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

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Ukraine: FAO surveys impact of war on agricultural enterprises

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Director-General’s Iceland visit focuses on salmon genetics, renewable energy and the blue economy

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

23/10

2025

24/10

2025

FAO Regional Climate Workshop on Enhancing Climate Action in Agriculture in Europe and Central Asia

İstanbul (Türkiye), 23/10/2025 - 24/10/2025

Building on past Conferences of the Parties (COPs) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), including the Loss and Damage Fund, Santiago Network, and UAE Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, and looking ahead to COP30 in Brazil, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is organizing a Regional Climate Workshop on Enhancin...

16/10

2025

World Food Day convoy 2025

Budapest (Hungary), 16/10/2025

More than 20 partner companies will join the twentieth food donation convoy marking World Food Day 2025. Matching this year’s theme ‘Hand in hand for better foods and a better future’, the heavy vehicles will roll through Budapest carrying food donations for needy families. World Food Day 2025 also marks the anniversary of the funding of FAO, celebrating 80 years of collective actions for eradi...

Featured publications

Ukraine: Impact of the war on agricultural enterprises

2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations conducted a nationwide survey of 2 612 agricultural enterprises across 23 oblasts of Ukraine between October and November 2024. The survey covered crop and livestock producers of all sizes, excluding areas that were inaccessible at the time of data collection. The survey aimed to assess the impact of the war on agricultural enterprises’ operations, production trends and storage capacity; quantify damage and losses to assets and land...

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...