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Georgia eyes becoming a sustainable agritourism destination
16/12/2021
With its storied gastronomic traditions, rich cultural heritage and striking scenery from mountains to shores, Georgia has set its sights on becoming a top sustainable agritourism destination in the Caucasus region in the next decade.
It wants to give to
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Virtual training series helps countries prepare for emergencies affecting livestock
15/12/2021
Natural and man-made disasters occur in various forms, and all of them can severely affect people’s livelihoods through loss of assets, including livestock. In emergencies, helping households protect their livestock and survive the immediate crisis can co
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Though still low in Europe and Central Asia, hunger rates worsened by pandemic impacts
13/12/2021
Undernourishment and severe and moderate food insecurity rates in Europe and Central Asia are, on average, much lower than in the rest of the world.
However, more than 14 million people became moderately or severely food insecure from 2019 to 2020, durin
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To diversify the country’s economy, FAO offers support for Turkmenistan’s agrifood sector
11/12/2021
Turkmenistan is committed to reforming and strengthening the agriculture sector to meet national needs and withstand global challenges, and FAO stands ready to aid the country in this process. Today, as an important milestone, the two parties signed the C
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Europe and Central Asia seek ways to create new opportunities for rural youth
10/12/2021
In many places across the globe, rural communities are shrinking. Unemployment and rural poverty are among the key drivers of migration by youth, who are often searching for a more dynamic quality of life in urban areas or abroad.
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Conference brings gender equality into Uzbekistan’s forestry sector
09/12/2021
Attended by a wide range of national and international experts, a conference on implementing the Strategy for Gender Equality in the Forestry System of Uzbekistan was organized in Tashkent by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FA
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Digging deeper into the arid terrain of the world’s largest landlocked country
06/12/2021
How Uzbekistan’s farmers are overcoming soil salinity and water shortages
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A life dedicated to the soil
02/12/2021
The contribution of Gulmira and everyone to counter soil degradation processes is celebrated annually on 5 December, World Soil Day.
It was her first employment right after school and a perfect match for a lifetime. Forty years have already passed and Gu
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Joint FAO–UNECE sessions focus on future of European forests
29/11/2021
Protecting and restoring forests, as well as unlocking their potential to ensure livelihoods, green development, and a more sustainable outlook for humanity, were key points discussed during European Forest Week and Foresta2021 by the Joint Session of the
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Montenegro learns to collect farm data in line with European standards
26/11/2021
FAO experts have been visiting farms across Montenegro this week, to collect up-to-date information and data to be fed into the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) system.
Established by the European Union in 1965, the Farm Accountancy Data Network allo