Results

Unity is the cornerstone of FAO’s mission to address global challenges and achieve food security and nutrition for all, leaving no one behind. This report summarizes FAO’s partnership activities with non-state actors in 2024 – including academia and research institutions, civil society organizations and the private sector – exploring how FAO and its partners work together for transformative outcomes, guided by the framework of FAO’s four betters. It presents key data on partnership achievements, from the number and global distribution of partnerships to success stories that illustrate how these alliances address the complexity of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)....

To accelerate agrifood systems transformation across Asia and the Pacific, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Grow Asia have renewed their partnership through a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed virtually this week. Building on the achievements and learnings of the previous MoU (2021–2024), the new phase of partnership will focus on enhancing the resilience, inclusiveness and sustainability of agrifood systems in the region. FAO and Grow Asia have collaborated closely in recent years, bringing together FAO’s technical expertise and Grow Asia’s multistakeholder network spanning six country partnerships and more than 775 partners. The joint initiatives...

A cocoa cupping competition in East Sepik, Papua New Guinea, brought nine British specialty buyers and boutique chocolatiers to taste chocolates made from 39 Sepik cocoa producer samples. Judges and visitors praised the beans’ consistent processing and A-grade export quality, signalling strong market interest.

Through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), FAO collaborates with Mars to strengthen global food safety and food chain preparedness, enhancing problem-solving capabilities and scientific collaboration to support resilient, safe, and sustainable agrifood systems in line with the One Health approach and the Sustainable Development Goals.

1.    Introduction Between May and September 2024, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held three meetings with private sector partners under its Private Sector Advisory Group (PSAG). These meetings focused on aligning private sector engagement, climate action, and innovation in the transformation of agrifood systems. The sessions reflected FAO’s strategic shift toward a proactive, agile, and inclusive model of collaboration with non-state actors to advance progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), while maintaining coherence with the 1.5°C climate threshold. 2.     PSAG Dialogues during 2024 First Session: Achieving SDG 2 without breaching the 1.5 C...