FAO Regional Office for Europa and Central Asia is looking to identify experts to contribute to the work on Green Agriculture and related policies, practices, and innovative solutions. The experts will contribute to analyzing, validating information, and share good practices, and policies as technical advisors.

The brochure provides an introduction to the Regional Technical Platform on Green Agriculture, which is a digital, user-friendly, open, intraregional and interregional gateway for sharing information. It is a knowledge repository that facilitates connections among expert networks regarding various technical areas related to green agriculture. The brochure outlines the main features of the RTP and provides guidance on getting involved.

A new strategic partnership will elevate the role of food systems as one of the most impactful accelerators of the SDGs and a critical area for Climate Action.

Following the International Day for Biological Diversity, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) convened relevant actors today to discuss how to further mainstream biodiversity into the food and agriculture sectors in Europe and Central Asia. At this two-day virtual event, countries will have the chance to discuss ways to catalyze national action supporting biodiversity key to build resilient agrifood systems.

Richard Thompson joined FAO in 2003, following a career in international hazardous waste management. As part of the Plant Production and Protection Division, he steered FAO's work on the sustainable man...

FAO has launched a new project to assess the feasibility of implementing land consolidation pilot projects integrated with irrigation rehabilitation, as standalone activities and as a part of the systematic registration of land rights. 

Ana Chitishvili is a 27-year-old woman from Ateni village in the Shida Kartli region of Georgia. She is a beekeeper and owns a family business that produces natural honey.

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Agrifood systems in Europe and Central Asia are strongly affected by multiple crises. To take stock of the current situation and discuss a way forward, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) convened its Member Nations of the Eurasia region in Budapest, hosted by the Government of Hungary.

The Global Action on Green Development of the Special Agricultural Products: “One Country One Priority Product” (OCOP) in Europe and Central Asia launched at a regional event in Tashkent hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in conjunction with the Ministry of Agriculture of Uzbekistan.

FAO held its Rome Water Dialogue, a special event on the road to the UN 2023 Water Conference, in Rome, Italy on 29 November 2022. The event aimed to discuss the contributions of the National Water Roadmap initiative toward achieving global commitments and the SDGs at the national level. It was also an opportunity to discuss innovative solutions and actions for sustainability, water, and food security.

Ahead of the UN 2023 Water Conference  and following the 2nd WASAG (The Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture) International Forum, the Director of the Land and Water Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Li Lifeng, talks about one of the most pressing global challenges facing humanity: water scarcity.

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests in 2012 to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests. The theme for each International Day of Forests is chosen by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests. The theme for 2023 is “Forests and health,” with the slogan “Healthy forests for healthy people.”

The abandonment of agricultural land in North Macedonia is a pressing concern, with approximately 32 percent of arable agricultural land in the country having been abandoned – a much higher rate than in most other European countries.

A new, long-awaited plan of action through 2030 has been approved by the Fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, which took place in December 2022 in Montreal, Canada. Around 16 000 participants attended the conference, representing nearly 200 governments, United Nations and international organizations, Indigenous Peoples and local communities, non-governmental organizations, academia, and the private sector.

Temperatures in Europe have increased at more than twice the global average over the past 30 years – the highest of any continent in the world. As the warming trend continues, exceptional heat, wildfires, floods and other climate change impacts will affect society, economies and ecosystems, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

COP27 provides a pivotal moment for the food and agriculture agenda that would encourage future actions for climate resilient and sustainable practices.

For the first time ever, the COP27 in Egypt next month will have four pavilions dedicated to food systems solutions, including the Food4Climate Pavilion, a partnership of several NGOs including those local to Egypt, is working to create a unified voice and clear call to action for decision-makers.

At the World Food Forum week, FAO events in the region focused on the potential of youth, and greening of agrifood systems through digitalization, and innovation

The third International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, observed on 29 September, is a great opportunity to learn about the measures that can and should be taken by both public and private sectors and to join efforts with others to cut food loss and waste effectively.

The key findings of a new assessment reveal the positive impacts of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) approach on biodiversity, but increasing avocado plantations pose risks to the continuity of the site.

FAO REU, in partnerships with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Türkiye, and the Economic Cooperation Organization Regional Coordination Centre for Food Security, with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality of The Netherlands’’, under the FAO-Türkiye Partnership Programme on Food and Agriculture, is organising a Regional Conference on Food Loss and Waste Reduction in Europe and Central Asia “Enabling the change”, in a hybrid format on 5 –6 October 2022, in Istanbul, Türkiye, and virtually on Zoom.