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MAFAP hosts policy-dialogue event to boost potential of Ghana’s agrifood sector
03/07/2024
The Monitoring, Prioritizing and Optimizing Public Investments in the Agrifood Sector for Greater Socioeconomic Impact in Ghana workshop brought together over 35 representatives from government institutions to engage with policymakers on new economic analyses.
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MAFAP holds briefing with new director for agricultural development at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
26/06/2024
The MAFAP team had the opportunity to discuss the programme with a Gates Foundation delegation visiting Rome for meetings at FAO and Rome-based agencies.

MAFAP team delivers capacity-development training to civil servants in Rwanda
20/06/2024
Over a dozen staff from various ministries and institutions benefitted from in-person training on MAFAP’s policy-monitoring tools as part of a three-day upskilling workshop.

MAFAP team meets Nigeria’s Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security to strengthen ties on policy engagement
10/06/2024
The team in Nigeria and Deputy Director for Agrifood Economics and Policy at FAO held a number of high-level meetings with Nigerian policymakers as well as the UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria and country heads of WFP and IFAD

MAFAP and Nigeria hold joint workshop in Abuja to advance agrifood policy support
07/06/2024
FAO's Monitoring and Analysing Food and Agricultural Policies (MAFAP) programme, FAO in Nigeria and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) organized a workshop on 6th June 2024 to discuss the findings from a series of policy analyses and to present a new economy-wid...