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Webinar: Increasing food systems' resilience to climate change in the Mediterranean region
23/06/2022
SFS-MED Webinar 2: Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus to increase food systems' resilience to climate change and conflict's cascading effects in the Mediterranean region Date and time: Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 09:00-10:30 CEST Registration link: Cli
Towards an inclusive and efficient private sector investment in agrifood systems
15/06/2022
FAO conducted a project close-out workshop in Kisumu, Kenya on June 9, 2022...
Mediterranean Dialogue on Food Crisis: Conflict bolsters the case for transforming agrifood systems
08/06/2022
FAO Director-General participates along with dozens of ministers in summit to tackle higher prices for food, fertilizer and fuel...
9th Africities Summit: FAO Proposes Blueprint for Sustainable Urban Food Systems
27/05/2022
Feeding Intermediary Cities...
Time to transform agrifood systems in response to multiple shocks and worsening food security
20/05/2022
FAO Director-General outlines steps to make agrifood systems more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable at ministerial-level event in New York...
Food waste management and circular economy in Mediterranean cities
13/05/2022
SFS-MED Webinar 1: Food waste management and circular economy in Mediterranean cities - 25 May 2022, 9-10.30 AM (CEST)Registration link: Click here / Streaming link: Click hereIn the framework of the SFS-MED platform and the Urban Food Agenda, this webina
Urban Food Systems to be debated at the Africities Summit
12/05/2022
On Wednesday 18 May FAO will host a 3-hour Session during the 2022 Africities Summit in Kisumu. The Session will focus on ‘Feeding Intermediary Cities’ and it is co-organized with several partners:United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG); United Nation
Digital technologies: key accelerator of agrifood systems transformation and rural development
06/05/2022
FAO Director-General participates in high-level international conference in Azerbaijan – Vision for the future: transition to digital agriculture...
New guidelines for scaling up investments for youth in agrifood systems in Africa
15/04/2022
FAO and African Union Commission launch investment guidelines for youth...
Latin American and Caribbean countries establish priorities for FAO’s work in the region
06/04/2022
FAO Regional Conference underscores importance of sustainable agrifood systems, prosperous and inclusive rural societies, and sustainable and resilient agriculture...
A Virtual Consultation on Urban Food Systems
29/03/2022
FAO to co-host a virtual consultation on Urban Food Systems with UNEP and UN-Habitat...
UN Day to focus on better health through safe food
15/03/2022
At the core of a sustainable food system is the need to have food that is safe for consumption.Safe food is not only a prerequisite to achieve food security and health it is also a fundamental enabler to building a strong economy (productivity, market acc
The FAO AgrInvest-Food Systems project and the national union of women parboilers in Burkina Faso
09/03/2022
In Burkina Faso, rice is a major staple crop and plays a considerable role in the economy, both as a source of income and as an important element in the diet of many households, especially in urban areas. The AgrInvest-Food Systems project of FAO (AgrInve
Tea can help transform agrifood systems to end poverty and hunger
24/02/2022
The economic importance of the tea industry has grown during the pandemic but it must confront key challenges, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu tells the 24th Session of Intergovernmental Group on Tea...
Support for Suriname’s pineapple sector: UN Joint SDG Fund approves 3ADI+ proposal
15/02/2022
Targeting indigenous communities, including women and youth...
AgrInvest-Food Systems Project: Supporting market development of women-led organizations in Kenya
27/01/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), is implementing the project “AgrInvest - Enabling inclusive and efficient private sector investment in agri-food systems” (AgrInvest-FS), to foster SDG-aligned investments in agri-food sys
Just out! A new FAO publication on life cycle assessment of food items
23/12/2021
FAO has just released a new publication on the 'Integration of environment and nutrition in life cycle assessment of food items: opportunities and challenges', with major contributions from more than 30 researchers around the world. Today’s agri-food syst
Multi-stakeholder collaboration: Way forward for food systems transformation in the Mediterranean
14/12/2021
The UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) generated a wave of food systems transformation that inspired the conversation at the third Independent UNFSS Dialogue organized by the SFS-MED Platform on Thursday, 9 December 2021. Focusing on “Pathways for the future
AgrInvest-Food Systems Project: Increasing the bankability of rice entrepreneurs in Burkina Faso
06/12/2021
Under the AgrInvest-Food Systems Project (AgrInvest-FS), FAO, in partnership with the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM), is fostering SDG-aligned investments in agri-food systems in Africa to contribute to sustainable economic grow
Consumers help make agrifood systems transformation a reality
03/12/2021
Consumers, with the support of consumer organizations, can be key to ensuring human rights for all people are met, according to a new report launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)...