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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Hobby becomes a delicious business: bringing processed locally sourced fruits and vegetables to Georgia’s major cities

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Ukraine: rural communities need immediate support to plant and produce food amid ongoing war

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

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2025

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2025

Regional Planning Meeting for GEF-9 and GCF-2

Ankara (Türkiye), 02/09/2025 - 04/09/2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been working in collaboration with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) since 2006, and with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) since 2016, towards the transformation of agrifood systems to achieve climate-resilient food systems, while addressing the complex environmental challenges inherent in this process. Both organizations pla...

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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...

Featured publications

Carbon markets in Europe and Central Asia

2025

This brief provides background information to regional and country office staff and FAO partners on the current state of carbon markets in the region. The document also shares recent developments under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and potential regional needs for the implementation of carbon trading among countries and for the achievement of nationally determined contributions (NDCs).

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

2025

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.