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In Turkmenistan, FAO Director-General highlights need to work collectively and cross-sectorial to address the impacts of climate change

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Germany supports resilience and recovery efforts in Ukraine

A new EUR 1 million project will help 1 170 rural households restore agricultural production and strengthen food security

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From desks to hives

Turkish scholar and mother discovers new life among bees

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A seat at the table: FAO lifts rural women in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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FAO and Norway launch a USD 4 million project to support rural communities in frontline areas of Ukraine

By linking agricultural support with land rehabilitation, the programme will help over 6 000 rural families and 334 small-scale farmers safely return to production in war-affected areas

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

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2026

Kyrgyzstan: Training on RuralInvest toolkit
Osh (Kyrgyzstan), 26/01/2026

The national training targets heads of cooperatives and specialists from a pilot Farmer Service Center in Osh city operating under the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic. The Farmer Service Center provides advisory services to farmers and facilitates access to preferential loans, enabling farmers to consolidate production and organize into co...

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FAO–Hungarian Government Scholarship Programme 2026–2027
Virtual Event, 21/01/2026 - 28/02/2026

The following Master of Science degree courses are offered in English for the 2026–27 academic year:

  • Master in Agricultural Biote...

Featured publications
Ukraine: Emergency and Early Recovery Response Plan 2026–2028
2025

The Emergency and Early Recovery Response Plan (EERRP) 2026–2028 outlines the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ strategy to protect and restore agricultural livelihoods. Combining urgent agricultural assistance with early recovery measures, the EERRP supports land rehabilitation, market-oriented solutions and the adoption of climate-resilient practices, underpinned by strengthened evidence and coordination.

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.

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