Regional Representative: Viorel Gutu
Viorel Gutu has gained over 30 years of experience in agricultural development, enterprise restructuring, structural reforms, and private business development through his involvement in the public and private sector, and implementation of international projects.
A national of the Republic of Moldova, Viorel Gutu was appointed to the post of FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia in February 2024. Prior to that he served as FAO Subregional Coordinator for Central Asia and Representative for Türkiye and Uzbekistan.
He joined FAO in 2014 as the head of the FAO Tajikistan office, leading the Country Office in establishing productive relations with the national government and key donors.
Before joining FAO, Gutu was Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry in the Republic of Moldova. In this position, he was responsible for the coordination, monitoring and evaluation of strategic policy implementation in agriculture and rural development. He also served as an economic affairs officer with the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor, where he dealt with peacekeeping operations, poverty alleviation and the prevention of emergency situations. He holds a doctoral degree in economics.
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Growing a more resilient breadbasket in Central Asia
09/07/2026
A successful wheat harvest is often measured in tonnes. For Uzbekistan, this year's wheat season also reflected the country's progress towards a more sustainable and resilient agrifood system, underscoring the impact of the past decade of reforms focused on strengthening food security, modernizing farming and improving rural prosperity.
Europe and Central Asia region makes progress on hunger, but healthy diets remain out of reach for nearly 60 million people
30/06/2026
The Europe and Central Asia region remains broadly on track for many Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 targets, with undernourishment staying well below global levels. Yet millions of people across the region still face food insecurity and cannot afford a healthy diet, according to the new edition of the annual Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in Europe and Central Asia, produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) The report provides an annual assessment of progress towards ending hunger, achieving food security, improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture.
