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Inter-country learning dialogue on multistakeholder governance for agrifood systems transformation
11/04/2024
Lire en français - اقرأ بالعربيةBringing a diversity of voices together to collectively implement a long-term visionJump to: Insights from practice | Country experiences | Read moreA total of 57 participants from 14 countries around the Mediterranean and
FAO and Rikolto Join Forces to Foster Sustainable Urban Agrifood Systems
25/03/2024
FAO and the international NGO Rikolto seal a new strategic partnership to advance sustainable and resilient urban agrifood systems Through a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), FAO and Rikolto officialise a partnership to expand collaboration towards t
Blue Transformation: strategies and actions for sustainable agrifood systems in the Mediterranean
18/03/2024
The SFS-MED Platform is organizing the seventh technical webinar of a series about the levers for food systems transformation. In this interactive webinar, representatives from governments, businesses, researchers, international organizations and civil so
Extended Call for submission: How can we achieve more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient agrifood systems?
14/03/2024
How can FAO better support countries in addressing governance of agrifood systems transformation?
Uganda’s Journey towards Sustainable Agrifood Systems
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
Agrifood systems transformation holds the key to our environmental challenges
01/03/2024
FAO Deputy Director-General Semedo joins the United Nations Environment Assembly and Quadripartite Executive Annual Meeting
How to transform Agrifood Systems: 37th Session of FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific officially opens
21/02/2024
How to transform agrifood systems and act as global agent of change the key focus
Transforming Suriname’s Pineapple Industry: UN-Led Initiative Targets Sustainable Growth
15/01/2024
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
COP28: FAO launches global roadmap process to eradicate hunger within 1.5°C limits
11/12/2023
The roadmap envisions transforming agrifood systems from a net emitter to a carbon sink...
COP28: Global agrifood systems are the climate solution, FAO Director-General tells world leaders
01/12/2023
In World Climate Action Summit address, QU Dongyu asserted that new FAO 1.5 °C Roadmap and Emirates declaration are key to climate action and achieving all SDGs...
A digital journey into Mediterranean agrifood systems
28/11/2023
Exploring catalytic levers, inspiring stories and common solutions for transformation Today, on the occasion of the Day of the Mediterranean 2023, the SFS-MED Platform proudly launches the interactive tool “Sustainable agrifood systems in the Mediterranea
Partnering for action in Mediterranean cities
15/11/2023
Advancing Urban Agrifood Systems Transformation The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), jointly with the SFS-MED Platform, held the session “Partnering for Action in the Mediterranean”, within the framework of the event "Engagin
Innovative policy-making for agrifood systems transformation
13/11/2023
FAO announces a new important partnership to improve policy-making for agrifood systems.As an important step of its work on agrifood systems transformation, FAO's division on Food Systems and Food Safety (ESF) is launching a partnership with the Institute
FAO calls for transforming urban food systems in the Near East and North Africa region
10/11/2023
A regional event aims at leveraging urban and local agrifood systems for sustainable and inclusive transformation...
Engaging cities in sustainable and inclusive agrifood systems transformation
03/11/2023
Urbanization is a major trend with profound implications for agrifood systems, including land use changes, labor constraints, complex market linkages and growing informal food markets...
Maximizing Transformative Opportunities for Healthy Diets in Sustainable Urban Food Systems
23/10/2023
In the global pursuit of achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, one imperative stands out: the need to ensure equitable and inclusive access to healthy diets from sustainable food systems, leveraging the pivotal role of city and local gov
Showcasing the Multistakeholder Collaboration Guide During the 2023 Science and Innovation Forum
19/10/2023
FAO is going to host a short talk on institutional innovation today, as part of the Science and Innovation Forum (SIF) currently taking place. Siobhan Kelly, Agribusiness Officer in the Food Systems and Food Safety Division (ESF) in FAO, will be speaking
Capacity-building programme on policymaking for agrifood systems transformation
16/10/2023
12 and 17 October 2023 – Online via Teams By now, it is well acknowledged that the agrifood system is a key entry point for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs). The UN Food Systems Summit in 2021 was an important impetus for t
World Food Day and World Food Forum 2023 set to spark global action for water, climate action and sustainable agrifood systems
11/10/2023
On 16-20 October, FAO headquarters in Rome will welcome world leaders, experts, changemakers and youth and indigenous activists to work for a sustainable future...
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste: FAO calls for circular model in agrifood systems
29/09/2023
Director-General says “take-make-use-discard” model wasteful and unsustainable as FAO launches new Food Loss App