- Agriculture is vital to the continued diversification of Nigeria’s economy and to rural prosperity and food security. The complexity of the country's agricultural market system requires a systems approach that encompasses entire targeted value chains and builds links among value ...

- Under the FAO Multi-Partner Programme Support Mechanism (FMM) project on Inclusive Value Chain Development in Africa, FAO partnered with the African Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (AFRACA) to organize and deliver a training on agricultural value chain finance. The one-week ...

- The Russian farmers’ cooperative LavkaLavka created BioCoin, an eco-cryptocurrency and international blockchain-based loyalty platform. This innovative financial instrument can have a positive impact on food systems and value chains as it aims to create a network of socially responsible companies ...

- The promotion of links among local stakeholders, their territories and their food products is a pathway for sustainable development in rural communities throughout the world. Geographical indications (GIs) represent a product differentiation strategy that can offer a competitive advantage to ...

- Food systems thinking has become central to FAO’s work. As such, there is a need for a clear, common framework to guide projects and policy recommendations, and to provide greater internal consistency to our work. To this end, the Sustainable ...