Investing in sustainable agrifood value chains in countries surrounding the Mediterranean could be the key to solving a range of socio-economic and environmental problems. At a high-level forum this week in the Albanian capital of Tirana, representatives of Albania and Turkey joined colleagues from Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco,...

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan faced many rapid changes in political and economic life. The transformation from the Soviet centrally managed economy to a market-oriented economy created challenges, particularly in agriculture when farms and farmlands were rapidly privatized. Agriculture is a vital component of Azerbaijan’s economy, making...

The agricultural and food production sector plays a key role in fighting poverty and food insecurity in Moldova, but is facing critical challenges to modernize and integrate into the international market. Not only is agricultural land the country’s main natural resource, the agricultural sector still accounts for 30 percent of...

The guidelines give an overview of the requirements for the organic feed processing. It describes the main aspects to consider, such as raw material selection, separation, labelling, packaging, transportation, storage, control, etc. This tool is a summary of the certification requirements and the reference regulation EAC 834/2007 (and its implementing...

Improved standards for food safety and animal health should make Georgia’s agriculture sector more competitive. That is exactly the objective of a new US$5 million project launched recently by FAO and Georgia’s Ministry of Agriculture. The four-year project – financed by the Swiss Development Cooperation and the Austria Development Agency –...

The key message of this video is that secure tenure rights provide the foundation for economic growth, enhanced food security and nutrition, reduced conflict, and improved natural resource management while also improving the overall investment environment, thereby fostering increased investment.It addresses the importance of safeguarding land tenure rights in line...

These is a web site of the Advisory service, national institution for the education and advising in agriculture, forestry and rural development of Croatia. On this part of the web site, titled "Steps To ..." you can find simple explanations on how to start with some new production or a...

150 participants and volunteers from 25 countries gathered from Sept 16th -18th in Provoz Hlubina (Ostrava, CZ) for the 3rd European meeting on CSA. Participants unanimously adopted the European Declaration on Community Supported Agriculture which they will all take home to their respective countries.

Public funding of agricultural science brings strong social benefits, experts said at last week’s international conference on the impact of research on agriculture in Europe. Participants in the conference, held at FAO headquarters in Rome, called for increased public spending to enable agriculture to respond to today’s challenges.

How can small-scale agricultural producers cope with the effects of climate change, reduce their exposure to risk, and manage their farms more efficiently? A series of training sessions launched recently in Serbia covers these very topics. Agricultural producers in Serbia have been affected by extreme weather events in recent months and...

Greater efficiency in Moldova’s fruit and vegetable production and trade is the goal of a joint effort by FAO and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in collaboration with the Moldovan National Federation of Agricultural Producers (AGROinform). More than 120 fruit producers, traders, retailers and market experts from all regions...

Региональные консультации экспертов по электронному сельскому хозяйству в Центральной Азии и Южного Кавказа были организованы и успешно проведены в Бишкеке, Кыргызская Республика, с 7 по 9 декабря, 2016 года, в которых приняло участие 28 экспертов из всех стран Центральной Азии и Южного Кавказа: Армении, Азербайджана, Грузии, Казахстана, Кыргызской Республики, Таджикистана,...

The biggest convergence for cooperation and creating common strategies on food and agriculture for food sovereignty movements across more than 600 participants from 42 countries in Europe and Central Asia. It is the second time such a broad forum for food sovereignty has taken place in Europe, after the first...

Irrigation systems in Tajikistan – and the ways in which they are managed – should see improvement under a two-year FAO project just getting under way here. Valued at US$ 468,000, the new project is aimed at modernizing irrigation systems and increasing agricultural productivity in a country that is highly dependent...

Peatlands exist in all countries in Europe and Central Asia including Russia, which has the largest coverage of peatlands in the world. FAO reports that not only are these rare ecosystems at risk, but in their current condition they are often contributing to climate change. Peatlands are wetlands with a thick...

This section discusses existing WSS business models in small towns and rural areas in Kazakhstan. As official data on the legal and institutional organisation of WSS operators were not available, the information presented here is based on the knowledge and experience of local project experts

Conventional soil tilling and other practices have led to loss of soil fertility and lower crop yields in many parts of Central Asia. In a region where agriculture is an important part of the economy and contributes significantly to food security, action to reverse this trend must be a priority. Since...

Zero-tillage, soil cover and crop rotation would help many countries to reverse land degradation and produce more food. Kazakhstan’s wheat growers are already well advanced in the transition to full conservation agriculture.

Перепелка – самая миниатюрная и скороспелая сельскохозяйственная птица семейства фазановых отряда куриных. Простота содержания и кормления позволяет содержать их и в городе, и в деревне. Дает она до 300 яиц в год. А уникальность пищевых и диетических свойств позволяет практически всем употреблять яйца и мясо перепелок без ограничений.

Continuous improvement of Georgia’s agriculture, food safety, veterinary services and plant protection – and its response to climate change, biodiversity and other environmental issues – are the priorities set out in a new agreement with FAO