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

FAO supports specialized laboratory training on brucellosis diagnostics for Kazakhstan in Türkiye

News

How FAO’s Farmer Field Schools are transforming rural agriculture

Regional Priority Programmes

The three Regional Priority Programmes provide an integrated, programmatic approach to addressing the region’s priority issues, and guide the implementation of country programmes. Most of FAO’s work in the region contributes to one or more of these priority programmes, with food and nutrition security as a cross-cutting area of work.

Empowering smallholders, family farms and youth

Regional Priority Programme

Facilitating inclusive rural transformation for enhanced livelihoods and sustainable development

Transforming food systems and facilitating market access and integration

Regional Priority Programme

Shaping food environments and markets for healthy diets and sustainable agrifood systems

Managing natural resources sustainably and preserving biodiversity in a changing climate

Regional Priority Programme

Advancing natural resources management, environmental protection and climate resilience

Recent and upcoming events

21/7

2026

Inception workshop of Integrated water resources management for the restoration of agro-woodlands in the Syrdarya River basin project (FSP)

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), 21/07/2026

The inception workshop, organized by FAO Kyrgyzstan under the Letter of Agreement (LoA) with the Forestry Service under Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan, marks the official launch of the project. The meeting will bring together key stakeholders to present the project's objectives, implementation approach, and expected results, while fostering collaboration and coordination among p...

12/7

2026

18/7

2026

Summer School: Inter-Regional School for Young Pastoralists 2026

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), 12/07/2026 - 18/07/2026

As a co-organizer, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through the Green Climate Fund (GCF)-funded Carbon Sequestration through Climate Investments in Forests and Rangelands in the Kyrgyz Republic (CS-FOR) Project, will contribute to the implementation of the Inter-Regional School for Young Pastoralists 2026 – Kyrgyzstan by organizing technical sessions in Bish...

Featured publications

From vulnerability to resilience: Guidelines for assessing climate change impacts in agricultural heritage systems

2026

This publication presents an eight-step guide to assess vulnerability and resilience to climate change impacts in Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems and in agricultural systems with similar characteristics. With a particular focus on Europe and Central Asia, the guide supports practitioners in designing and implementing context-specific climate vulnerability assessments that strengthen adaptive capacity and promote dynamic conservation.

Ukraine: Food security and agricultural livelihoods assessment, July 2025

2026

This report analyses the state of food security and agricultural resilience in Ukraine’s war-affected regions in 2025. It examines how ongoing hostilities, economic disruption and damage to agricultural assets are affecting household livelihoods, production capacity and access to food.