Seeds of Heritage: The Journey of GIAHS in Europe and Central Asia

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

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New TERRA programme boosts small and medium agrifood companies’ access to credit

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North Macedonia celebrates World Food Day and FAO’s 80th anniversary

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

25/11

2025

26/11

2025

Ninth Session of the Central Asian and Caucasus Regional Fisheries and Aquaculture Commission (CACFish)

Almaty (Kazakhstan), 25/11/2025 - 26/11/2025

The Central Asian and Caucasus Regional Fisheries and Aquaculture Commission (CACFish) will convene its Ninth Session in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on 25–26 November 2025, bringing together national delegates and regional experts to advance cooperation in sustainable fisheries and aquaculture. The...

11/11

2025

13/11

2025

Training workshop: Mainstreaming biodiversity in forest management

Trabzon (Türkiye), 11/11/2025 - 13/11/2025

FAO, in close collaboration with the Turkish non-governmental organization Doğa Koruma Merkezi, is inviting representatives of government institutions responsible for agriculture or environment, academia, relevant NGOs from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, and Uzbekistan to Trabzon, Türkiye to exchange experiences and learn practical approaches ...

Featured publications

Seeds of Heritage: The Journey of GIAHS in Europe and Central Asia

Oct 9, 2025, 07:58 AM

This booklet presents the progress and future steps of the FAO programme Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) in the Europe and Central Asia region. It aims to provide a clear overview of the regional current state of identification and dynamic conservation of these agricultural heritage systems,highlighting their role as "living laboratories” of resilience, biodiversity, cultural heritage and sustainable agricultural practices to global challenges.

Title : Seeds of Heritage: The Journey of GIAHS in Europe and Central Asia

Link to External Url : https://doi.org/10.4060/cd6947en

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*Publication Date : Oct 1, 2025, 12:00 PM