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FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia

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

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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
Empowering smallholders, family farms and youth through inclusive rural transformation, digitalization and innovation
Transforming food systems and facilitating market access and integration
Regional Priority Programme
Transforming food systems and facilitating market access and integration
Managing natural resources sustainably and preserving biodiversity in a changing climate
Regional Priority Programme
Managing natural resources sustainably and preserving biodiversity in a changing climate
Recent and upcoming events

22/4

2026

Consultation with the private sector (EU) to the Regional Conference for Europe 2026
Brussels (Belgium), 22/04/2026

Ahead of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC35), to be held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, from 11 to 15 May 2026, FAO is convening a dialogue with EU-based private sector representatives in Brussels. Organized by the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia and the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels, in collaboration with the European Dairy Association (EDA), the co...

15/4

2026

Consultation with the academia and research to the Regional Conference for Europe 2026
Mosonmagyaróvár (Hungary), Hybrid Event, 15/04/2026

The Thirty-fifth session of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC 35), to be held in May 2026 in Tajikistan, will discuss regional priorities under three main th...

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.

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