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).

The list of topics for the four-day IX International Veterinary Congress, which opened today in the town of Svetlogorsk, in Russia’s westernmost Kaliningrad Region, was the powerful magnet that attracted experts from over 20 countries and international or

The XXII edition of the awards ceremony for the national prize named after Pyotr Stolypin - “Russia’s Agrarian Elite -2019” - took place on 17 April 2019 at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow.

Geographical indication (GI) schemes help protect food products and produce that are characteristic to specific geographic areas.

FAO Policy Officer Dmitry Zvyagintsev contributed to a discussion held at the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) in Moscow dedicated to “Improving the efficiency of agricultural subsidies in the common agricultural market of the Eurasian Economic Union”.

In the Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in Europe and Central Asia 2018, FAO experts flag their concerns with regards to the situation with food security and nutrition in the region of Europe and Central Asia. 

At the initiative of FAO’s Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, a seminar on The Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing was held today at the UN House in Moscow.

On 26 March, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO held an expert session titled “From garbage riots to the UN global goals. Economic efficiency of the private sector in the framework of sustainable development in Russia”.

FAO’s Liaison Office with the Russian Federation team held an interactive video conference with students of the Law Institute of the Vyatka State University (VyatSU), dedicated to the International Day of Forests (IDF). The theme of this year’s IDF is “L

The National Research University – Higher School of Economics (HSE) held a round table on “How restrictions on fertilizer consumption might affect global agricultural markets”. Experts discussed how the efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal

Today, 2.1 billion people do not have access to safe water resources due to factors such as economic status, gender, ethnicity, religion and age. Soaring demand compounded by poor management exacerbated water scarcity in many parts of the world at the sam

For Russia, the issue of science-based restoration and sustainable, wet management of peatlands is particularly relevant. The urgency is determined by the fact that this type of wetlands perform a number of important ecosystem functions for humans. If the

FAO and Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide a framework for cooperation in areas of common interest with a focus, on knowledge and expertise sharing, and development of institutional capacities

The challenges of improving management of fisheries prioritize reaping benefits not simply from scientific monitoring and analysis but from international cooperation based, in particular, on the ability to share data and find common solutions to common pr

The current challenges to poultry farming and poultry industry are as grave as they are numerous. For instance, the viruses of avian influenza, better known as avian flu or bird flu, are diversifying and currently there are more subtypes co-circulating than ever.

Today, almost half (45%) of all fish and seafood consumed in the world are products of aquaculture. Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing sectors in many national economies.

Against the backdrop of depressing international statistics on food loss and waste (FLW), estimated at more than 1 billion tons per year (in value terms, it amounts to more than $700 billion annually), experts look for and propose optimal solutions to tac

During his visit to Russia, Ronald Vargas, Secretary of FAO’s Global Soil Partnership (GSP), had a meeting with Valeria Chaika, acting Rector of the Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy. The focus of the discussions w

The third Review of Agricultural Trade Policies in post-Soviet countries, covering the period from 2016 to 2017, was presented today at the Central Scientific Agricultural Library in Moscow. The event was broadcast live on the internet. The Review looks