Agrifood Systems

07/03/2023
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
05/03/2024
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
30/11/2021
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...
27/05/2021
Urgent actions needed to ensure healthy and sustainable diets to all
14/06/2021
FAO, CIHEAM, UfM, One Planet SFS Programme and PRIMA join forces to contribute to the UN Food Systems Summit and to advance food systems transformation in the MediterraneanWithin the framework of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, the Food and Agriculture O
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
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
06/05/2021
Leaders spoke of continued partnership at the 2021 Strategic Dialogue  
24/07/2024
FAO’s Agrifood Systems and Food Safety Division (ESF), supported by the Government of Ireland, has teamed up with the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) at University College London (UCL) to launch a series of initiatives, including a cutt
07/05/2021
FAO's Chief Scientist presents the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 Science Days to be held on 8-9 July  
17/06/2020
Tunnel and vertical gardens are shortening supply chains, ensuring access to fresh food during the COVID-19 pandemic
28/04/2021
Governmental representatives, the UN family, producers organizations and civil society representatives, the business community, and representatives of international development partners met in Kampala... 
01/07/2021
FAO Director-General addresses African Heads of State at Pre-UN Food Systems Summit Dialogue...
16/06/2023
FAO and World Health Organization (WHO) are celebrating World Food Safety Day this month, recognizing the key role of Food Safety for Food Systems transformation.  The importance of Sustainable Food Systems is more widely recognized in a fast-paced and in
25/06/2021
FAO Director-General calls for greater co-operation to fight food insecurity...
13/04/2023
Agrifood systems are a major employer of women globally and constitute a more important source of livelihood for women than for men in many countries...
17/10/2022
Food loss and waste reduction: how can we better integrate science and innovation in our actions?  - This will be the title of a new special event, organized in the the framework of the FAO Science and Innovation Forum, on Wednesday 19 October at 11 AM (C
30/03/2020
COVID-19 and the risk to food supply chains: How to respond?
08/06/2022
FAO Director-General participates along with dozens of ministers in summit to tackle higher prices for food, fertilizer and fuel...