On Wednesday 29 July from 2 to 4 PM (CET), FAO will host the Online Event Urban Food Systems and COVID-19 – Key Results from a FAO Global Survey.

Agrifood systems involve complex challenges, whose scale and nature call for a systemic, multi-level and multi-stakeholder participatory approach across economic, social, and environmental dimensions. Multi-stakeholder collaboration therefore needs to for

Plenary Session 1: Food Systems Transformation in Practice – Successes, Challenges and the Way Forward will be an opportunity to share agrifood systems transformation experiences; identify best practices and showcase successes that can be replicated acros

Leveraging urban and local food systems for sustainable food systems transformation...

As more go hungry and malnutrition persists, achieving Zero Hunger by 2020 is in doubt, the UN report warns. 

Suriname is a small island developing state on the Northeast Coast of South America, with 95% of its land covered by forest. Most of its population is concentrated in the coastal areas, with the interior regions still underdeveloped and suffering from pov

Collaboration to focus on sustainable food systems, biodiversity, climate and urban initiatives

Accelerating Food Systems transformation, launching new commitments through coalitions of action...

Food systems experts from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the University of Pennsylvania shared insights on the critical challenges facing the global food system and spoke about the work being done to support its sust

 Gender challenges in the Pineapple Value Chain in Suriname Suriname is a small, multi-ethnic country in South America, renowned for its tropical rainforests that cover over 80% of its land. In and at the edge of its forests, the pineapple value chain is

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (2022), one of the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic is that investing in biodiversity conservation and eco-systems restoration is key to both halting deforestation and to reducing r

Focusing on the theme “Pathways for the future of Sustainable Food Systems in the Mediterranean”, the UNFSS Independent Dialogue will take stock of regional and national efforts in following up to the UN Food Systems Summit, allowing to exchange on the wa

New FAO report finds agricultural losses from natural hazards continue to soar, inflicting economic damage and undermining nutrition

Rwanda is working towards becoming upper-middle income by the year 2035 and a high-income country by 2050. While Rwanda’s economic transformation depends on many other sectors, agriculture  remains a key driver to attain the desired income status the coun

Targeting indigenous communities, including women and youth... 

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

FAO Director-General outlines steps to make agrifood systems more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable at ministerial-level event in New York...

The Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Conference in İstanbul to present food systems assessments and explore next stepsİstanbul, Türkiye – The Regional Conference on Food Systems Sustainability in the Black Sea Region, organized by the Regional Cooper

A new episode of the FAO's podcast series Towards sustainable agrifood systems illustrates Uganda's efforts to enhance the sustainability of its agrifood system. The episode sheds light on recent developments in Uganda's agrifood institutional and policy

The event wants to raise awareness on the value of urban and local governments to make food systems more inclusive, sustainable, equitable, and resilient to achieve healthy diets for all...