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International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste: FAO calls for circular model in agrifood systems
29/09/2023
Director-General says “take-make-use-discard” model wasteful and unsustainable as FAO launches new Food Loss App
Agrifood systems take center stage at SDG Summit and 78th UN General Assembly
22/09/2023
Delegation led by Director-General QU Dongyu, consisting of FAO’s Chief Economist, Chief Scientist and several division directors, showed FAO’s commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals...
Webinaire SFS-MED no 6: Croissance verte: stratégies et actions pour assurer la mise en place de systèmes alimentaires durables dans la région Méditerranée
06/09/2023
Date et lieu: Mardi 12 septembre 2023, 9 h 30 - 11 h (HAEC) Lien pour s’inscrire:Cliquer ici / Lien de diffusion en continu:Cliquer ici Des services d’interprétationsimultanéeserontdisponiblesenanglais et enfrançais. La Plateforme SFS-MED organise le sixi
SFS-MED Webinar 6: Green growth: Strategies and Actions to shift towards Sustainable Agrifood Systems in the Mediterranean Region
06/09/2023
Date and time: Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 9:30-11:00 (CEST) Registration link: Click here / Streaming link: Click here Live interpretation in English and French will be provided. The SFS-MED Platformis organizing the sixth technical webinar of a series
Food Systems for Shared Prosperity: Achieving equitable, inclusive and sustainable economic prosperity in agrifood systems and rural development
31/07/2023
The Leadership Dialogue on Food Systems for Prosperity, held on 25 July duing the UNFSS+2 Stocktaking Moment, focused on identifying concrete approaches that can be incorporated into policies and national pathways to drive economic prosperity in synergy w
Empowering governance for equitable change in agrifood systems worldwide
28/07/2023
Country experiences shared during a special event at UNFSS+2 The special event “Governance for agrifood systems transformation”, held in the framework of the UNFSS+2 Stocktaking Moment, brought together global leaders, policymakers, and experts to discus
Acting together: City, subnational and national governments reshaping agrifood systems
28/07/2023
Global challenges of food insecurity and malnutrition - driven by climate, biodiversity and socio-economic crises and conflicts - require urgent and collective action and coordination among multiple actors, including city, subnational, and national govern
Governance for Agrifood Systems Transformation
25/07/2023
Following the UN Food Systems Summit 2021, more than 120 countries have been engaging stakeholders to translate the national pathways into concrete food systems transformation plans, and mainstreaming food systems in national development plans and policie
INTERVIEW: Food systems contribute to solving ‘world's most important challenges’
24/07/2023
Director of the FAO Division of Food Systems and Food Safety Corinna Hawkes says a holistic and sustainable approach is needed to ensure nutritious food and sustainable livelihoods for all...
A Video Interview with Dr. Corinna Hawkes, FAO Director of Food Systems and Food Safety from the Brussels Urban Summit
23/07/2023
The resilience of our food system is being pushed to the absolute limits,” said Corinna Hawkes, Director for food systems at FAO during the session on Urban food policies for a sustainable and just future at the Brussels Urban Summit. “And we know from ou
Food Systems for Shared Prosperity: Achieving equitable, inclusive and sustainable economic prosperity in food systems and rural development
21/07/2023
Improving environment, society and health while also generating shared economic prosperity is a significant challenge in agrifood systems. Despite the immense benefits provided by agrifood systems, many, particularly the poorest and the traditionally marg
The UN Food Systems Summit+2 should be a moment of solidarity between nations: FAO Food Systems Director, Interview with Corinna Hawkes, Director of the FAO Division of Food Systems and Food Safety
21/07/2023
The FAO newsroom published an interview with Dr. Corinna Hawkes, Director of the Food Systems and Food Safety Division, FAO ahead of the UNFSS + 2 summit taking place 24-27 July 2023 in FAO headquarters in Rome.
FAO organises a meeting to share experiences on multi-stakeholder cooperation
20/07/2023
Agrifood systems involve complex challenges, whose scale and nature call for a systemic, multi-level and multi-stakeholder participatory approach across economic, social, and environmental dimensions. Multi-stakeholder collaboration therefore needs to for
FAO at the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment
20/07/2023
The stage is set in Rome for the three-day high-level meeting aimed to advance agrifood systems transformation...
Leadership Dialogue on “Food loss and waste prevention and reduction: a key lever for agrifood systems transformation”
20/07/2023
Significantly high levels of food loss and waste (FLW) occur in the global agrifood system. Up to 13.2 percent of food produced globally is lost while 17 percent is wasted. FLW has negative impacts on food security and nutrition – including for the 828 mi
Food Systems Transformation in Practice – Successes, Challenges and the Way Forward
20/07/2023
Plenary Session 1: Food Systems Transformation in Practice – Successes, Challenges and the Way Forward will be an opportunity to share agrifood systems transformation experiences; identify best practices and showcase successes that can be replicated acros
Multi-stakeholder collaboration for food systems transformation: from concepts to action
19/07/2023
This side-event will share good practices and country experiences on how to effectively operationalise cross-sectoral, and multi-stakeholder collaboration for sustainable food systems transformation. Representatives of selected countries in Africa, Asia,
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Empowering Cities for Sustainable Food Systems Transformation
19/07/2023
The global population is rapidly urbanizing, with urban areas expected to accommodate 68% of people by 2050. As cities become hubs of consumption and economic activity, they play a crucial role in shaping the future of food systems. Recognizing this, an i
City, subnational, and national governments join actions with multiple actors towards healthy, inclusive, sustainable, and resilient food systems.
18/07/2023
Transitions to sustainable food systems require many changes. Integrated solutions are needed to respond to multiple challenges. Urbanization plays an important role in this transition, as cities consume 70% of all food while contributing to greenhouse ga
Promoting sustainable food systems in the Mediterranean: fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange among cities
07/07/2023
On 13 July FAO is organizing a webinar to present strategies on advancing urban food systems transformation in the Mediterranean area...