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AgrInvest-Food Systems Project: Supporting market development of women-led organizations in Kenya
27/01/2022
27/01/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), is implementing the project “AgrInvest - Enabling inclusive and efficient private sector investment in agri-food systems” (AgrInvest-FS), to foster SDG-aligned investments in agri-food systems in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya and the Niger.
In Kenya, the project identified African indigenous vegetables...
FAO has just released a new publication on the 'Integration of environment and nutrition in life cycle assessment of food items: opportunities and challenges', with major contributions from more than 30 researchers around the world.
Today’s agri-food systems are failing in terms of their contribution the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Increasing rates...
Multi-stakeholder collaboration: Way forward for food systems transformation in the Mediterranean
14/12/2021
14/12/2021
The UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) generated a wave of food systems transformation that inspired the conversation at the third Independent UNFSS Dialogue organized by the SFS-MED Platform on Thursday, 9 December 2021. Focusing on “Pathways...
AgrInvest-Food Systems Project: Increasing the bankability of rice entrepreneurs in Burkina Faso
06/12/2021
06/12/2021
Under the AgrInvest-Food Systems Project (AgrInvest-FS), FAO, in partnership with the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM), is fostering SDG-aligned investments in agri-food systems in Africa to contribute to sustainable economic growth and boost rural employment, particularly for women and youths. With the financial support...
Consumers, with the support of consumer organizations, can be key to ensuring human rights for all people are met, according to a new report launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)...