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From 16 to 365 days of actions: say NO to violence against women!
10/12/2021
Have you ever heard about… the 16 days of activism against Gender-Based Violence?
Today, on the Human Rights Day, is the end of the 16-day campaign, which lasted form the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November thro
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Dr Nabarro: Put global solidarity before national goals
07/12/2021
On 7 December, on the invitation by Skolkovo colleagues, Dr David Nabarro, Senior Advisor to the United Nations Food Systems Summit Dialogues, and WHO’s Special Envoy on Covid-19, addressed online the Forum “Nobel Vision. Open Innovations 2.0” held on
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Halt soil salinization, boost soil productivity
05/12/2021
On 3 December, the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation, Lomonosov Moscow State University, the World Bank, and the Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, hosted the Sixth Scientific and Practical Conference
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Pavel Krasilnikov: Experimenting with soil protection technologies
01/12/2021
On the eve of the World Soil Day, celebrated annually on 5 December, the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation took an exclusive interview with Dr Pavel V. Krasilnikov, a leading Russian soil scientist, Doctor of Biological Sciences, correspon
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Livestock of the future: a zoonoses-free world
30/11/2021
On 30 November – 1 December, with the assistance of the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation, MSD Animal Health hosted the "Livestock of the future" educational programme, in partnership with the "Agroinvestor" periodical and the Healthcare D
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FAO and World Census of Agriculture
26/11/2021
On 26 November, Oleg Kobiakov, Director of the FAO Moscow Office, delivered a presentation titled “FAO World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020” (WCA 2020) at the roundtable discussion spearheaded by the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat
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Meet FAO: Self-Presentation at MGIMO University
26/11/2021
On 25 November, at the premises of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University), the FAO day dedicated to agriculture and food security, as well as to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 — "Zero hunger" — was held within the Regional Professional Upgrade Programme "Negative Socio-Economic Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Ways to Address Them", set up along with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).
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Quadripartite alliance and shield against the development of super bacteria
24/11/2021
As part of the annual World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, held from 18 to 24 November, the representative offices in Russia of the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation f
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FAO experts supported young foresters
19/11/2021
– The results of the XVIII International Junior Forest Contest held by the Federal Forestry Agency (Rosleskhoz) have been summed up. 12 members of the jury, including representatives of international organizations, along with FAO, forest departments, scie
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Green Economy and Agritourism Drive Rural Growth
10/11/2021
Oleg Kobiakov, Director of FAO’s Moscow Office, delivered opening remarks on 9 November to the International Conference on “The Potential of Green Economy and Agritourism: Prospects of Sustainable Development for Regions”, jointly organized by Belgorod
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Food prices soar. Why? FAO explains
08/11/2021
International food prices climbed to a new peak, exceeding the July 2011 level.
In October, the FAO Food Price Index averaged 133.2 points, up 3.9 percent from its September level. Thus, the Index continues to grow for the third month in a row.
Cereals.
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Speech by FAOLOR Director Oleg Kobiakov in the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation
03/11/2021
Speech by Oleg Kobiakov, Director of the Liaison Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with the Russian Federation in the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation
at the public hearings
"From field
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Blockchain technologies: ensure food security
02/11/2021
Why is blockchain relevant for food chains as well? What is its application in agriculture? These and other issues were discussed on Thursday, 28 October, during the research seminar "Blockchain technologies in ensuring food security".
The online confere
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World Food Day 2021: People, Planet and Prosperity
19/10/2021
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Liaison Office with the Russian Federation in collaboration with the Eurasian Peoples’ Assembly and Moscow State University of Food Production (MGUPP) held a Dialogue on the occasion of World F
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Ecosystems Restoration: Recreate, Re-imagine, Restore!
08/10/2021
Oleg Kobiakov, Director of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Office in Moscow, took part on 7 October in the 4th International Conference «Sustainable Tourism: Global Challenges and Russian Perspective» in Sochi (Rosa Khutor
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QU Dongyu: New approach and new business model in fighting hunger
07/10/2021
FAO Director-General addresses high-level forum organized by the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Agriculture
7 October 2021, Rome/Moscow – Ending hunger and building sustainable agri-food systems requires the support of all stakeholders, including the p
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Future agri-food systems: young people put forward solutions
06/10/2021
The World Food Forum (WFF) that culminated on 5 October provided a platform for learning and spreading innovative ideas to transform agri-food systems. Young leaders and top world experts took part in the event, joining efforts in a search for models of t
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Russia and Global Transition to Sustainable Future
01/10/2021
Eduardo Mansur, Director of the Office of Climate Change at the Biodiversity and Environment (OCB), Officer in Charge of Land and Water Division (NSL) at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), addressed the final round of th
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Tripartite plus partners mark the 15th World Rabies Day
30/09/2021
On September 28, marking the 15thanniversary of World Rabies Day, the OIE Regional Representation for Europe in Moscow hosted a webinar on rabies titled “The Global Anti-Rabies Efforts: Human and Animal Vaccines and Eradication Programs”. The event was
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Youth vision on future consumer trends and food systems
23/09/2021
Today on the opening day of the UN Food Systems Summit, we are publishing a summary of the research carried out by a group of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) students as part of the National Dialogue