Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and small-scale producers form the backbone of food systems in most countries and can play a pivotal role in the improvement of nutrition and the achievement of healthy diets for all. However, they face critical finance, policy and capacity development challenges in making their business more nutrition-sensitive.
In response to these challenges, FAO is working to leverage the potential of local small-scale producers and MSMEs as a key to reducing hunger and malnutrition, and improving livelihoods among the poorest and most vulnerable.
Tools and publications
- E-learning series on SMEs and nutrition:
- Discussion paper: Small and medium enterprises and nutrition: understanding linkages, seizing opportunities
- Project flyer (GCP/GLO/489/IRE): Boosting the capacities of small scale producers and SMEs for the nutrition of the most vulnerable
Interventions and projects
- Capacity development and technical support for small-scale producers and SMEs within the project “Protecting the diets of the most vulnerable people as part of COVID-19 response and recovery programme” (GCP/GLO/489/IRE)
- Capacity development and technical support for SMEs within the project “Strengthening capacities for nutrition-sensitive food systems through a multistakeholder approach” (GCP/GLO/712/JPN)