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The regional event – “Frugal and Inclusive: Community-led Nature-driven Innovation for Greening Agrifood Systems” – was part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Science and Innovation Forum 2024, with its focus on “Inclusive and Community-Driven Innovations” aimed at transforming agrifood systems while leaving no one behind.

Welcome to the second edition of our green agriculture newsletter, fresh off the summer break. As always, we bring you a curated selection of recent actions from the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, along with new publications that highlight our ongoing efforts to promote green agriculture for the transformation of agrifood systems.

In a decisive move towards sustainable agriculture, the European Union Common Agricultural Policy Network (EU CAP Network) hosted a workshop titled Promoting Pollinator-Friendly Farming on 18–19 June 2024, in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

This article explores the importance of efficient logistics in agriculture, the various stages of the agrologistics value chain, and the impact of sustainable practices on minimizing losses and meeting market demands for high-quality, healthy products.

The event, held in Georgia from 11–13 June 2024 and hosted by UNDP and BIOFIN, gathered over 60 experts and government representatives from Europe, Asia, and the Pacific to explore strategies for integrating biodiversity into national financial planning and agricultural practices.
This article delves into the synergies between financial solutions for greening agrifood systems and national commitments to biodiversity conservation and sustainable use.

Agriculture, a dominant and crucial sector in Asia, is of strategic importance to alleviating poverty and ensuring sustainable food security. Several Asian governments have adopted sustainable and green agricultural policies that can improve the quality of people’s lives and build a better society for future generations. The impacts of these policies already are being felt, bringing great hope and encouragement to people and cultures.

The Regional Conference on Green Agriculture was held from 29–31 May in Yerevan, Armenia, with more than 50 participants in person and many more online. The aim of the conference was to exchange experiences and facilitate discussions regarding the status of green agriculture and green policies, with a focus on leveraging innovation and technology to advance the green transformation in agrifood systems, both regionally and globally.

FAO and the Regional Centre for Forestry and Rural Development in North Macedonia hosted the annual international meeting of the Forest Invasive Species Network for Europe and Central Asia from 4 to 6 June 2024 in Skopje, North Macedonia.

Facilitated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the fifteenth international LANDNET workshop, starting today in Middelburg in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, is bringing together about 100 experts from roughly 30 countries to share their experiences on land consolidation.

An innovative solution helps villagers stock up water for a dry summer