Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Eastern Europe and Central Asia are home to several “breadbasket” zones, with significant export-oriented production of critical agricultural inputs, grains, fruits, vegetables, meat and fish. The ongoing instability of the agri-food sector in Eastern Europe and Central Asia is causing an unprecedented threat to global food security. More specifically, the war in Ukraine is disrupting regional agri-food production and supply chains, and aggravating food insecurity in some of the most fragile contexts in the world. Furthermore, Türkiye continues to host the largest number of refugees in the world, posing an immense pressure on the already limited resources of vulnerable host communities.
News
News
Acute food insecurity and malnutrition remain alarmingly high as crises deepen, UN, EU and partners warn in new report
24/04/2026
Over the past decade acute hunger numbers have doubled, while funding retreats to 2016 levels
News
Ukraine’s agriculture: FAO sets out a three-year emergency and early recovery plan
06/01/2026
From FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
News
FAO’s new Global Emergency and Resilience Appeal seeks $2.5 billion to support 100 million people in 54 countries
03/12/2025
Inaugural Appeal focuses on cost-effective agricultural solutions that link urgent needs with long-term resilience
Publications
Publications
Ukraine: Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2025
02/2025
Entering its fourth year of war, the humanitarian situation in Ukraine remains critical. Displacement continues as people flee from their homes amid...
Publications
Ukraine: Project Highlights – OSRO/UKR/025/WFP
02/2025
The World Food Programme contributed USD 303 425 to support 556 rural households in Mykolaivska oblast (1 497 people), of whom 69 percent female-headed,...
Publications
Ukraine: Project Highlights – OSRO/UKR/204/JPN
02/2025
The Government of Japan contributed USD 3 million to improve the livelihoods and food security of 6 619 households (16 745 people) of whom 3 206 female-headed,...
Multimedia
Supporting smallholder dairy farmers in Georgia under ENPARD IV
27/12/2024
Konstantine Zarkua is a smallholder dairy farmer in the Samegrelo-Upper Svaneti region of Georgia. He has become a Lead Farmer of an FAO Farmer Field...
Photo Collection
Kyrgyzstan: Improving food security and nutrition through cash+
18/08/2024
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