The innovation of this project lies in following an inclusive market-based approach that leverages specific strengths and assets of local communities cross the rural-urban continuum to enable economic prosperity and sustainable livelihood. Community members and especially vulnerable groups will be empowered to participate in market activities as economic actors in their own right.
The subprogramme aims to accelerate the progress on multisectoral collaboration on nutrition and agrifood systems transformation in the Central Asia subregion by supporting the countries in the development of Food System Based Dietary Guidelines (FSBDGs) which are an innovative tool to combine the advantages of food system analysis, nutrition education and nutrition mainstreaming into cross-sectoral policies.
This project aims to fill a critical gap in the availability of harmonized data on the performance of pastoralism in biodiversity and the role women play into the livestock sector.
The project will develop and pilot an innovative approach to help countries to transform their rural areas and the agricultural sector effectively, thereby reducing food insecurity and poverty while promoting economic growth and environmental preservation.
Hand in Hand (HIH) supports the implementation of nationally led, ambitious programmes to accelerate agrifood systems transformations by eradicating poverty (SDG1), ending hunger and malnutrition (SDG2), and reducing inequalities (SDG10).
The subprogramme's expected outcome is that equitable access of small-scale producers and family farmers to resources is enhanced, through improved policies, strategies and programmes. The project will be implemented from 2024 to 2025 in 3 countries covering 2 FAO regions. The implementation of the project will collaborate closely with the FAO Decentralized Offices (Regional, Sub-regional and Country offices).
The subprogramme is closely aligned with FAO’s strategic framework (2022-31), contributing to the aspirational Outcome of the Programme Priority Area (PPA BE2) on bioeconomy for sustainable food and agriculture.
Start date
02/04/2024
End date
31/12/2026
Recipient / Target Areas
Barbados, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Côte d'Ivoire, Viet Nam
By actively translating the KMGBF target 10 on ‘sustainable agriculture’ into national targets, policies, measures and practices tailored to each country’s context, priorities and needs, the subprogramme will promote the alignment of environmental and agricultural action in the context of climate change.
Increased price of imported food and agricultural inputs represent additional challenges for resilience, equitability and sustainability of agri-food systems. Taking advantage of opportunities that innovation and digitalization offer, this proposal intends to minimize the impacts of challenges mentioned above as digital and precision agriculture offer solutions that can be adapted to become affordable and efficient improving crop performance, productivity and profits of small-scale producers.
FAO launched the One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) Initiative in 2021 to address the current and emerging challenges, to promote inclusive, profitable, and environmentally sustainable agrifood systems through the development of Special Agricultural Products (SAPs).
