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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FAO presents project results on supporting development of land policy and the revision of the Land Code in Uzbekistan

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Spring tradition makes noise for rangelands and pastoralists

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.

Regional Priority Programme

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

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

30/5

2026

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2026

FAO at the Eighth GEF Assembly

Samarkand (Uzbekistan), 30/05/2026 - 06/06/2026

The Eighth Global Environment Facility Assembly will take place from 30 May to 6 June 2026 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, bringing together representatives from 186 member countries and partners from across government, civil society, Indigenous Peoples, academia, youth, and the private sector to shape the future of global environmental action. As the highest governing body of the Global Environme...

29/5

2026

Inception workshop within the Sustainable fish value chains for landlocked developing countries project

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), 29/05/2026

The inception workshop, to be held on 29 May, will mark the culmination of the field mission under the Sustainable fish value chains for landlocked developing countries project. The workshop will bring together key national stakeholders to present, discuss, and validate the initial findings of the value chain analysis for trout and carp.

Featured publications

From vulnerability to resilience: Guidelines for assessing climate change impacts in agricultural heritage systems

2026

This publication presents an eight-step guide to assess vulnerability and resilience to climate change impacts in Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems and in agricultural systems with similar characteristics. With a particular focus on Europe and Central Asia, the guide supports practitioners in designing and implementing context-specific climate vulnerability assessments that strengthen adaptive capacity and promote dynamic conservation.

Ukraine: Food security and agricultural livelihoods assessment, July 2025

2026

This report analyses the state of food security and agricultural resilience in Ukraine’s war-affected regions in 2025. It examines how ongoing hostilities, economic disruption and damage to agricultural assets are affecting household livelihoods, production capacity and access to food.