What?

Informal platform founded in 2002 for information sharing, best practices and lessons learned on

agricultural and agribusiness financing and

rural development

Who?

Key practitioners in Europe and Central Asia, including international

finance institutions, international

organizations, European Union, private banks

Why?

• Better coordination of activities among practitioners and decision-makers

• Avoid duplication of activities

• Networking

Website

News

Meetings & workshops

Videos

Projects

SectorsRegional information

Export/import data

Related on EastAgri

Useful information

Countries

Publications

Bi-annual meetings

• five meetings to date

• high-level

• face to face

• led to Private Sector for Food Security Forum in Istanbul 2012

Ad-hoc workshopsand study tours

Plans for outreach and development

• establish new focal points

• cross-post news, publications, meetings

• next Annual Meeting, Spring/Summer 2014

Thank you!

Genevieve JoyEastAgri

Genevieve.joy@fao.orgTCI-EastAgri@fao.org