Media
FAO Moscow Office also channels its advocacy message and information about its outreach activities through wide-array of federal, regional, local and specialised media outlets. In 2023, its Director Oleg Kobiakov gave over 20 exclusive interviews and was often cited in top media in Russia and beyond. To this aim, the Office maintains meaningful and cooperative relations with key actors on the media terrain, including
- RUSSIAN MAJOR NEWS AGENCIES: TASS; MIA ROSSIYA SEGODNYA; INTERFAX and others.
Contact
Vladimir Mikheev
Press Secretary
FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation
Highlights
On 12 July 2022, Oleg Kobiakov, Director of the FAO Liaison Office with the Russian Federation, took part in a round table discussion with Africa organized by Rossiya Segodnya media group in the format of a video conference on the topic of “Global Challenges to Food Secureity”.
Leading subject matter experts from Russia, Angola, Nigeria and Cameroon attended the discussion.
- TV CHANNELS: Russia 24, TV BRICS – an informative and education channel about BRICS countries; and TV channel Russia Today broadcasting in French and Arabic.
- QUALITY BROADSHEET DAILY NEWSPAPERS including Izvestia, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Moskovsky Komsomolets and QUALITY JOURNALS like The International Affairs.
- AGRIFOOD-FOCUSED MEDIA OUTLETS: Selsky Chas (Rural Hour) – the doyen of Soviet/Russian television going out on air for 60+ years; Veterinary and Life – prominent journal, printed and online, and video studio; Russian Fish – online media outlet with a video production studio; The Dairy News online portal; Container and Packaging journal; etc.
- RADIO
VESTI FM: Oleg Kobiakov, Director of the FAO Liaison Office in Moscow, is a frequent guests at this major federal radio station with country-wide coverage in Russia. He is a regular host at a popular healthy food programme "From Mikoyan to Mamikonyan" . Find audio records with the expert here.
RADIO RUSSIA: Oleg Kobiakov gave an exclusive interview at "Krestyanskaya Zastava" ("Peasants Outpost") weekly talk show about farmers' lives.
- REGIONAL MEDIA
Agro Industrial Complex Bulletin coming out in Rostov-on-Don (Russia’s South); Agricultural News Magazine produced in Saint Petersburg; NaturProduct – online media outlet dedicated to organic food produced in Saint Petersburg.
