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The new year has begun with important work. Interceptor 022 in Rio Abajo, Panama, recently received a significant upgrade.

It now features two new barriers, designed to boost its efficiency and prevent even more trash from reaching the ocean.

This video highlights FAO's past year achievements in Europe and Central Asia, demonstrating how innovation, collaboration, and community engagement strengthen agrifood systems. Key initiatives include the Regional Science and Innovation Week, Seeds to Foods Exhibition, and Virtual Learning Center, empowering communities and promoting inclusive solutions.

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This video highlights FAO's transformative efforts across Europe and Central Asia, leveraging digital innovation, partnerships, and resilient value chains. Initiatives like the Digital Villages, AgriTech Observatory, Green Agriculture, and Special Agricultural Products (OCOP) offer practical solutions, supporting sustainable practices and creating opportunities for rural communities while preserving local culture.

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From 2016 to 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Canada partnered to bolster agricultural growth and resilience for farmers and cooperatives in the West Bank. This initiative supported 22,000 of the 115,000 households dependent on agriculture, aiming to optimize value chains, with women comprising 35% of participants.

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Supported by the European Union and Sweden under ENPARD IV, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) empowers smallholder women dairy farmers in Georgia. Through Farmer Field Schools, thousands gain knowledge in animal health, safe production, and good veterinary practices. Additionally, hundreds receive matching grants for equipment, significantly enhancing efficiency and food safety.

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The FAO, supported by the EU and Sweden under ENPARD IV, empowers smallholder women dairy farmers in Georgia. This initiative provides knowledge and matching grants to enhance food safety and production efficiency.

Thousands of farmers have attended FAO Farmer Field Schools, gaining vital insights into animal health, safe production, and veterinary practices. Additionally, hundreds received matching grants to acquire essential dairy equipment, further improving their operations.

Learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFWa2iwaRig

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), supported by the European Union and Sweden under ENPARD IV, empowers smallholder women dairy farmers in Georgia. This initiative provides knowledge and matching grants to enhance food safety and efficiency in their dairy production.

Thousands of farmers have participated in FAO Farmer Field Schools, gaining vital insights into animal health, safe production, and good veterinary practices. Additionally, hundreds have received matching grants to acquire essential dairy production equipment.

Learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFWa2iwaRig

El Patrimonio Agrícola es un legado invaluable, conservado por generaciones de agricultores durante siglos.

Valoremos el conocimiento, las tradiciones y la dedicación que son el pasado, presente y futuro de nuestra alimentación. ¿Reconoces alguno de los sitios en el video?

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with support from the European Union and Sweden under ENPARD IV, empowers smallholder women dairy farmers in Georgia. This initiative provides vital knowledge and matching grants to significantly improve the food safety of their products.

Thousands of farmers have attended FAO Farmer Field Schools, gaining expertise in animal health, safe production, and good veterinary practices. Additionally, hundreds received matching grants, enabling them to procure essential dairy production equipment for enhanced efficiency and product safety.

Learn more: https://youtu.be/pFWa2iwaRig

Generations of farmers have preserved the world's agricultural heritage for millennia. This invaluable gift sustains us all.

We must cherish this knowledge, tradition, and dedication, as they represent the past, present, and future of our food.

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Explore the unique sights and sounds of the Indian subcontinent, featuring everything from bees vs. hornets to bartering monkeys. Welcome to BBC Earth, where you'll find 50 years of entertaining and thought-provoking natural history content, showcasing the world's amazing stories and natural wonders.

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At a news conference today, officials released data showing nine New York communities, including New York City, could benefit by over $400 million annually from the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (PRRIA).

The New York Senate passed PRRIA (A1749 Glick/S1464 Harckham) in 2024 and 2025. Having cleared Assembly committees in 2025, the bill, with 75 sponsors, is now on the Assembly floor.

Dr. Daniel Pauly highlights aquaculture's varied impact. Low-trophic species like bivalves (mussels, oysters) and seaweed offer sustainable options. But industrial salmon and other marine predator farming depend on wild fish feed. China's two-thirds share of global fish farming, especially carnivorous species, magnifies environmental impact.

To support sustainable seafood and ocean health, demand low-trophic aquaculture, stronger regulation of open-net pens, and true industry transparency.

Our ocean cleanup system undergoes continuous testing and efficiency improvements. This year, our primary objective is to scale up river technology.

By deploying Interceptors in 30 key cities, we aim to reduce plastic flow from rivers to the ocean by up to one-third by 2030.

Despite the ongoing war, life continues in Ukraine. The FAO, supported by the Ukraine Community Recovery Fund (UCRF), has launched a program in Sumy Oblast. This initiative provides rural families with training and direct financial aid to bolster aquaculture, beekeeping, and dairy sectors, helping them adapt, sustain production, and strengthen livelihoods.

Farmers like Valentyna, a beekeeper, and Vyacheslav, an aquaculture specialist, have significantly benefited. This support enables them to invest, stabilize production, increase income, and plan for a resilient future. Subscribe: YouTube. Follow FAO: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Twitter, Weibo. © FAO.

Despite ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), supported by the Ukraine Community Recovery Fund (UCRF), is bolstering rural livelihoods in Sumska oblast. Their program combines training with direct financial assistance, helping families in aquaculture, beekeeping, and dairy farming adapt and sustain production.

Farmers like Valentyna, a dedicated beekeeper, and Viacheslav, an aquaculture expert, have significantly benefited. This crucial support has enabled them to invest in essential equipment and inputs, stabilizing their operations, increasing income, and fostering future planning amidst the challenges of war.

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Seeds from Georgia, Malawi, and Zimbabwe are journeying to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. This vital initiative, supported by the International Treaty’s Benefit-sharing Fund, aims to safeguard global crop diversity.

These deposits are crucial for strengthening food security for future generations. Learn more at fao.org/plant-treaty/en/.

The FAO's Mating Disruption Programme, funded by the European Union and Sweden, supports Georgian viticulture. It reduces pest damage and enhances grape quality and food safety through pheromone-based pest control and sustainable vineyard practices.

This initiative helps wineries significantly cut chemical pesticide use, advance organic production, and strengthen environmental sustainability. It demonstrates how science-based solutions boost the long-term competitiveness of Georgia’s wine sector.

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