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

FAO and Azerbaijan partner for better health outcomes through strengthened food consumption data

FAO assists in developing an aquaculture and fisheries workplace safety code for Central Asia and the Caucasus

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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FAO at the 2025 UNECE Regional Forum on Sustainable Development

Hybrid Event, 02/04/2025 - 03/04/2025

The UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Regional Forum on Sustainable Development is an annual, inclusive intergovernmental forum to support follow-up and review of progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the regional level. It will be organized from 2-3 April 2025 under the theme: “Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- ...

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Launch of Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in Europe and Central Asia 2024 report

Geneva (Switzerland), Hybrid Event, 02/04/2025

Join us for the launch of the Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2024 at 13:15 p.m. on 2 April, when FAO and the co-publishing partners will reveal the latest food security and nutrition trends for Europe and Central Asia and present the specific subtheme of the report ‘Managing water resources sustainable for improved food security and nutrition.’ The hybrid event will feature a ...

Featured publications

Comprehensive Approach to Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance through Legislation, Surveillance, Education and Stakeholder Engagement

2025

The advance of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a major threat to human, animal, plant and environmental health. While countries have committed to developing National Action Plans (NAPs) on AMR, efforts have predominantly focused on human health, with limited attention given to the food and agriculture sectors. This project supported Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in addressing this gap by strengthening their NAPs on AMR with a focus on the food and agriculture sectors.

Food recovery and distribution

2025

This report provides guiding principles and recommendations for policymakers to use in analysing and reviewing their legal and policy frameworks in order to facilitate food recovery and redistribution as integral elements of broader strategies to prevent and reduce food loss and waste. Its main objective is to support the implementation of policies, as well as legal and regulatory actions, that can reduce food loss and waste along food supply chains.