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
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...
Unlocking aquaculture potential: new FAO project aims to transform Kyrgyzstan’s fish sector
29/05/2026
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry...
Proven solutions, practical approaches help advance sustainable food and agriculture in Europe and Central Asia
21/05/2026
Partnership, sustainability, digital innovations, investment and empowering women farmers – these were the core topics of several side and special events...
Uzbekistan promotes sustainable sweet cherry value chain through South-South Cooperation
20/05/2026
The Government of Uzbekistan and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are scaling up efforts to strengthen the sweet cherry...
Events
29/9
2026
Advancing women’s access to and control over resources through the Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality (VG-GEWGE)
Virtual Event, 29/09/2026
Through a series of webinars, FAO aims to raise awareness about the CFS Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment (VG-GEWGE), and explore how their policy and pr...
25/9
2026
Kyrgyzstan: National Organic Day
Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), 25/09/2026
On 25 September 2026, the first official celebration of National Organic Day, established in accordance with the Presidential Decree, will take place in Bishkek at the conference hall of the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of Kyrgyzstan.
7/10
2026
8/10
2026
Global Technical Forum of Landlocked Developing Countries on Food Security and the Sustainable Development Goals
Tashkent (Uzbekistan), 07/10/2026 - 08/10/2026
[Building on the foundation laid by the International Forum of Landlocked Developing Countries on Food Security and the SDGs Septem...
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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