Europe and Central Asia – Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2023
Publication Series
Publications
Yearbook 2021: Lifecycle Management of Pesticides and Disposal of POPs Pesticides in Central Asian countries and Türkiye
01/2022
Within the scope of this Yearbook 2021, the main achievements of the GEF funded/ FAO managed project 'Lifecycle Management of Pesticides and Disposal of POPs Pesticides in Central Asian countries and Turkey' in the last year are highlighted, in order to share progress with the key stakeholders and to increase the synergy for more efficient results ahead. Overall information as well as country based information can be found in the Yearbook 2021.
Sustainable seed systems
01/2022
The brochure aims to summarize the objective and goals of the project and raise general interest and awareness among professionals on the work which is happening in the region related to seed systems.
Soil pollution in Serbia: risk to health and food security
01/2022
The brochure aims to summarize the objective and goals of the project and raise general interest and awareness among professionals and farmers on the work happening in Serbia on diffuse soil pollution related to agriculture.
Adoption of climate technologies in the agrifood system: investment opportunities in the Kyrgyz Republic
01/2022
Agrifood systems are major contributors to greenhouse gas emissions and increasingly under pressure to become more resource-efficient. The sector also faces threats from climate change, due to its dependence on natural resources.
Adoption of climate technologies in the agrifood system: investment opportunities in Kazakhstan
01/2022
Agrifood systems are major contributors to greenhouse gas emissions and increasingly under pressure to become more resource-efficient. The sector also faces threats from climate change, due to its dependence on natural resources.
Biodiversity in Action
01/2023
Both climate change and biodiversity loss have distorting social and economic impacts on development and cause severe risks for food security, nutrition and livelihoods among rural populations in Europe and Central Asia, most of whom depend directly or indirectly on the agricultural sector.
Review of Agricultural Trade Policies in post-Soviet Union countries 2014-15 (available in Russian)
01/2016
The report reveals major differences in the structures of both agricultural trade and trade policies.
Review of Agrifood Trade Policies in the Post-Soviet Countries 2015-2016: Summary
01/2017
The main economic and political factors influencing the patterns of agrifood trade in the region during 2014 generally continued to have an impact in 2015 and 2016.
Review of Agricultural Trade Policies in former Soviet Union countries 2015-16 (available in Russian)
01/2017
This review is the second in a series of publications on recent developments in agricultural trade and trade policy evolution in the post-Soviet countries.
Review of Agrifood Trade Policies in the Post-Soviet countries 2016-2017 (available in Russian)
01/2018
This review is the third in a series of publications on recent developments in agricultural trade and trade policy evolution in the post-Soviet countries.
National programs and strategies in support of agri-food exports in the post-Soviet countries (available in Russian)
01/2018
Данный обзор посвящен различным аспектам политики постсоветских стран в области поддержки экспорта агропродовольственной продукции.
Review of Agricultural Trade Policies in the post-Soviet Countries, 2016-2017 - Summary
01/2018
This is the third review in the series on agricultural trade and trade policies in the post-Soviet region prepared within the framework of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO) Regional Initiative on Improving Agrifood Trade and Market Integration in Europe and Central Asia.
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Assessment of the possibilities for income diversification through rural crafts development
01/2019
Rural crafts represent a necessary component of agriculture in which rural women play a key role. International experience demonstrates that rural crafts can make a significant contribution to the household economy and to the export potential countries.
Review of agricultural trade policies in post-Soviet countries 2017–2018
01/2020
The publication presents analysis of agricultural trade policies in post-Soviet countries. The aim of the review is to monitor the latest changes in trade policies of these countries, affecting the dynamics and structure of trade.
Countries in the Commonwealth of Independent States: Agricultural policy issues in the context of the World Trade Organization
01/2014
Lars Brink. With the disintegration of the Soviet Union 15 new countries entered the world stage. This report examines the experience and main issues of twelve of these countries in the context of the rules and commitments in agriculture under the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Ukraine’s agricultural sector after accession to the WTO
01/2015
Kobuta Iryna, Vitaliy Zhygadlo, Aleksandr Sikachyna. This country study is a part of the FAO series of case studies on assessing the impact of the WTO accession on agriculture in countries of the region.
Improving Market Access for Food: Main Provisions of the EU’s Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements with Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia
01/2015
Veronika Movchan. Exports of agriculture and food products constitutes from one fifth to one third of merchandise exports in the studied countries, with the EU being the most important trade destination. Improved market access to the EU market, tougher competition on domestic markets and legislative harmonization are generally perceived as stimulus for sectors’ modernization and growth.
Wheat production and regional food security in CIS: The case of Belarus, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan
04/2016
Zvi Lerman, David Sedik, Yuliy Yusupov, Ivan Stanchin and Irina Kazakevich. Belarus, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are not significant regional grain traders. [...] However, production of wheat in the three countries has risen dramatically since 1992. This rise in production has been accomplished through huge increases in area, as well as (for Uzbekistan) significant increases in yields.
Comprehensive Analysis of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management System for Agriculture in Serbia
05/2018
This report aims to highlight the current strengths of the institutional DRR system for agriculture in Serbia as well as indicate existing gaps and capacity needs to further enhance it. A comprehensive assessment is conducted, which includes a general overview of the country’s agricultural sector and outlines the most frequent natural hazards that are impacting the sector.
Policy analysis of nationally determined contributions (NDC) in Europe and Central Asia
06/2018
This publication compiles and analyzes the most relevant and updated information on policies and regulatory frameworks related to climate change in the region, including information on access to available climate finance to support countries in the implementation of their goals under the Paris Agreement.