Awareness of the urgent need to address the problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) assembled a wide range of experts and practitioners at a round table held at the Federation Council, the upper chamber of the Russian Parliament. Humanity risks “going back to the ‘pre-antibiotic’ era, when people died en masse from infectious diseases,” Igor Kagramanyan, first Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Social Policy of the Federation Council, said in his opening remarks.

A two-day seminar on the use of electronic phytosanitary certificates and the development of international standards for phytosanitary measures started today on the premises of the Eurasian Economic Commission in Moscow, with key participation of FAO expe

 Agreements covering the use of volunteers and fellows for a three-year period were signed today by FAO Deputy Director-General for Programmes Daniel Gustafson and RGS's First Deputy Executive Director Ilya Gurov at the FAO headquarters in Rome.

FAO expert Kristina Rodina provided an overview of problems in sustainable management of forest and wildlife resources, as well as FAO activities in this area during a live video presentation for students of the Department of Ecology and Nature Management

“After several years of relatively calm market conditions, global agricultural markets are facing increasing risks, including political uncertainty caused by trade conflicts,” said Natalia Merkusheva, Economist at FAO’s Trade and Markets Division, present

In the framework of his two-day visit to Moscow as a guest of honour and keynote speaker at the International Agro-Industrial Forum on the sidelines of the 21st "Golden Autumn" Exhibition, the main agricultural forum held annually by the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu conducted several high-profile meetings and negotiations with top level government officials of the Russian Federation.

FAO chief highlights the key role of Green Agriculture for sustainable development at a high-level forum in Moscow

A team of speakers from FAO and the World Health Organization have contributed knowledge, expertise and vision to the international forum “Bread Means Peace,” which has brought together professional bakers and food experts from more than 60 countries of Europe, Americas, Asia and Africa.

The dynamics of real incomes and earnings of the population in Russia offers a weak incentive for the increase in retail trade turnover. Even the official statistics records retail market “growth” within margin of error (1-2% per year). Buyers are tighten

The IV All-Russian Plant Protection Congress devoted to “Phytosanitary technologies in ensuring the independence and competitiveness of the Russian agro-industrial complex” was held in St. Petersburg from 9 to 11 September. The congress brought together o

On 5-6 September, Stavropol Krai, a region in the south of Russia, hosted the IV International Environmental Forum on “Green economy: strategies for sustainable development of cities and regions”.

Aghasi Harutyunyan, the Officer-in-Charge of FAO’s Liaison Office in Moscow (FAOLOR), delivered a presentation on FAO’s development and emergency activities for the participants of the Summer School of the Russian Geographical Society (RGO) held at the Etnomir Complex in Kaluga region. RGO was established by Russian Emperor Nicholas I in 1845. It is one of the oldest geographical societies in the world.

“The fishing industry is one of the major sectors in the Russian economy and is of strategic importance for ensuring food security of the country,” Russian Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev said at the opening ceremony of the III Global Fishery For

A regional workshop on “Strengthening the Accessibility and Visibility of Agricultural and Land Data through the Use of Semantics - AGRIS in Europe and Central Asia” was held by FAO in collaboration with the LandPortal Foundation (the Netherlands) in Moscow, 27-28 June 2019, hosted by the Central Scientific Agricultural Library (CSAL).

Moscow has a stake in maintaining Russia’s geographical and thematic priorities within the framework of cooperation with FAO after the impending change of its leadership, Alexey Gordeev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation responsible for agriculture, natural resources and environment, said in an interview to TASS news agency. 

The global tea industry has been registering tremendous growth. The overall increase in domestic consumption has been driven by demographic growth, faster urbanization and rising incomes and standard of living in the emerging and developing economies. Pe

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are at the core of the global agenda with three major interrelated and intertwined elements: economic growth, social integration, and environmental protection. To achieve all of the 17 universal and comprehensively

Pesticide management and sustainable agriculture, and emerging opportunities for blockchain in the agri-food industry were among the topics covered by FAO experts at the “Agrotech-2019. Steps beyond the horizon” international forum, organized by the Natio

The two-day International forum «Agroteh-2019. Steps beyond the horizon», organized by the National Research University Higher School of Economics in conjunction with FAO and the Russian Ministry of Agriculture in Moscow, focused on innovation as the central driving force to transform food systems, lift family farmers out of poverty and help the world to achieve food security, sustainable agriculture and the SDGs.

On 14 May, the regular meeting of the Committee of Rural Women of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture was held in Moscow. Officer-in-Charge of FAO’s Liaison Office with the Russian Federation, Aghasi Harutyunyan outlined FAO’s work on tackling rural gender inequality in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).