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

News

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

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Food Hero: Vosilakhon Jalolova

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

10/10

2025

24/10

2025

43rd Session European Forestry Commission

Istanbul (Türkiye), 10/10/2025 - 24/10/2025

Created in 1947, the European Forestry Commission (EFC) is one of six Regional Forestry Commissions established by FAO to provide a policy and technical forum for countries to discuss and address forest issues on a regional basis. It meets every two years.

2/10

2025

3/10

2025

44th Session of the European Commission on Agriculture

Budapest (Hungary), 02/10/2025 - 03/10/2025

The Forty-fourth Session of the European Commission on Agriculture (ECA) will be held in Budapest, Hungary, from 2 to 3 October 2025, dedicated to the topic of balancing productivity and sustainability in driving agrifood systems transformation. Agrifood systems in Europe and Central Asia are under increasing pressure from environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, climate change and geopoli...

Featured publications

Special issue on Land Consolidation

2025

A special edition of the Land Tenure Journal to commemorate 100 years of land consolidation in Europe, building on insights from an online discussion and the LANDNET workshop that took place in May 2025. This special issue aims to showcase the diverse experiences of land consolidation and outline future directions. It includes an overview paper by the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (REU) Land Tenure Team, several papers from Western European countries detailing...

National gender profile of agriculture and rural livelihoods

2025

The Country Gender Assessment (CGA) for Tajikistan offers a comprehensive analysis of gender equality in agriculture and rural development. It identifies key gender disparities, examines their root causes and impacts, and proposes actionable recommendations for gender-responsive policies. Despite being the main agricultural workforce and playing a critical role in food security, women’s contributions remain undervalued, under-recognized, and largely unpaid.