This Regional Priority Programme, implemented since 2016, consists of three main interrelated components.
While international trade policy is usually implemented at the border, adherence to food safety, quality standards, and controls for animal and plant diseases requires the support of national systems for disease prevention and control to facilitate the safe transfer and movement of food and agricultural commodities across borders. This means that a supportive policy environment for agrifood trade encompasses not only border policies, but also policies and institutions at national and enterprise levels. Effective markets and efficient, sustainable value chains will help all actors in the production chain play their part in a cohesive food system.
Featured news
Celebrating the power of innovation and solidarity on World Food Day
16/10/2026
More than 50 tonnes of donated food helping vulnerable Hungarian families. Twenty-one years of partnership between civil society, government and the...
EIFAAC Symposium highlights priorities for resilient inland fisheries and aquaculture in Europe
08/10/2026
Restoring freshwater habitats, strengthening climate resilience and supporting sustainable freshwater aquaculture through innovation and effective management...
Safe food and sustainable diets take centre stage at regional Codex meeting
07/10/2026
Under the auspices of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), and with guidance from...
Belarus workshop explores how geographical indications can support producers and rural development
01/10/2026
Organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), a workshop held in early September in Minsk helped explore how Belarus...
Fifth annual meeting strengthens regional laboratory cooperation on antimicrobial resistance
16/09/2026
The Regional Laboratory Network on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Food and Agriculture in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia concluded...
FAO and Turkmenistan partner to modernize cattle breeding services to support livestock productivity
14/09/2026
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the State Association of Livestock and Poultry Industry of Turkmenistan have launched...
Tajikistan, United Nations advance food systems transformation for better nutrition
05/08/2026
The Government of Tajikistan and the United Nations today convened the Second Joint Steering Committee meeting of the Joint SDG Fund Programme Transforming...
FAO launches online course to strengthen brucellosis control
20/07/2026
Brucellosis remains one of the world's most significant bacterial diseases transmissible from animals to humans, threatening livestock production, rural...
Young pastoralists unite in Kyrgyzstan to shape the future of sustainable rangelands
17/07/2026
In Kyrgyzstan, rangelands are under increasing pressure from climate change, land degradation and growing livestock production. Yet healthy pastures...
From chestnut forests to rural prosperity: A young family is helping transform Tropoja
07/07/2026
What began as an effort to restore an old family house has evolved into one of the best-known agritourism destinations in the Tropoja region. Today,...
Azerbaijan increases preparedness against viral livestock disease
01/07/2026
FAO designed and implemented a foot-and-mouth disease simulation exercise in Ganja, Azerbaijan, on 30 June 2026. Exercise participants included private...
Ukraine joins FAO Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
30/06/2026
Ukraine has deposited its instrument of accession to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture with the Director-General...
Countries and experts unite to combat forest invasive species across Europe and Central Asia
23/06/2026
Experts, policymakers, researchers and forestry practitioners from across Europe and Central Asia gathered in Kyrgyzstan from 9 to 11 June for the Annual...
Agricultural economics can help build resilience in times of conflict and recovery, FAO says at IAMO Forum 2026
22/06/2026
Agricultural economics has a critical role to play in preventing conflict-related shocks from deepening, said Raimund Jehle, Deputy Regional Representative...
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When life (and tax revolts) give you lemons
18/06/2026
The medieval, hilltop town of Sermoneta straddles the bright blue Tyrrhenian Sea in the distance to the west and the Lepini mountain chain of the Apennines,...
Republic of Moldova joins global FAO treaty against illegal and unregulated fishing
15/06/2026
An international treaty to prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing is now in force in the Republic of Moldova, linking the country to a...
Growing smarter, eating safer
05/06/2026
In western Georgia, where humid conditions and increasingly unpredictable weather create constant pressure from pests and diseases, farmers are learning...
Events
30/10
2026
Workshop: Applying a risk-based approach to the planning and inspection of supervised entities
Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), 30/10/2026
On 30 October 2026, FAO will hold a workshop for staff of the Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service on applying a risk-based approach to the pla...
23/10
2026
25/10
2026
World Food Day Kyrgyzstan: Exhibition with the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry
Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), 23/10/2026 - 25/10/2026
From 23 to 25 October 2026, FAO and the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic will celebrate World Food Day at the Old Square in Bishkek. Under the 2026 theme “Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow.”, FAO will host an exhibition showcasing innovations and good practices introduced with FAO support in Kyrgyzstan, alongside interactive activities for g...
9/10
2026
Training on food composition data
Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), 09/10/2026
On 9 October 2026, FAO will hold a training on food composition data in Bishkek. The training is designed for national institutions and specialists who generate and hold food composition data. Participants will strengthen their knowledge of internationally recognized approaches to collecting, compiling, documenting and checking the quality of food composition data, and will discuss how the...
Contact
Mary Kenny
Food safety and consumer protection officer
20 Kalman Imre utca
H-1054 Budapest
Hungary
Tel: +36 1 8141-251
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See also
Sustainable Development Goals
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