Foro Global sobre Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición (Foro FSN)

Based on the good practices and lessons learned from PARE 1+1, this webinar focuses on developing public programmes – from design to monitoring and evaluation – to channel remittances into sustainable investment of small and medium-sized agribusinesses.

Organizada en el marco del Año Internacional de las Legumbres 2016, este seminario en línea contó con la presencia de los expertos de la FAO Teodardo Calles y Fernanda Grande, quienes presentaron los beneficios de las legumbres desde una perspectiva agroecológica y nutricional. Las presentaciones de los dos expertos fueron seguidas por una sesión de preguntas y respuestas que permitió a los participantes realizar una breve ronda de intervenciones.

FAO’s Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum) is organizing the two-day Workshop “FSN Forum policy dialogues: contributing to food security and nutrition policy processes at country and regional level”, in Rome on 10-11 December 2015.

Extending social protection and risk management systems effectively to rural populations is often a challenge for government institutions in many developing countries. The High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition has recognized in its 2012 report the importance of involving non-state actors, including rural organizations, in the formulation and execution of social protection systems.

En las próximas décadas, el cambio climático va a complicar el desafío de garantizar una alimentación y nutrición adecuadas para una población creciente. Para concienciar sobre este importante tema y contribuir a la comprensión de sus efectos en los sistemas alimentarios, el Foro FSN ha unido sus fuerzas con el Programa de Mitigación del Cambio Climático en la Agricultura (MICCA) de la FAO para organizar una sesión de aprendizaje.

The FSN Forum hosted a presentation of the book “Street Food. Culture, Economy, Health and Governance” in FAO, 9 December 2014. This book provides a comprehensive perspective on street food, on its immense cultural diversity and economic significance both in developing and developed countries.

A two-day, face-to-face workshop, involving key FSN Forum members and FAO colleagues active in knowledge sharing was held in Rome (Italy) on 12-13 December 2013. The purpose was to allow for a constructive exchange of ideas aimed at gathering inputs for the continuous development of the Forum in general and for the upcoming medium term strategy in particular.

The Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum) organized a seminar on a recently published book entitled: How to end hunger in times of crises. Let’s start now! inviting FSN Forum members in Rome and interested FAO staff to join a discussion with the two authors, Andrew MacMillan and Ignacio Trueba.

The FSN Forum held its first “live”event on the occasion of Human Rights Day, 10th of December 2010, inviting Romebased members and friends to a presentation and discussion with George Kent, Professor of Political Science at the University of Hawai’i and active member of the FSN Forum.