Agrifood Systems

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Empowering women in food systems and strengthening the local capacities and resilience of SIDS in the agrifood sector
This leaflet will present the aim of the subprogramme, which is to enhance women’s participation in and the benefits they receive from the development of selected value chains through improved access to resources and innovative and climate-resilient services, technologies and practices. This subprogramme will contribute to enhancing food security and nutrition in SIDS through the development of efficient, resilient and inclusive food systems, which are key to mitigating the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural settings. The tourism sector is one important area that is common to all SIDS countries and that is currently facing big challenges due to...
FAO COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme - Food systems transformation
Building to transform during response and recovery
Cities and local governments at the forefront in building inclusive and resilient food systems
Key results from the FAO Survey “Urban Food Systems and COVID-19"  
Webinar Recording: Agribusiness Incubation in Sub-Saharan Africa (French)
This webinar presents the key findings from a study of agribusiness incubators across the African continent and identifies opportunities for strengthening the incubation environment on the content to promote agro-entrepreneurship.  
Webinar Recording: Agribusiness Incubation in Sub-Saharan Africa
This webinar presents the key findings from a study of agribusiness incubators across the African continent and identifies opportunities for strengthening the incubation environment on the content to promote agro-entrepreneurship.
Artworks fileadmin/user_upload/food_systems/images/large_ARTWORKS.png Cities and COVID-19: Food access for vulnerable communities in practice
Illustrations from the Webinar Cities and Covid-19 - Food access for vulnerable communities.
Webinar Recording: COVID-19 and investments in agriculture -  Challenges and opportunities for transforming food systems in Africa
In times of COVID-19, the Webinar held on 2 July 2020 analyses funding and investments opportunities for agrifood SMEs in Africa. It is a roundtable among different actors who interact and mutually share their experiences and innovative practices also to cope and react to the pandemic.    
Flyer - AgrInvest Project
Under the corporate AgrInvest Initiative, FAO, in partnership with the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM), is implementing the project “AgrInvest/Enabling inclusive and efficient private sector investment in agri-food systems”. This project aims at fostering SDG-aligned investments in agrifood systems in Africa that contribute to sustainable economic growth and generate rural employment, particularly for women and youths.Benefitting from the financial support of the Government of Italy, the project is implemented in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya and the Niger.
Webinar Recording: Cities and Covid-19 - food access for vulnerable communities in practice
How can cities maintain access to safe and nutritious food for vulnerable people during COVID-19?  In this webinar FAO, UNEP, RUAF, ICLEI and Rikolto share the experience of 3 cities: New York City (USA), Kampala (Uganda) and Quito (Ecuador).
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