Trainings, tools and databases
Webinar: School Food and Nutrition Programmes – FAO global approaches and good practices from Brazil and France
The webinar featured the following presentations: FAO’s School Food and Nutrition Framework. Presenter: Diana Carter, FAO, Italy. Socio-economic Considerations of School Food and Nutrition. Presenter: Judith Hitchman, URGENCI, France Good practice from Brazil: Biodiversity in School Food in the City...
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Reports and briefs
Dimensions for the future of food systems
Food systems include the governance and economics of food, its sustainability, and the processes associated with the production, distribution, and consumption of it. Their political, social, and environmental dimensions impact our natural resources, human health, and most dimensions of life on Earth...
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A new deal for school gardening in Kyrgyzstan: developing a framework for a comprehensive policy approach
The online consultation will help to explore the linkages between school meals, nutrition education and agricultural production. It initiates a dialogue on a new role of school gardens in Kyrgyzstan with an opportunity to learn from school gardening initiatives and activities that are already in place in Kyrgyzstan and other countries.
Reports and briefs
FAO School Food and Nutrition Framework
This document is the result of an extensive consultation process and it aims at guiding the work of FAO in supporting government and institutions to develop, transform and strengthen school-based or school-relevant policies, programmes and other initiatives for enhances child and adolescents...
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Webinars and workshops
Webinar series on food systems, nutrition, social protection and migration
We are delighted to invite you to an upcoming webinar series on food systems, nutrition, social protection and migration organized in collaboration with the FAO Project Developing capacity for strengthening food security and nutrition in selected countries in the Caucasus and Central Asia, funded by the Russian Federation.
Reports and briefs
Greenhouses of health: How to improve a schoolchild’s diet
This photo-book was prepared by the Social and Industrial Food Service Institute from Moscow (Russian Federation) during the implementation of the pilot “School food and nutrition program linked to the agricultural sector” in the Armenian Republic. The pilot is a part of the comprehensive project...
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The power of unity: Schools and farmers are helping each other
This photo-book was prepared by the Social and Industrial Food Service Institute from Moscow (Russian Federation) during the implementation of the pilot “School food and nutrition program linked to the agricultural sector” in the Kyrgyz Republic. The pilot is a part of the comprehensive project...
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The green world under the dome: Vegetables from a seedbed to school canteen
This photo-book was prepared by the Social and Industrial Food Service Institute from Moscow (Russian Federation) during the implementation of the pilot “School food and nutrition program linked to the agricultural sector” in the Tajik Republic. The pilot is a part of the comprehensive project...
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Call for submissions: essay competition
Theme: “Engagement for impact in agricultural development; Stories from the African youth”
As 2018 draws to a close and the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) is developing its strategic plan covering the next ten years, the organization seeks to gain insights into the engagement of youth in agriculture on the continent by various agricultural institutions, members of the Forum. In this vein, the Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD) - Africa in collaboration with FARA is launching an essay competition to have youth articulate their experiences in youth engagement initiatives across the region, especially in the context of agri-preneurship. This is aimed at informing FARA and its constituents better on how to effectively engage with and feature youth and women in agriculture in the context of implementing FARA’s new strategy.
The essay should reflect the experience you went through as a beneficiary of an initiative involving an agricultural institution in your country or region. However, in case you were directly involved in the implementation of such an initiative, directed towards youth, and you are able to share the experience of engaging other youth, YPARD Africa may also consider your perspective as an ‘engaging youth’.
A selection of the authors of the essays of the competition will be contacted by a team of consultants to obtain further details of their documented experiences. A further selection will have a fully sponsored opportunity to participate in a three-day youth workshop/writeshop at the FARA Secretariat in Accra to share their experiences with FARA, its constituents and other youth participants. The workshop/writeshop will be scheduled in the first quarter of 2019. The dates will duly be announced.
Essay Guide
Your entry must address the following:
- Your contact details: Full name; email; WhatsApp number; Skype ID
- In what way has the initiative changed your outlook as a professional in agriculture?
- insight
- opportunities
- income levels
- networking
- •What kind of support did this intervention offer? (Describe the initiative clearly so we can attribute credit to the programme/institution)
- • What features of the initiative inspired/ empowered you most?
- • What are the challenges that this initiative helped you overcome?
- • Are there any challenges you still encounter?
- In what ways do you envision these challenges could be dealt with?
- In what way can sharing your experience be useful to other youth?
Your essay can range between 500-1000 words long and could be written in either French or English.
To ensure that your entry can be shared within the YPARD network, please first register as a member at YPARD’s website. Send your entry to [email protected] and [email protected] by Sunday, 16th December 2018
Summaries of consultations
Youth Employment in Agriculture as a Solid Solution to ending Hunger and Poverty in Africa
This document summarizes the online discussion Youth employment in agriculture as a solid solution to ending hunger and poverty in Africa, which was held on the FAO Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum) from 16 July to 10 August 2018. The discussion was organized to gather views in...