FAO REU – CAPNUTRA LETTER OF AGREEMENT (LoA)
FAO REU-LoA 2021-2023
“Food system analysis and capacity development on food based dietary guidelines in five selected countries in Europe and Central Asia” under the framework of the regional project FAO Regional Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) TCP/RER/3805 – “Enhancing analytical evidence on diet and nutrition challenges from food systems perspectives in response to COVID-19”
FAO Regional Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) Enhancing analytical evidence on diet and nutrition challenges from food systems perspectives in response to COVID-19 (TCP/RER/3805) (2021-2023)
Activities
- Five country assessment (Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Serbia and Uzbekistan) on the nature and causes of changing dietary patterns through a food system lens
- Support the capacity development activities related to FBDGs in three countries (Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro and Serbia)
Regional workshop:

Belgrade, Serbia 2023
The event website was launched on the FAO-REU platform:
Regional technical meeting on food systems based dietary guidelines development
FAO REU-LoA 2021-2023
“Food system analysis and capacity development on food based dietary guidelines in five selected countries in Europe and Central Asia” under the framework of the regional project FAO Regional Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) TCP/RER/3805 – “Enhancing analytical evidence on diet and nutrition challenges from food systems perspectives in response to COVID-19”
National workshops:

Podgorica, Montenegro 2023
2nd Second National Workshop – The Road Towards National Food System Based Dietary Guidelines for Montenegro- Situation Analysis and Evidence Review 18th-19th September 2023 Podgorica, Montenegro

Belgrade, Serbia 2023
1st National Workshop – The road towards national Food System Based Dietary Guidelines for Serbia, 21st-22nd February 2023, Belgrade, Serbia

Belgrade, Serbia 2023
2nd Workshop – The road towards National Food System Based Dietary Guidelines for Serbia 21st-22nd September 2023 Hotel Metropol, Belgrade


Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 2023
2nd Workshop – The Road Towards National Food System Based Dietary Guidelines for Kyrgyzstan, 25th-26th September 2023

Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2023

Baku, Azerbaijan 2023
National Technical Meeting in Azerbaijan Enhancing analytical evidence on diet and nutrition challenges from food systems perspectives 26th December 2023 Baku, Azerbaijan

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 2022
1st National Workshop – The road towards national Food System Based Dietary Guidelines for Kyrgyzstan 7th-8th December 2022 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Podgorica, Montenegro 2022
1st National Workshop – The road towards national Food System Based Dietary Guidelines for Montenegro, 13th-14th December 2022, Podgorica, Montenegro
FAO REU LoA 2019-2020
“Awareness Raising on the food system approach to address malnutrition”, FAO ISC Regional project on food system analysis: “Programme support for the role of food systems in the transition of diets and prevention of malnutrition in the ECA region“
Workshop (ZOOM online event), 27th October 2020, Belgrade, Serbia
Workshop on “Awareness raising on the food system approach to address malnutrition” (FAO ISC Project)
FAO BOOK: EDITORs-Fang, C. & Gurinović, M., eds. 2023. Sustainable and nutrition-sensitive food systems for healthy diets and prevention of malnutrition in Europe and Central Asia. Budapest, FAO.
FAO REU LoA 2018
Symposium on sustainable food systems for healthy diets in countries of Central and South Eastern Europe (CSEE) with integrated training on food consumption data collection and strengthening the thematic regional networking, 15th-17th October 2018, Belgrade, Serbia (organization and implementation of a 3 -day symposium)
Agenda
Chapter
Reference: Mirjana Gurinović, Jelena Milešević, Milica Zeković, Maria Glibetić, Marina Nikolić, Raimund Jehle,Eleonora Dupouy, Cheng Fang, Keigo Obara, Marija Ranić, Marija Knez, Pieter van’t Veer, Challenges and opportunities to support food systems transformations for healthy and sustainable diets in central and southeastern Europe page ; 51-95 in : Fang, C. & Gurinović, M., eds. 2023. Sustainable and nutrition-sensitive food systems for healthy diets and prevention of malnutrition in Europe and Central Asia. Budapest, FAO.
https://doi.org/10.4060/
Including
Belgrade Declaration for strengthening regional capacities on sustainable food systems for healthy diets and nutrition in central and southeastern Europe