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Ukraine’s agriculture: FAO sets out a three-year emergency and early recovery plan

FAO requires USD 193 million to support 240 000 rural families and small-scale farmers in 2026–2028 and help safeguard critical agricultural livelihoods and production capacities in Ukraine

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A year of action and festivities – Europe and Central Asia celebrate FAO80 and World Food Day in 2025

Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future

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A lucrative labour of love

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FAO and Uzbekistan partner for more resilience, growth and equity in rural areas by 2030

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Strengthening Europe’s capacity to respond to peste des petits ruminants

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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FAO at the 2026 Global Forum for Food and Agriculture
Berlin (Germany), 14/01/2026 - 17/01/2026

The Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) is an international conference on central issues of global agricultural and food policies, held in Berlin on an annual basis. The 2026 GFFA is organized by the German Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity from 14 to 17 January in Berlin, under the overarching theme: Water. Harvests. Our Future.

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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