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Healthy soils for a healthy people and planet: FAO calls for reversal of soil degradation
28/01/2022
FAO’s Director-General addresses the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in Berlin
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North Macedonia’s agriculture becomes more climate resilient through quality seed production
27/01/2022
Climate change has a detrimental effect on Macedonian agriculture contributing to water scarcity, temperature variations, intense drought, severe fires, and flooding. At the same time, declining biodiversity causes (or triggers) reduced yields and damage
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Europe and Central Asia reinforce commitment to transform food systems for better nutrition
21/01/2022
For three days, FAO Members from Europe and Central Asia discussed current agricultural issues that are key to transforming the region’s food systems for better nutrition. Ending today, the Forty-Second Session of the European Commission on Agriculture al
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Countries of Europe and Central Asia look at various aspects of food systems’ transformation
18/01/2022
Reflecting nutritional challenges in Europe and Central Asia, the Forty-Second Session of the European Commission of Agriculture (ECA) is dedicated to transforming food systems to address all forms of malnutrition in the region. Starting tomorrow in a hyb
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Central Asian countries work towards better animal health
12/01/2022
An effort to improve animal health in Central Asia that started in March 2019 concluded with 2021. Despite the COVID-19 and related limitations, FAO managed to redesign the project and, whenever possible, move to a virtual format to achieve goals set up a
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FAO-Hungarian Government Scholarship Programme 2022–2023
11/01/2022
The following Master of Science degree course is offered in English for the 2022–23 academic year:
Food safety and quality engineering (Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences)
University
The following university and facult
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Transforming food systems through the power of photography
22/12/2021
For each and every one of us, food tells a story. It starts with agriculture, and our actions influence its journey, each step of the way. The food we choose and the way we consume it affects our health and that of our planet - making all of us part...
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Central Asia and global partners discuss the future of animal health and One Health in the region
21/12/2021
Regional animal health networks offer a framework for building strong technical capacity, competency, leadership, and a critical mass of regionally networked specialists. With this in mind, a two-day workshop of the Central Asia Animal Health Network (CAA
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Enhancing rice production in North Macedonia through land consolidation
20/12/2021
Rice is a strategic commodity within Macedonian agriculture production that has the potential for export and additional income for around 3 500 farming families in Kochani valley, the biggest rice production region in the country.
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Forging bonds: Syrian refugees find more than new livelihoods in Turkey
17/12/2021
Food cooperatives offer income, dignity and friendships for Syrians fleeing conflict.
When Tuka arrived in the Turkish port of Izmir, seeking temporary protection after fleeing the conflict in Syria in 2017, it felt as though she had found a safe haven,