When Napoleon invaded Egypt at the end of the 18th century, French military physicians noticed an unusual phenomenon. Many local men—and later some French soldiers—had blood in their urine. Egypt soon became known among European physicians as "the land of menstruating men."

In June, Prague hosted the Fairtrade Specialty Coffee Dialogue, an international event bringing together Fairtrade specialty coffee producers from Latin America, coffee professionals, representatives of the entire supply chain, and the academic community. The dialogue provided a platform to discuss coffee quality, fair trade, and the future of sustainable coffee production.

The first half of 2026 has been marked by important achievements, new research initiatives, international collaborations, and inspiring stories from across the Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences at CZU Prague. Our latest FTZ Newsletter offers a comprehensive overview of the faculty's key activities and accomplishments over the past six months.

As part of the Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility (ICM) 2023 project, the Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague had the honour of welcoming a distinguished delegation from its long-standing partner universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences (FTZ) alumnus Raksmey Phoeurk is demonstrating how education, international collaboration, and research can contribute to addressing real-world challenges. A graduate of the International Development and Agricultural Economics (IDAE) master's programme in 2017, 

After a period dedicated to family care, doc. Tersia Kokošková, Ph.D., is returning to the Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences at CZU Prague with support from the Returns to CZU programme. Her three-year project, SMART Game – Sustainable Meat Science And Technology for Game Meat, will focus on sustainable production and processing of common eland meat, a promising alternative farming species for sustainable animal production systems.

The Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU Prague) continues to implement development projects in Moldova - this year by the project "Modernisation of Agricultural Education in Moldova in the Context of Climate Change", contributing to the modernisation of agricultural education in the Republic of Moldova while strengthening the long-standing partnership between both countries.

The Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague hosted this year’s conference of the Czech Evaluation Society (CES), which traditionally focuses on current challenges and trends in the evaluation of public policies, projects, and development cooperation. The central theme of this year’s conference, “A Changing World, Changing Evaluation,” reflected a dynamic global environment and the need to adapt evaluation approaches to new conditions.