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Major report, 2021
Public support mechanisms for agriculture in many cases hinder the transformation towards healthier, more sustainable, equitable and efficient food systems, thus actively steering us away from meeting the Sustainable Development Goals and targets of the...
Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets for all
Major report, 2021
In recent years, several major drivers have put the world off track to ending world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. The challenges have grown with the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment...
Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets for all
Major report, 2021
The In Brief version of the FAO flagship publication, The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021, contains the key messages and main points from the publication and is aimed at the...
Policy report
Country case study, 2021
The United Republic of Tanzania has a predominantly agricultural economy, with agriculture accounting for more than two-thirds of employment in rural areas and representing 30 percent of GDP. Yet, by global standards and even by...
Available in:English
The case of rice processors in Senegal
Technical study, 2021
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study, No. 10.
The objective of this publication is multifold. First, it aims to learn from small and medium sized agrifood manufacturers about the role they play in food systems transformation...
Technical study, 2020
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study, No. 6.
The analysis in this report aims to guide policymaking in the Co-operative Republic of Guyana in support of the agricultural development and diversification strategy and support decision making...
Available in:English
Transforming food systems for affordable healthy diets
Major report, 2020
Updates for many countries have made it possible to estimate hunger in the world with greater accuracy this year. In particular, newly accessible data enabled the revision of the entire series of undernourishment estimates for...
Transforming food systems for affordable healthy diets
Major report, 2020
The In Brief version of the FAO flagship publication, The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020, contains the key messages and main points from the publication and is aimed at the...
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief 24
Policy brief, 2020
Notwithstanding an increasing demand for their derived products, roots and tubers value chains in Africa remain loose, fragmented and informal, and many market opportunities remain unexploited. Some encouraging new investment initiatives in roots and tubers...
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FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief 23
Policy brief, 2020
Even if roots and tubers are generally tolerant to poor soils and droughts, they can be affected by climate variability and change. In order to address climate risks, value chains’ actors require timely and accurate...
Available in:English