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

Highlights

Digitalizing cows in Georgia

Making agrifood systems more sustainable: the way forward in Europe and Central Asia

Ukraine’s national seed collection relocates to a secure site

Empowering smallholders, family farms and youth through inclusive rural transformation, digitalization and innovation

Transforming food systems and facilitating market access and integration

Managing natural resources sustainably and preserving biodiversity in a changing climate

Recent and upcoming events

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2023

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2023

2nd Meeting of the International Network on Salt-affected Soils

Hybrid Event, Tashkent (Uzbekistan), 22/05/2023 - 26/05/2023

The salinization and sodification of agricultural land is increasing due to climate change, water shortages, and unsustainable farming practices. Forecasts indicate a 23 percent increase in global drylands by the end of the 21st century. Moreover, 80 percent of this increase will occur in developing nations (European Commission, 2018). Furthermore, UN-Water has estimated that 27 percent of the ...

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2023

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2023

Third Regional workshop on integrated community development

Budapest (Hungary), 06/06/2023 - 08/06/2023

Based on country experiences, FAO aims at further developing the concept of integrated community development for Europe and Central Asia. FAO established an informal regional technical network on community development in 2019.

Featured publications

Trade policy review in the countries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia. 1st Quarter 2023 | Bulletin

2023

This quarterly bulletin features agricultural trade policy changes in the region. It provides current trade measures, agreements, statistics and articles by experts covering trade-related issues in countries across the region, and it is sent to members of the Agricultural Trade Expert Network.

Development of an e-commerce platform (D2C) for small and medium-sized farmers and returned migrants agri-entrepreneurs

2022

The feasibility study looks into the e-commerce ecosystem for agricultural products (D2C model) and examines the feasibility of developing a dedicated e-commerce platform for Moldovan farmers, including returning migrants engaged in agri-business. It also focusses on identifying the opportunities, optimal scenarios and interventions, as well as the premises needed to either launch a new e-commerce platform, or develop and upscale an existent one