Integrating agrifood systems within the urban development agenda

Discover how continuous reflection, collaboration and knowledge exchange can help stakeholders navigate uncertainties and build more resilient agrifood systems, leaving no one behind. 

This technical study delves into the pressing need for a systems approach to address the complex challenges in the Mediterranean. Drawing on insights from the UN Food Systems Summit, the report highlights strategies for sustainable development and regional collaboration to reshape agrifood systems, drive impactful change through strengthening networks and embracing systems thinking.

Exploring how cities can accelerate the transformation of agrifood systems through inclusive governance and partnerships that link local actions with global strategies...

A newly released brief by the FAO, "Policymaking for agrifood systems transformation in Viet Nam", highlights policy processes and good practices in transforming the country's agrifood systems. The brief examines Viet Nam's agrifood policies, including th

Insights from the HLPE-FSN report and FAO’s work for a food-secure world...

FAO is bringing together global partners for a groundbreaking Urban Agrifood Systems Workshop, taking place from September 9 to 11 at its headquarters in Rome, Italy.

This event, co-organized with ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, brings together a diverse gr...

FAO leads UN Commission on Population and Development to call for actions that favor responsible consumption and production patterns

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 MediterraneanThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will jointly conv

QU Dongyu outlines ways to minimize the impacts of the pandemic on agri-food systems at Mediterranean Dialogues 2020

FAO Director-General addresses high-level side event in Addis Ababa...

In address to Rome’s storied Lincei science institute, FAO Director-General QU outlines Four Betters approach, calls for holistic and systemic thinking

World Food Safety Day has arrived, this year under the theme “food safety: prepare for the unexpected”!

FAO held a High-Level Dialogue on Sustainable Urban Food Systems for SDG Acceleration at the GFHS, December 2022.

FAO’s Director-General calls on food industry to transform production and supply and value chains

Voices from the Cities within Multi-level Governance mechanisms...

Feeding Intermediary Cities...

FAO Director-General joins G20 leaders in calls to scale up COVID-19 response

On Tuesday, 12 October (12:45 –14:15 CEST) FAO will virtually host a Side Event of the 49 Committee on World Food Security (CFS). The Webinar - Addressing Nutrition and Environmental Challenges: The Role of Cities and Local Governments for Inclusive and S

Through the Hand-in-Hand initiative, the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme and other actions, FAO can help ensure well-functioning global food markets, promote responsible investments, and reduce food loss and waste, among other areas.