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

Regional Priority Programme
Transforming food systems and facilitating market access and integration

Regional Priority Programme
Managing natural resources sustainably and preserving biodiversity in a changing climate
Recent and upcoming events
28/ 4
2025
30/4
2025
Supporting SDG localization through a twinning programme for the development of Voluntary Local Reviews
Mafra (Portugal), 28/04/2025 - 30/04/2025
When adopting the 2030 Agenda, United Nations Member States committed to work closely with local and regional governments on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Since 2015, sub-national authorities have been actively localizing the 2030 Agenda, bringing the SDGs closer to the people they serve and using the framework as a tool for planning and implementation.
21/ 5
2025
22/5
2025
Regional workshop on Integrated Pest Management practices and findings in Central Asia and Türkiye
Budapest (Hungary), 21/05/2025 - 22/05/2025
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a sustainable approach to pest control that reduces reliance on harmful chemicals, safeguards human health and the environment, and enhances agricultural resilience. Under the FAO project about pesticide life cycle management and POP pesticide disposal in Central Asia and Türkiye, extensive IPM field trials were conducted between 2020–2025 across five coun...
Featured publications

Fish stocking in inland waters in Europe and Central Asia
2025
Fish stock enhancement through formal stocking programmes was long recognized as an important tool to compensate the loss of productivity and diversity. Fish stocking is widely implemented across Europe and Central Asia to increase or maintain fish productivity. This report summarizes the main conclusions of a review of the benefits and impacts of fish stocking. It provides a framework to mitigate the negative impacts and maximize the benefits of fish stocking activities.

Europe and Central Asia Gender Newsletter, March 2025 – Issue #17
2025
In this edition, we explore how women’s empowerment is catalyzing change within agrifood systems and provide insights from FAO’s Gender Week that highlight advances in gender equality. We also discuss how FAO contributed to championing the transformation of agrifood systems at COP29. A special focus is given to the Country Gender Assessment in rural Georgia, which outlines effective solutions for combating gender inequality in the country.
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