FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
In their pursuit to ensure an equitable and sustainable future, governments can rely on FAO expertise in food and agriculture. Responding to the needs of Europe and Central Asia, the Organization is offering support in many specific areas. Find out more
Highlights
Regional Priority Programmes
Regional Priority Programme
Transforming food systems and facilitating market access and integration
Regional Priority Programme
Managing natural resources sustainably and preserving biodiversity in a changing climate
Recent and upcoming events
18/12
2025
From Evidence to Action: Addressing Pesticide Health Impacts and Strengthening National Response Systems
Istanbul (Türkiye), Hybrid Event, 18/12/2025
The FAO/GEF project has documented significant health impacts from pesticide use across Central Asia. Exposure assessments reveal a high prevalence of acute poisoning among agricultural workers, compounded by limited healthcare capacity—especially in rural areas—to diagnose, report, and manage cases. This event translates these findings into a strategic framework for national action. It will...
9/12
2025
11/12
2025
Regional dialogue on accelerating progress towards sustainable, inclusive and resilient agrifood systems
Virtual Event, 09/12/2025 - 11/12/2025
Countries of Europe and Central Asia continue to advance agrifood systems transformation, recognizing their pivotal role in achieving sustainable development, food security and improved nutrition, and in addressing challenges of climate change and environmental degradation. Governments and stakeholders are pursuing integrated, multisectoral approaches that strengthen resilience, inclusiveness, ...
Featured publications
Irrigation service delivery and management transfer in Central Asia, Türkiye, and Azerbaijan
2025
This FAO volume examines three decades of irrigation management reform in the FAO Subregional Office for Central Asia region, tracing the transition from the state-led “hydraulic mission” to farmer-based irrigation management transfer (IMT). While IMT was widely promoted as a means to improve efficiency, sustainability, and equity through water users' associations (WUAs), outcomes have been highly uneven, with successes, partial rollbacks, and even reversals.
Improving dairy cattle health and productivity
2025
This highly visual set of training materials focuses on core farm-level practices known to impact animal health and production outcomes, such as colostrum management, calfhousing, nutrition, milking hygiene, and biosecurity. Each topic can be covered in a short, focused session (30–90 minutes), ideally combining discussion, visual aids, and on-farm demonstration.
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