FAO Regional Office for Africa
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.
In Africa, our goal is to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. With 47 sub-Saharan African countries, the Regional Office for Africa believes that everyone can play a part in ending hunger.
Highlights
World Food Day
Right to foods for a better life and a better future
Digital Villages Initiative in Africa
The DVI is an integrated development vision that enshrines digitalisation...
OCOP in Africa
The One Country One Priority Product (OCOP)...
Regional Technical Platform
Transformation of the agriculture sector in Africa...
Recent and upcoming events
7/ 1
2025
29/1
2025
Capacity building on the use of FAIMS (Fisheries and Aquaculture Information Management System) for data collection
(Democratic Republic of the Congo), 07/01/2025 - 29/01/2025
The inland fisheries sector in Southern Africa has a crucial role to play in providing food security and nutrition, particularly for poorer segments of the population, and for sustaining livelihoods and driving economic development.
The general objective is to build capacity at national level for the use of the FAIMS in DRC ...
8/ 12
2024
9/12
2024
Launch of the SADC Parliamentary Alliance on Agrifood Systems, Food Security, and Nutrition
Livingstone (Zambia), Hybrid Event, 08/12/2024 - 09/12/2024
The SADC Parliamentary Alliance on Agrifood Systems, Food Security, and Nutrition will be officially launched on 9 December 2024 in Livingstone, Zambia.
This groundbreaking initiative, hosted by the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) in collaboration with FAO, unites parliamentarians across the region to address hunger, malnutrition, and sustainable agrifood sy...
Action Areas
Youth in Agriculture
In its Strategic Framework 2022-2031, FAO has identified youth as a critical theme across all of our work. In the Medium-Term Plan 2022-25 and Rural Youth Action Plan (RYAP), the Organization acknowledges the importance of youth as managers of our agrifood systems.
African Forestry and Wildlife Commission
The African Forestry and Wildlife Commission (AFWC) is one of the six regional forestry commissions of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The others cover the regions of Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Near East, and North America.
Digital Villages Initiative in Africa
The DVI is an integrated development vision that enshrines digitalisation...
Empowering women
Francesca Brenda Opoku is an agribusiness and entrepreneur who has over the years benefited from FAO’s support.
Great Green Wall
Explore this interactive story of Africa’s Great Green Wall.
OCOP in Africa
The One Country One Priority Product (OCOP)...
Regional Technical Platform
Transformation of the agriculture sector in Africa...
YenKasa Africa
A regional initiative by FAO, Farm Radio International, the Pan-African Farmers’ Organization and other partners, YenKasa aims to enhance knowledge and experience sharing on agriculture and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa.
FAO and the Green Climate Fund (GCF)
Explore the directory of FAO-led Green Climate Fund (GCF) projects in Africa
Green Cities Initiative
Partnerships for vibrant and inclusive African cities with green and productive urban spaces.
Hand-In-Hand Initiative
Explore the list of HiH countries in Africa.
African Commission on Agricultural Statistics (AFCAS)
The African Commission on Agricultural Statistics (AFCAS) is a statutory body of FAO and meets every two years. AFCAS brings together senior statistics officials from FAO member countries of the African continent
Stories of Impact
In Depth
IN FOCUS
Family Farming Knowledge Platform
IN FOCUS
FAO emergencies and resilience
STATISTICS
FAOSTAT - Food and agriculture data
Voices of Impact
Recent Publications
Solar irrigation potential in the Sahel
14/10/2024
The Sahel is a semi-arid region that stretches across several African countries, lying between the Sahara Desert to the north and the more humid savannah areas to the south. The region is characterized by vast land resources and excellent climatic conditions for growing many crops. However, the lack of available water means this potential remains largely unrealized. Rainfall is low and erratic, and surface water resources are limited.
Guide for the design and implementation of public–private partnerships for agribusiness development in Africa
07/05/2024
Unleashing the potential for inclusive agricultural growth and transformation in Africa requires coordinated and strategic public and private investment in the agriculture sector. Against a background of limited government resources and expertise, public–private partnerships are increasingly being promoted as a mechanism to pool resources, reduce risk, improve productivity and drive growth in the agriculture and food sectors.
This report aims at providing an overview of the agribusiness incubation and acceleration landscape in Africa. The study is a joint effort between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Agripreneurship Alliance.
01/05/2024
This report aims at providing an overview of the agribusiness incubation and acceleration landscape in Africa. The study is a joint effort between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Agripreneurship Alliance. The study mapped and analysed over 430 enterprise support organizations (ESOs) from across the continent. The high-level analysis was complemented by deep dives of incubation programmes implemented by 16 ESOs.
A companion publication for Integrating Africa’s forgotten foods for better nutrition
02/04/2024
The World Wide Fund for Nature defines a food system as “the complete set of people, institutions, activities, processes, and infrastructure involved in producing and consuming food for a given population.” (WWF, 2017). The food system has a bearing on human capital development, provision of jobs, industrial growth, structural transformation and ecosystem services.
Useful links
Contact
Regional Office for Africa
#2 Gamel Abdul Nasser Road
Accra, Ghana
P.O. Box GP 1628 Accra, Ghana
Tel: +233 (0) 302 610930
Fax: +233 (0) 302 668427
E-mail: [email protected]