Countries of the vast and diverse Europe and Central Asia region receive guidance on an eco-friendly transformation of their agrifood systems.

Current agricultural systems of the region are extremely polarized with large-scale intensive agriculture and smallholder farming being at opposite ends. A new approach, called nature-based solutions, can help integrate both modalities, while facing current social challenges, and making use of scientific and technological advances in collaboration with nature, thus transforming agriculture.

The FAO publication Hand-in-hand with nature was developed to bring together, for the first time, modern technological innovations on sustainable agriculture and centuries-old agricultural nature-based solutions preserved by local communities.