Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related Sustainable Development Goal indicators 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

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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.

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

11/ 7

2025

Training on participatory and gender-sensitive forest and protected area management and community-based natural resource management

Virtual Event, 11/07/2025

This virtual training aims to build foundational capacities in participatory and gender-sensitive approaches to forest and protected area management, with a focus on community-based natural resource management. Organized under the project ‘Improving Biodiversity and Sustainable Forestry (GCP/SEC/025/TUR)’, implemented within the framework of the FAO–Türkiye Forestry Partnership Programme the...

9/ 9

2025

11/9

2025

Global Forum on Green Agriculture and 2nd Regional Science and Innovation Week for Europe and Central Asia

Hybrid Event, 09/09/2025 - 11/09/2025

In 2021, the FAO Director-General and the leadership at FAO headquarters in Rome tasked all FAO Regional Offices to lead the way in the design and development of five regional technical platforms to accelerate innovation through the sharing of information and experiences. The FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, in line with its accumulated experiences and comparative advantage in s...

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Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related Sustainable Development Goal indicators in Europe and Central Asia

Jun 23, 2025, 10:42 AM

The Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region is at a key stage of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, experiencing progress in various domains – albeit with some areas witnessing limited forward movement or minor reversals. This report advocates for strengthened data systems to support evidence-based decision-making and targeted interventions.

Title : Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related Sustainable Development Goal indicators in Europe and Central Asia

Link to External Url : https://doi.org/10.4060/cd5742en

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