Eastern Europe and Central Asia
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Eastern Europe and Central Asia are home to several “breadbasket” zones, with significant export-oriented production of critical agricultural inputs, grains, fruits, vegetables, meat and fish. The ongoing instability of the agri-food sector in Eastern Europe and Central Asia is causing an unprecedented threat to global food security. More specifically, the war in Ukraine is disrupting regional agri-food production and supply chains, and aggravating food insecurity in some of the most fragile contexts in the world. Furthermore, Türkiye continues to host the largest number of refugees in the world, posing an immense pressure on the already limited resources of vulnerable host communities.
News

News
Ukraine: rural communities need immediate support to plant and produce food amid ongoing war
02/06/2025
From FAO Office in Ukraine

News
Acute food insecurity and malnutrition rise for sixth consecutive year in world’s most fragile regions – new report
16/05/2025
In 2024, over 295 million people across 53 countries and territories faced acute hunger—an increase of almost 14 million people compared to 2023, while...

News
FAO warns: Enhanced awareness and action needed amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in Europe and the Near East
05/05/2025
Europe is facing its worst outbreak of foot-and-mouth since the start of the century
Publications

Publications
Ukraine: Improving forest management planning by strengthening local capacities - Project profile
02/2025
The ongoing war in Ukraine is significantly impacting the forestry sector, with accumulated damages of USD 3.3 billion at the end of 2023.

Publications
Ukraine: Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2025
02/2025
Entering its fourth year of war, the humanitarian situation in Ukraine remains critical. Displacement continues as people flee from their homes amid...

Publications
Ukraine: Project Highlights – OSRO/UKR/025/WFP
02/2025
The World Food Programme contributed USD 303 425 to support 556 rural households in Mykolaivska oblast (1 497 people), of whom 69 percent female-headed,...
Multimedia
Supporting smallholder dairy farmers in Georgia under ENPARD IV
27/12/2024
Konstantine Zarkua is a smallholder dairy farmer in the Samegrelo-Upper Svaneti region of Georgia. He has become a Lead Farmer of an FAO Farmer Field...

Photo Collection
Kyrgyzstan: Improving food security and nutrition through cash+
18/08/2024
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