On September 23, FAO signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AsiaDHRRA, a leading civil society organization in Asia, aimed at joining forces to advance food security in the region and accelerate progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. An...

FAO, the National Agricultural Research Institute of Tunisia (INRAT), and the Agricultural Investment Promotion Agency (APIA) propose five key recommendations to empower young agri-entrepreneurs to invest in Tunisian agriculture and food systems. These recommendations have been developed through an inclusive...

The webinar “ASEAN family farmers and COVID-19: impacts, innovations, investments” provided an opportunity to discuss the impact of COVID-19 in the agricultural sector of the ASEAN countries, examine challenges to food systems, and identify measures and opportunities to build more...

FAO organized an inception workshop to kick off the implementation of its blended learning programme “Creating an enabling environment for responsible investment in agriculture and food systems”. The workshop took place simultaneously in Monrovia (Liberia) and Freetown (Sierra Leone) on...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Parliament of Latin America and the Caribbean (PARLATINO) have released a declaration on increasing responsible investment in agriculture and food systems in the face of the COVID-19 crisis.  "This...