Regional Conference on Food Systems Sustainability

İstanbul (Türkiye), Hybrid Event, 07/03/2023 - 08/03/2023

The 13 Member Nations of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) face multiple challenges regarding agrifood systems including unbalanced diets, increased incidence of issues related to food safety, transboundary animal and plant disease outbreaks, and significant levels of food loss and waste.

39/6 Meeting of the Executive Committee of the ECA

Virtual Event, 01/03/2023

The 39/6 meeting of the Executive Committee of the European Commission on Agriculture (ECA) is scheduled for 1 March 2023. The Committee will be provided with an update on the impact of the war in Ukraine on food security and related matters in countries of Europe and Central Asia and beyond, and with technical information on REU’s work relating to agricultural matters and food security in the ...

Launch: The State of Food Security and Nutrition in Europe and Central Asia 2022

Virtual Event, 14/03/2023

In 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) renewed the commitment to ending hunger and malnutrition and reducing premature mortality caused by non-communicable diseases.

Sixth Meeting of the Ministers of Agriculture of Central Asia

Virtual Event, 15/02/2023

The meeting entitled “Agricultural finance for the Sustainable Enhancement of Agricultural Productivity in Central Asia” will address pathways to increase agricultural productivity that delivers economic growth in an environmentally sustainable way. It will explore innovative models to encourage on-farm investment by the smallholders in new technologies and vital agricultural inputs through acc...

Training on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas

İstanbul (Türkiye), 23/01/2023 - 25/01/2023

Small-scale family farmers can be instrumental in elevating human rights in the food and agriculture sector – a key element in ensuring the sustainability of food security.

FAO at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture 2023

Berlin (Germany), 18/01/2023 - 21/01/2023

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. At the 2023 edition, 2000 visitors from politics, business, academia, and civil society will discuss in Berlin how to bring about successful ...

39/5 Meeting of the Executive Committee of the ECA

Virtual Event, 13/01/2023

The Committee will be provided with an update on the impact of the war in Ukraine on food security and related matters, along with technical information on FAO’s work relating to agricultural matters and food security in the region and beyond.

FAO–Hungarian Government Scholarship Programme 2023–2024

Budapest (Hungary), 15/01/2023 - 28/02/2023

The following Master of Science degree course is offered in English for the 2023–24 academic year:

• Master in Agricultural Water Management Engineering
• Master in Biotechnology

Regional workshop on FAO–Türkiye Partnership Programmes

Baku (Azerbaijan), Hybrid Event, 24/01/2023

The FAO–Türkiye partnership Programmes consist of the FAO–Türkiye Partnership Programme on Food and Agriculture and the FAO–Türkiye Forestry Partnership Programme.

Green Agriculture and Science and Innovation: Main scientific findings in Europe and Central Asia

Virtual Event, 14/12/2022

Agrifood systems in Europe and Central Asia are deeply affected by geopolitical and economic uncertainties which impact both directly and indirectly on food supply chains, and have repercussions in food markets; moreover, they are threatened by environmental, human-driven long-term stresses, such as climate change, deforestation, biodiversity loss and natural resource degradation.

Regional Webinar Series on Soil Protection as part of World Soil Day 2022

Hybrid Event, 05/12/2022 - 06/12/2022

Let’s celebrate World Soil Day 2022! As soils provide most of our food and are central to our planet’s life-support system. Without healthy soils, we cannot sustain healthy lives.

Agriculture in International Trade Agreements (13/05/2019)

Hybrid Event, 13/05/2019 - 07/06/2019

FAO and UNITAR will conduct online course “Agriculture in International Trade Agreements” as part of FAO’s Regional Initiative for Improving Agrifood Trade and Market Integration in Europe and Central Asia. The course seeks to support policy makers in dev

Identifying low carbon and climate resilient pathways for the ruminant sector in the selected countries of Central Asia (30/09/2019)

Hybrid Event, 30/09/2019

The objectives of the workshop is to assess knowledge and practices in the field of sustainable livestock and pasture management, as well as to identify the missing data for the formulation of state policy in the field of sustainable livestock, taking int

Identifying low carbon and climate resilient pathways for the ruminant sector in the selected countries of Central Asia (02/10/2019)

Hybrid Event, 02/10/2019

The objectives of the workshop is to assess knowledge and practices in the field of sustainable livestock and pasture management, as well as to identify the missing data for the formulation of state policy in the field of sustainable livestock, taking int

Rural women, youth and economic opportunities: cases from Europe and Central Asia to accelerate the achievement of the SDGs (18/03/2020)

Hybrid Event, 18/03/2020

UN FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia is pleased to announce and invite you on 18th of March 2020 (10 am CET)  to take part in the virtual debate entitled “Rural women, youth and economic opportunities: cases from Europe and Central Asia to a

World Food Day food convoy (16/10/2020)

Hybrid Event, 16/10/2020

More than 20 partner companies will join the 15th jubilee food convoy marking World Food Day and FAO’s 75th anniversary in Hungary. Matching this year’s theme ‘Grow, nourish, sustain. Together’ , the heavy vehicles will roll through Budapest carrying food

BSEC Capacity Strengthening Training Workshop on Sustainable Food Systems (07/05/2021)

Hybrid Event, 07/05/2021

14:30-17:30 (Ankara time, GMT+3) The Workshop seeks to increase knowledge, awareness and achieve a common understanding of the “Sustainable Food Systems” approach, and provide a forum for sharing expertise and experiences in the implementation of this ap

Informal consultation for Europe and Central Asia (29/05/2017)

Hybrid Event, 29/05/2017 - 30/05/2017

Given the limited presence of FAO at country level in the Europe and Central Asia region, informal consultations are a means by which the Regional Office and member countries can interact between sessions of the European Regional Conference. Used successf

Global Forum for Food and Agriculture - Expert panel discussion (19/01/2018)

Hybrid Event, 19/01/2018

In 2018 the Berlin-based Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) will be about “Shaping the Future of Livestock – sustainably, responsibly, efficiently” From 10.00-12.00 hours FAO is organizing an expert panel discussion entitled “Antimicrobial resi

World Food Day food convoy (16/10/2018)

Hybrid Event, 16/10/2018

// 21 partner companies will join the 13th food convoy marking World Food Day in Hungary. Matching the this year’s theme ZeroHunger, the heavy vehicles will roll through Budapest carrying food donations to needy families.The event start with a press