Seminar | Trade policy, WTO and development of agricultural markets in Post-Soviet countries

Tbilisi (Georgia), 05/10/2017 - 05/10/2012

This workshop is a continuation of the FAO e-learning course Accession to the WTO and implications for agriculture in the countries of the post-Soviet space. 90 people took part in the course from 5 to 30 June 2017, hosted by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).

Annual Meeting of the Agricultural Trade Policy Network in Europe and Central Asia

Tbilisi (Georgia), 04/10/2017

During the annual meeting of the Expert Network experts will discuss the results achieved during the year, and set up the programme of future network activities. Network members will also prese...

Workshop on screening of prospective investors and investment proposals Lilongwe, Malawi, 26-27 September 2017

Lilongwe (Malawi), 26/09/2017 - 27/09/2017

Investment screening by governments can be a cost effective way to promote responsible investment and, at the same time, avoid negative impacts of agricultural investment. Proper investment screening helps to discourage non-viable investments. However, the encouragement of desirable investments can be an equally important function of the process. These two processes run in different direct...

Awareness-raising and dialogue on responsible investment

Accra (Ghana), 13/09/2017 - 14/09/2017

Knowledge at the individual and organizational level is important to increase the volume and quality of investment. FAO facilitates capacity development activities and multi-actor dialogues on responsible investment in agriculture and food systems. These activities help different actors to apply international guidance instruments in practice and encourage mutually beneficial investment.

Workshop | The agrifood export promotion strategies in the post-Soviet countries

Moscow (Russia), 05/09/2017

The workshop will discuss the existing evidence of best practices and challenges met in agrifood export promotion by some countries from Europe and Central Asia as well as learn the best practices in export promotion from Latin America.

IAMO Forum 2017

Halle (Saale) (Germany), 21/06/2017 - 23/06/2017

IAMO Forum 2017 aims to provide a platform to discuss ongoing research and different strategies to ensure food security and intensify trade in the context of geopolitical tensions and divergent trade integration efforts. 

Workshop on sustainable investment in agriculture organized by the ITCILO with the technical support of FAO

Turin (Italy), 20/06/2017 - 22/06/2017

Workshop: Resolving agricultural trade issues through the WTO

Kyiv (Ukraine), 07/06/2017

The goal of the workshop is to provide information about various tools of trade issues settlement in agri-food trade. The workshops aims to raise awareness of its participants on various mechanisms, rules and procedures for mediation and settlement of trade disputes and to provide practical recommendations on identifying particular measures that would ensure proper implementation of trade ...

Conference on regional and international cooperation in Central Asia and South Caucasus: recent developments in agricultural trade

(Uzbekistan), 01/11/2016 - 04/11/2016

The aim of the three-day conference is to mobilize the research capacities in the Caucasus and Central Asian countries through the exchange of knowledge and research findings among regional and international experts in areas related to market development, trade policy and food security.

Workshop: Agricultural export promotion in Kyrgyzstan

(Kyrgyzstan), 18/10/2016 - 19/10/2016

The objective of the workshop is to contribute to the operationalizing the Export Development Plan  for the agricultural and food exports from Kyrgyzstan through knowledge sharing in this area among national and international experts and authorities. 

Expert Round Table - Best practices in export promotion: Experiences in Latin America, Europe and Central Asia

Halle (Saale) (Germany), 24/05/2016 - 25/05/2016

The objective of the two-day Round Table is to contribute to the development of export promotion strategies and plans in Eastern Europe and Central Asia through an analysis of experiences in the region as well as other countries. 

Challenges of trade liberalization and effective implementation of trade rules

Événement hybride, 17/05/2016

The workshop aims to equip participants with a better understanding of the rules and procedures to address and resolve trade issues for agri-food products in the WTO and other types of agreements.

Panel session - Recent Trends in Agricultural Trade Policy in the Countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Almaty (Kazakhstan), 06/04/2016

At the end of 2014 FAO established Agricultural Trade Expert Network in Europe and Central Asia which involves representatives of public and private research institutions in the countries of the region. One of the first activities of this Network is preparation of a joint publication with a review of recent agricultural trade policies in the former Soviet Union region. ...

Resolving Agricultural Trade Issues through International and Regional Trade-related Agreements in the CIS Region

Événement hybride, 04/04/2016 - 29/04/2016

This course aims to equip participants with a better understanding of the rules and procedures to address and resolve trade issues for agri-food products under the various trade and trade-related agreements.

Annual Meeting of the Agricultural Trade Policy Network in Europe and Central Asia

Événement hybride, 08/10/2015 - 09/10/2015

During the annual meeting the results achieved during the year, and set up the program of future activities of the Network will be discussed.

Integration processes in the CIS region and their implications for agricultural trade

(Russia), 27/03/2015

The conference is the first event organized by the Agricultural Trade Expert Network in Europe and Central Asia which joins universities and researcher centres from the CIS countries. The Network provides a neutral and independent platform to exchange ideas and collaborate on international agricultural trade issues in the region.

First conference of the CIS Agricultural Trade Policy Network

Kaliningrad (Russia), 26/03/2015 - 27/03/2015

The conference is the first event organized by the Agricultural Trade Expert Network in Europe and Central Asia which joins universities and researcher centres from the CIS countries. The Network provides a neutral and independent platform to exchange ideas and collaborate on international agricultural trade issues in the region. The conference will take place as part of the International ...

First meeting of the CIS Agricultural and Trade Policy Expert Network

Roma (Italy), 15/12/2014 - 16/12/2014

During the initial meeting of the Expert Network, experts from the CIS countries will be asked to present their ongoing or future work programme related to agricultural trade issues, focusing in particular on the topic of agricultural policy developments as...

Support to Russian agriculture in the context of WTO membership: Issues and possible solutions

Événement hybride, 20/11/2013 - 21/11/2013

The main objectives of the workshop are to identify and discuss the key areas of concern facing the agriculture sector in relation to the commitments on agricultural subsidies made on accession to the WTO.

Regional Training Workshop for CIS countries: WTO accession and agricultural policy

12/11/2013 - 13/11/2013

The training workshop will facilitate a greater understanding and implementation of the multilateral trading rules for agriculture as well as the agricultural trade commitments assumed by the CIS countries in the context of the WTO accession.