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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
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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)...

Cities as Catalysts for Change
12/11/2024
Insights from Side Event at the 52 Committee on World Food Security (CFS)

Media as a catalyst for agrifood systems transformation
04/11/2024
A side event during the World Food Forum highlights the power of media for sustainable agrifood systems

FAO's call for agrifood systems transformation resounds at UN Biodiversity COP16 in Colombia
01/11/2024
Through several events and new publications, FAO put the spotlight on agrifood systems as biodiversity solutions

Innovative financial mechanisms to support the transformation of urban agrifood systems
30/10/2024
Integrating agrifood systems within the urban development agenda