On 15 and 16 December IAMO researchers Dr. Linde Götz, Dr. Ihtiyor Bobojonov and Dr. Ivan Djuric took part at the inaugural meeting of a CIS Agricultural and Trade Policy Expert Network. The network has been formed with assistance of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and aims to fill the knowledge gap on procedures governing international trade. The inaugural meeting was held at FAO’s headquarter in Rome. A collective work plan for 2015-2016 was drafted by the experts.