Russia 24 TV Channel. Program “Evening 5th Studio” hosted by Stas Natanzon on 7 April, 2020 Live interview with the Director of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Liaison Office with the Russian Federation Oleg Kobiakov. A

  Message by Oleg Kobiakov, Director of the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation    Dear Russian citizens! Today, all the peoples of the world courageously fight the coronavirus pandemic, which knows no borders, mobilize all their potentia

  Maximo Torero Cullen, Chief Economist and Assistant Director-General, Economic and Social Development Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)   What We Know Countries have shut down the economy to slow the spread of

On the occasion of International Day of Forests Oleg Kobiakov, Director of the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation (LOR), hosted at FAO’s Moscow office Mikhail Klinov, Deputy Head of the Russian Federal Agency for Forestry (Rosleskhoz). The two senior executives discussed the state of bilateral relations and promising avenues of further cooperation.

To mark the International Day of Forests (IDF) celebrated annually since 2013 in accordance with the decision of the UN General Assembly, a joint press conference was held at the Moscow UN House, co-organized by the Russian Federal Agency for Forestry (Ro

Mutually interesting and promising areas of cooperation were discussed during a meeting between Oleg Kobiakov, Director of the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation, Aghasi Harutyunyan, FAO Liaison Officer, and Academician Vladimir Trukhachev, Rector of the Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy (RSAU – MTAA).

  Oleg Kobiakov, Director of the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation, met with Artak Kamalyan, Member of the Board - Minister in charge of Industry and Agriculture of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) – the executive body of Eurasian Econ

Mr. Oleg Kobiakov, Director of the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation, delivered a video message of greetings to the FAO important partner, Bashkir State University that celebrates today its 110th anniversary: “For over a century, the Bashkir

The experts of FAO’s Liaison Office with the Russian Federation delivered an introductory lecture on the mission, mandate and field activities of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for students of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and students of Moscow Higher School of Economics (HSE).

Oleg Kobiakov, Director of the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation, and Aghasi Harutyunyan, Liaison Officer, participated today in the discussion of the first draft of “Voluntary National Review on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Russia” at the Analytical Center of the Government of the Russian Federation.

FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu appointed Oleg Julius Kobiakov the Director of Liaison Office with the Russian Federation effective as of today. Oleg Kobiakov, a Russian national, is a seasoned diplomat with 35 years of experience at Russia’s Ministry of

Discussions at the IV Southern Grain Forum in Stavropol, organized by the “Southern guild of bakers, confectioners, and hospitality industry”, an association of bakers and confectioners, focused on a wide range of challenges facing the Russian agrifood se

FAO special section dedicated to tools and instruments for business practices aimed at achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was held within the framework of the first COOPERATION FORUM targeting practitioners from agroindustry, investors,

Two prominent FAO experts delivered keynote presentations in Russia, highlighting FAO’s technical expertise and knowledge in such areas as Organic Certification and tackling diseases affecting poultry, in particular the avian influenza. “FAO has the resp

Five years ago, on 5 February 2015, a Host Country Agreement was signed at FAO Headquarters in Rome stipulating the creation of FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation in Moscow. FAO’s key motivation was to explore and capitalize on the full capac

“Preventing food waste, promoting circular economy” was the focus of a special session, co-organized by FAO and “Messe Düsseldorf Moscow” within the framework of upakovka-2020, one of the top  trade fairs in Russia for processing and packaging machines in

Within the framework of the Joint Franco-Russian professional seminar on the seed sector, held on the premises of the French Embassy in Moscow, Artur Shamilov, FAO agricultural officer with IPPC Secretariat, made a presentation via Skype devoted to the In

Antimicrobials play a critical role in the treatment of diseases of humans, animals (aquatic and terrestrial), and plants. Their use is essential to food security, our well-being, and animal welfare. However, the misuse of these drugs, associated with the

17 December 2019, Moscow - Hunger in Europe and Central Asia is low, but a high number of people are affected by moderate food insecurity, such as limited food and access to nutritious food, as well as overweight and obesity, revealed a new FAO report. T

The Eurasian Center for Food Security, the World Bank, and FAO’s Liaison Office with the Russian Federation together with partners co-organized the IV Annual International Scientific and Practical Conference on Food Security and Soil Science. The event to