and fisheries by evaluating and refining the proposed guidelines to ensure they meet regional needs and adhere to international standards; discussing the current state of aquaculture OHS in member countries through sharing insights and exp...

Brucellosis progressive control workshop for countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus

Budapest (Hungary), 04/02/2025 - 06/02/2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will host the ‘Brucellosis progressive control workshop’ between 3 to 6 February in Budapest, Hungary, aimed at supporting the prevention, control, and elimination of brucellosis in Central Asia and the Caucasus. This regional workshop will introduce the...

Training on organic certification

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), 28/01/2025 - 29/01/2025

A two-day training seminar for the Kyrgyz Department of Organic Agriculture, Statistics Agency and Customs Committee staff and other related state bodies on inspection, certification and data-collection systems will be organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on 28-29 January 2025 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. 

Round table to discuss prevention and control measures against echinococcosis

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), 28/01/2025

The roundtable, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on 28 January in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, will focus on the current situation of echinococcosis in the country and planning collaborative actions. Representatives from the Ministry of water resources, agriculture and processing industry of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology an...

FAO–Hungarian Government Scholarship Programme 2025–2026

Virtual Event, 20/01/2025 - 28/02/2025

The following Master of Science degree course is being offered in English for the 2025–26 academic year:

• Master in in Aquaculture – Hungarian University of Agri...

Training on epidemiological assessment and risk assessment for animal health in Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), 19/01/2025 - 25/01/2025

In Kyrgyzstan, the practical workshop on epidemiological surveillance and risk assessment for animal health will focus on enhancing participants' skills in epidemiological surveillance, risk analysis, and qualitative risk assessments. The workshop will cover key topics such as animal health surveillance systems, prevalence estimation, disease detection surveys, and risk-based surveillance ...

Second Ministerial meeting of the Moldovan Agri-food Partnership Platform

Berlin (Germany), 18/01/2025

The Agri-food Partnership Platform was founded jointly by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry of the Republic of Moldova, seven ministers from European Union (EU) members states (Austria, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Romania), and the European Commission in June 2022. Its mandate is to strengthen further the support for the development of sustainable agrifood syste...

Coordination meeting: Strengthening the One Health approach in Tajikistan

Dushanbe (Tajikistan), Hybrid Event, 17/01/2025

The National Coordination Meeting, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as part of the project "Pandemic Preparedness and Response through a One Health approach in Central Asia," (17 January 2025, Dushanbe) will be an important platform to foster collaboration, improve preparedness, and ensure a unified response to health challenges across Central As...

Training on RuralInvest toolkit (Kyrgyzstan)

(Kyrgyzstan), 14/01/2025 - 18/01/2025

Training for cooperatives from Naryn and Issyk-Kul regions to learn how to develop business plans using the RuralInvest toolkit. The RuralInvest toolkit offers users an interactive, hands-on path, going from theory to practice, to work together with the entrepreneurs and create feasible, appropriate, and sustainable business plans. Thus, beneficiaries in Kyrgyzstan will be equipped with knowled...

Training series on the response to locust outbreaks

Dushanbe (Tajikistan), Hybrid Event, 12/01/2025 - 31/01/2025

With the aim of strengthening national capacities and improving the response to locust outbreaks, a series of national training sessions on locust monitoring and information management, locust spraying and pesticide risk reduction, the use of the Automated System of Data Collection (ASDC), and biopesticides against locusts are held between December 2024 and January 2025 with support from the re...

National training workshop on improving feed in aquaculture

Ashgabat (Turkmenistan), 19/12/2024 - 20/12/2024

A major constraint to increasing aquaculture production in Turkmenistan is access to cost-effective, high-quality aquafeed. Poor quality feeds...

Presentation of the 2024 FAO flagships in the Russian Federation

Hybrid Event, 19/12/2024

On Thursday, 19 December 2024, from 10:00 to 13:00 Moscow time, the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation and the FAO Depository Library in Russia – the Central Scientific Agricultural Library will present the 2024 FAO flagship publications in Russian. 

Fourth National "One Health" Forum in Kyrgyzstan

Kemin (Kyrgyzstan), 19/12/2024

The forum focuses on strengthening a multisectoral approach to zoonotic disease control and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) resilience in Kyrgyzstan. It will bring together government representatives, international organizations, and experts to discuss the outcomes of coordinated surveillance, AMR prevention efforts, and long-term goals under the One Health approach. One Health is an integrated,...