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©FAO/Javid Gurbanov
08/10/2024
The FAO Partnerships and UN Collaboration Division (PSU) is pleased to announce an upcoming side-event during World Food Forum week titled "Empowering the Future: Private Sector Partnerships for Youth Advancement." This event will underscore the critical role of the private sector in supporting youth-focused initiatives within the agriculture and agrifood systems. Scheduled for October 18th, from 8:30 to 9:30 AM, the event will be held at FAO Headquarters in Rome. Its primary objective is to raise awareness regarding the pressing challenges faced by youth in agriculture and agrifood systems. Furthermore, it aims to highlight how private sector engagement can effectively contribute...
©FAO/Marco Colangeli
29/08/2024
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are highly dependent on importing and exporting commodities. Imports into SIDS are often used to complement narrow local resource bases with fuel, food, and bottled water; while exports tend to be concentrated in a limited number of agrifood commodities such as cane sugar, bananas, tropical beverages and forest- and fisheries-based products.  At the same time, SIDS are particularly vulnerable to rising sea levels, flooding, droughts and other effects of climate change that threaten the very agrifood value chains upon which these countries so heavily rely. SIDS thus need to channel their Nationally Determined Contributions and other...
©FAO/Mario Heller
23/08/2024
The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, the President of SFNV’s Steering Committee, Marie-France Tschudin, and SFNV’s Chief Executive Officer, Christina Senn-Jakobsen, signed a Letter of Intent to create mechanisms to develop innovative solutions to address the root causes and mitigate the consequences of agrifood systems challenges that currently constrain progress. Switzerland’s thriving food ecosystem is developing a wealth of innovations to tackle some of the most pressing global food challenges. FAO and SFNV will establish a closer collaboration in the areas of innovation, healthy diets and nutrition. The new FAO-SFNV collaboration will focus on: Innovative solutions: Creating a mechanism to identify, develop, refine, and...
Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley (SFNV)
©FAO-STREIT/Amir Khaleghiyan
14/08/2024
Wewak, Papua New Guinea – Along the picturesque banks of the Sepik River in the Angoram District of East Sepik Province in Papua New Guinea, lies a small community where the power of innovation is creating ripples of change. At the heart of this community stands Tina Savinio, a determined woman leading the Kandangapma Women's Business Group. Thanks to the support from the EU-STREIT PNG Programme, Tina and her group have experienced remarkable improvements in their livelihoods, nutrition, and overall well-being. The Kandangapma Women's Business Group was empowered through comprehensive training on group business management, group dynamics, financial literacy, ICT skills, Family...
©FAO
28/06/2024
In food security and agricultural development, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial role in supporting vulnerable populations. However, they often face significant challenges in accessing financial resources, with women-owned businesses particularly struggling to secure credit and liquidity, making them more vulnerable to market disruptions. Addressing the gender gap in agriculture is vital. FAO’s 2023 report on "The Status of Women in Agrifood Systems" highlights that reducing disparities in farm productivity and wage employment could increase global GDP by 1% (nearly USD 1 trillion) and decrease global food insecurity by 2 percentage points, lifting approximately 45 million people out of...

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