On 30 May, Oleg Kobiakov, Director of the FAO Moscow Liaison Office with the Russian Federation, presented the Global Meat Market Review at the summit “Russian Agrarian Policy: Products Safety and Quality”, a part of the international exhibition “Meat

  On May 19, in the forest heart of Bashkiria, the historical and cultural complex Shulgan-Tash in the Southern Urals, a scientific and practical symposium was held on the occasion of the World Bee Day (WBD) 2023. The events were organized by the FAO Lia

  “Trends in the development of the agricultural sector and ensuring food security worldwide and in the region of Europe and Central Asia”. These were the problems addressed by Oleg Kobiakov, Director of the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation

  On May 19, Russia celebrated the World Bee Day 2023 in the Shulgan-Tash historical and cultural complex in the Burzyan District of Bashkiria, in the Southern Urals. On this occasion, the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation together with the

  From May 11 to May 12, The city of Arkhangelsk hosted the Conference on Bioresources and Fisheries in the Arctic. Oleg Kobiakov, Director of the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation, welcomed the participants of the plenary session "Aquatic b

  On April 27, Oleg Kobiakov, Director of the FAO Moscow Office, took part in an open webinar at the Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy on “Protecting the planet’s soils from degradation and depletion. Internationa

  The FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation jointly with the Institute for Agrarian Studies of Higher School of Economics (NRU HSE) have organized the presentation of the FAO flagship report entitled “The Future of Food and Agriculture – Drivers

  While industrial fishing has reached its limit, a kind of "The limits to growth", global aquaculture is consistently and steadily increasing production capacity, Oleg Kobiakov, Director of the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation, told the pl

«В первую очередь, я хотела бы вспомнить в этот день не достижения Всемирной организации здравоохранения (ВОЗ), а сотрудничество со всеми Вами на протяжении многих десятилетий», – заявила по случаю 75-летия основания ВОЗ д-р Мелита...

  On March 22, the FAO Moscow Office held a seminar at the UN House dedicated to the International Day of Forests (IDF) under the 2023 slogan "Healthy Forests for Healthy People!" Such events are traditionally held under the auspices of FAO around the wo

On 22 March, a press conference dedicated to the International Day of Forests (IDF) 2023 was held at the TASS press centre. “Healthy Forests for Healthy People!” is the slogan of IDF this year. "At our meeting, an important topic will be touched upon, nam

The region as a whole is in a much better position than elsewhere in the world, but some developments need to be addressed to avoid setbacks. Budapest, Hungary – In Europe and Central Asia, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the outbreak of the war in Ukr

On the occasion of World Wildlife Day (WWD) celebrated on 3 March 2023, the FAO Moscow Office and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Russia Office held a press conference at the TASS press centre and a webinar at the UN House. This year, WWD

In the first three days of March, the XVI Winter Grain Conference was held in the city of Belokurikha in Altai Krai. The forum was organized by the Altai Grain Processors Union, Altai Grain Conferences, ProZerno, and the Institute for Agricultural Market

  On 2 March 2023, a press conference of the members of the International Year of Millets’ Steering Committee for federal and regional media was held at the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI).  At the beginning, MCCI Vice-President Suren Var

Today, according to the UN, there are about 6 000 languages ​​globally, and 43% of them are endangered. Only a few hundred languages ​​play a prominent role in education systems and in the public sector, and less than a hundred languages ​​are used in the

The White Paper on Indigenous Peoples’ collective rights What is the White/ Wiphala Paper[1]?  In 2021, with the participation of representatives and organizations of Indigenous Peoples and scientific organizations from six socio-cultural regions from

This year, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science is celebrated in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This Day was proclaimed by resolution A/RES/70/212 at the 70th session of the UN General Assembly in 2015. In Russian

  The recent fifteenth anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has once again drawn attention to the situation of communities and representatives of Indigenous Peoples of the world, their role as guardians of traditional kno

Rich in heritage and full of potential, millets are a sustainable, nutritious and under-valued food source  They were one of the first domesticated plants, but millets have been overshadowed by other grains over the last decades. This year, FAO is celebr