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Guía para la colaboración multiactor en los sistemas agroalimentarios

12/03/2025

Los sistemas agroalimentarios son motores de bienestar, innovación y resiliencia

2025 World Food Safety Day: Science in Action

07/03/2025

FAO and the World Health Organization (WHO) have officially launched the World Food Safety Day (7 June) campaign, revealing this year's theme: 'Food Safety: science in action', highlighting the vital role of science in keeping food safe.

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Advancing agrifood systems transformation in Uganda

04/03/2025

Advancing agrifood systems transformation through innovative policymaking in Uganda...

Costa Rica launches national pathway for more sustainable agrifood systems

18/02/2025

Costa Rica has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable agrifood systems with the launch of its revised National Pathway Costa Rica towards sustainable and healthy agrifood systems...

Empowering UN teams to transform food systems

13/02/2025

The Food Systems Thinking Guide for UN Resident Coordinators and UN Country Teams offers practical examples to advance food systems transformation through a systems approach. The guide aims at supporting UN coordination on food systems transformation efforts at country level.

Bridging local actions and national policies to reduce food waste in the Mediterranean

31/01/2025

Over 290 participants gathered for the eighth SFS-MED webinar on 28 January 2025, discussing strategies to tackle food loss and waste in Mediterranean cities and highlighting the crucial role of cities in reducing waste, improving food security and advancing agrifood systems transformation.

Steering change together: key players renew partnership for more sustainable agrifood systems in the Mediterranean

21/01/2025

FAO, CIHEAM and UfM have reaffirmed their commitment to transforming agrifood systems in the Mediterranean region by renewing their Memorandum of Understanding.

Ten ingredients to stir up urban agrifood systems transformation

20/01/2025

Outcomes of the 2024 Urban Agrifood Systems Global Workshop

PISA Community of Practice to Drive Systems Approaches in Agrifood Transformation

06/01/2025

Fostering collaboration and learning around systems approaches

Together in Action: A Collaborative Approach to Reducing Food Loss and Waste in Amman

31/12/2024

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM)...

Unlocking the potential of agritourism to transform agrifood systems

24/12/2024

In a region grappling with climate challenges and shifting rural economies, agritourism stands out as a beacon of hope. This new technical brief delves into how agritourism can drive economic vitality, environmental stewardship, and social cohesion across the Mediterranean region.

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UN Desertification COP16 in Riyadh: FAO urges global action to restore agricultural land

16/12/2024

Through events, programmes and publications, FAO reiterates its call to restore agricultural lands as key to transforming agrifood systems

Advancing Transformation of Agrifood Systems

10/12/2024

FAO and the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose host a workshop on tools and methods to support policies for transforming agrifood systems

FAO champions sustainable urban transformation at World Urban Forum

05/12/2024

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has highlighted the urgent need for sustainable urban agrifood systems in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region at the 12th World Urban Forum (WUF12). Rapid urbanization is placing immense pressure on resources, infras...

FAO at COP29: Calling for investment in agrifood systems to tackle the climate crisis

26/11/2024

At the global meeting in Azerbaijan, FAO raised agrifood solutions as key for addressing the climate crisis and supported the COP29 Presidency with important initiatives

Joining forces to transform agrifood systems in the Mediterranean

18/11/2024

Rome, Paris, Barcelona – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM), the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA)...