Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires a significant increase in investment in agriculture and food systems. In particular, realising the first two SDGs - eradicating hunger and poverty – was estimated in 2015 to require an additional USD 140...

The Tunisian Agency for the Promotion of Agricultural Investment (APIA), in collaboration with FAO and the National Institute of Agricultural Research of Tunisia (INRAT), announces the start of activities of the "Agri-accelerator Hub". This hub will support young agro-entrepreneurs to...

Investing in youth and empowering young agri-entrepreneurs to invest responsibly in their farms and businesses are fundamental to achieving many of the Sustainable Development Goals. Youth are the future of food security for all, but many young people see no...

Le Pôle de réflexion sur les investissements des jeunes agri-entrepreneurs (PRIJA), mis en œuvre par le Laboratoire d’Economie rurale de l’INRAT en collaboration avec la FAO et l’Agence de Promotion de l’Investissement Agricole (APIA), lance une consultation nationale pour l’amélioration...

FAO carried out its first virtual capacity assessment on responsible investments in agriculture and food systems (RAI) and gender in Sierra Leone. The goal was to assess in a participatory way the existing and needed capacities in the country to enhance RAI that empowers women and promote gender equality, and to elaborate a...