Banana is Malawi’s fourth biggest staple crop, after maize, rice and cassava. With the right investments and strategic support, the banana sector has the potential to provide greater benefits in food and nutrition security and commercial value for growers, transporters, consumers and food processor

FAO and the Agricultural Credit Corporation (ACC) signed a cooperation agreement to support the development of innovative and sustainable financing mechanisms that contribute to enhancing Jordan’s agrifood system.

Maseru — Lesotho is strengthening its national capacity to develop a more sustainable and productive potato sector through a series of technical exchanges, field visits and training events supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 

Led by the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, the project is designed to strengthen the entire banana value chain, from production and processing to marketing and access to international markets.   

FAO and UNIDO launch a joint programme aiming to transform Jordan’s fruits and vegetables sector into an inclusive, climate‑resilient, and market‑driven system.

ASTA in Suriname has been awarded the 2025 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Partnership Award in the Social category. The initiative is recognized for transforming traditional pineapple production into an inclusive, sustainable, and competitive value chain.

FAO and UNIDO have announced the successful completion of the design phase of a landmark national strategy aimed at transforming the Republic of Moldova’s table grape sector into a competitive, climate-resilient and inclusive industry.

Suriname has taken a major step toward unlocking the potential of its pineapple sector with the official launch of the Collateral Support Facility, a pioneering mechanism designed to de-risk loans and expand access to finance for pineapple smallholder and Indigenous and Tribal farmers.

In a strategic move to transform its pineapple sector, Suriname is introducing contract farming through a sustainable value chain development project. The initiative is part of ASTA, an innovative collaboration between FAO and UNIDO aimed at tackling development challenges, fostering partnerships and mobilizing public and private investments in agrifood sectors in developing countries.

The JP focuses on developing the capacity of the government to operationalise systems-based programmes and improve the sustainability performance and resilience of the agrifood system in Jordan in light of key challenges, including threats of climate change, food insecurity, and considering the urgent need for inclusion of women, youth and refugees.

The Ministry of Agriculture in Jordan, in collaboration with FAO and UNIDO, has launched a Joint SDG Fund-funded joint programme to transform Jordan's agrifood system towards greater sustainability and resilience.

The Republic of Moldova's table grape sector is set to gain new opportunities thanks to its inclusion in the "One Country One Priority Product" (OCOP) initiative, led globally by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). A pivotal technical assistance agreement, valued at USD 350 000 for two years, was formalized at the start of this week between the FAO Representative in the Republic of Moldova, Raimund Jehle, and the Deputy Prime-minister and Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAFI), Vladimir Bolea.

Food system transformation, supporting local organic production of pineapples and modernizing supply chain management is the focus of the ASTA Joint Programme of FAO, UNIDO, UNFPA and ILO in Suriname. Funded by the Joint SDG Fund, the project hosted a visit of UN team, including the UN Resident Coordinator, Ms. Joanna Kazana and FAO Rome economic adviser Ms. Margherita Bavagnoli who visited the the pineapple field trial site in Redi Doti village near Paramaribo and a bustling fruit and vegetable processing workshop in Pierre Kondre.

A 1,200 square meter state-of-the-art trial plot, carefully selected for its well-drained sandy soils, serves as the canvas for a pioneering agricultural experiment. Over 3,000 pineapple plants of the local Stuger and Ingi Nasi varieties have been meticulously planted, involving harrowing, sub-soiling and bedding, while upholding the principles of organic farming. 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), launched today a project to focus on the transformation of food systems in Jordan through the regional project “SFS-MED - a multi-stakeholder initiative for sustainable food s...

FAO and UNIDO have jointly launched the Agrifood Systems Transformation Accelerator (ASTA), a global programme designed to help Least Developed Countries make their agrifood systems more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable by fostering partnerships and generating public-private investments. 

The Lagos State Government has promised to upgrade the development of the Coconut value chain in the state. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, who disclosed this while receiving report on coconut value chain analysis from FAO and UNIDO, said the report was aimed at ensuring coconut contributes maximally to the economy by creating more employment and more wealth.

Palm oil is the most widely consumed edible oil in Tanzania, yet 98 percent of the demand is currently met by imported products. Palm oil value chain development thus offers great potential for import substitution, but requires significant increase in production efficiency.

Under the “Sustainable, resilient and inclusive food systems development Programme”, funded by the global Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism (FMM), FAO has supported the Government of Zambia and the soybean industry in preparing the soybean value chain analysis and upgrading sector strategy for 2023-2028.

A joint effort to boost the livelihoods of small-scall oil palm farmers. In January 2022, a letter of agreement was developed between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), (LoA FAO-TARI) on Sustainable Oil Palm Produ...