Welcome to the Food Systems Integrated Program
Creating a Sustainable Future by Transforming Food Systems
The Food Systems Integrated Program (FSIP), led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), aims to catalyze the transformation to sustainable, resilient, and inclusive food systems across 32 countries.
The program responds to the urgent need to transform how food is produced, distributed, and consumed worldwide. A sustainable, resilient, and inclusive food system has the potential to ensure food security of a growing population while tackling climate change, biodiversity loss, and land degradation.
Through 32 national projects, the program translates this potential into integrated actions that strengthen value chains, financing mechanisms, policy frameworks, and farming systems, supporting a just and sustainable transition of food systems.
Events
Explore our upcoming and past events and engagement opportunities.
Samarkand (Uzbekistan)
Turning the trade-offs of agricultural support for environmental, economic and social objectives into co-benefits
03/06/2026
This side event will explore how policy coherence can help transform environmental and socioeconomic trade-offs in agricultural support into co-benefits,...
Brasília (Brazil)
FOLUR- FSIP Livestock Sector Dialogue
05/05/2026 - 08/03/2026
The event aims to advance sustainable livestock systems that reduce deforestation, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and restore degraded lands while...
Nairobi (Kenya)
Global Forum for the GEF Integrated Programs
13/04/2026 - 17/04/2026
The Global Forum for GEF Integrated Programs, convened by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in collaboration with...
Fuzhou (China)
Strengthening Collaboration to Advance Sustainable Aquaculture Transformation
16/03/2026 - 17/03/2026
This meeting launches the Aquaculture Community of Practice (CoP) under the
Roma (Italy)
First Global Meeting of the Food Systems Integrated Program
08/09/2025 - 12/09/2025
Over 20 countries and partners gathered in Rome for the First Global FSIP Meeting, uniting to advance sustainable and inclusive food systems and enhance...
Our Expected Impact
The Food Systems Integrated Program delivers global environmental benefits across biodiversity, land restoration and climate change, while ensuring food security, livelihoods, and socio-economic benefits for producers, rural communities and populations at large.
487 000
hectares of land restored
6.4 million
hectares under improved management
113 million
metric tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions mitigated
Benefiting
3.5
million people
News
Stay up to date with the latest news, updates, and stories from across the program.
Welcoming our Fellows from Bhutan
27/05/2026
The GEF-8 Food Systems Integrated Program welcomes new fellows from Bhutan through the EYAAS programme, implemented by YPARD. The fellowship supports...
Learning from one another is key to sustainable aquaculture
27/04/2026
Aquaculture is now the world’s fastest-growing food sector, surpassing capture fisheries and playing a critical role in global food security. This GEF...
Scaling Sustainable Aquaculture through Integrated Food Systems
17/03/2026
This United Nations article highlights how the Food Systems Integrated Program, led by FAO and IFAD, is scaling sustainable...
From Regional Action to Global Frameworks for Livestock
26/02/2026
Livestock countries in the Food Systems Integrated Program align with the Global Plan of Action for Sustainable Livestock Transformation.
Empowering Youth for Agroecological Transformation in Agrifood Systems
20/02/2026
Call for country projects’ participation in the Food Systems Integrated Program Youth and Agroecology Module
A ‘by youth, for...
Landmark Project for Sustainable Food Systems, Linking Environment and GNH Launched
24/11/2025
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MoAL), in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, officially...
Bhutan launches USD 10M project to transform agrifood systems in six eastern districts
21/11/2025
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MoAL) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, launched the “Productive...
Better food systems for a better future
15/10/2025
The Global Environment Facility’s Food Systems Integrated Program, led by FAO and IFAD, channels $282 million in GEF financing and about $2 billion...
GEF Food Systems Integrated Program First Global MeetingHigh-Level Event:“Unlocking Sustainable Food Systems for Climate, Nature and Livelihoods” Opening Remarks
08/09/2025
I am so pleased to welcome you today to this important high-level event that signals the start of the action phase of the GEF-8 Food System Integrated...
GEF Food Systems Integrated Program advances sustainable livestock transformation in Africa
02/07/2025
Representatives from national governments, development partners, research institutions, and youth networks from across Africa gathered in Nairobi for...
Global Coordination Project
It supports coordinated action across policy, finance and value chains, facilitates access to regional and global best practices and provides technical support accross landscapes and farming systems.
The GCP enables peer-to-peer learning and the exchange of solutions, tools and experiences to address shared challenges. It also brings lessons and innovations from country projects into global dialogue on sustainable food systems.
This support is delivered through four GCP Hubs, which serve as thematic centres of expertise, providing technical guidance, knowledge products, and coordination across countries and partners.
Country Projects
The program includes 32 country-led projects across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Oceania. These include: Angola, Argentina, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Chad, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Grenada, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Namibia, Nauru, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Türkiye, Uganda, and the United Republic of Tanzania.
More from FAO
Useful links
Contacts
Hernán González, Food Systems Integrated Program Coordinator, FAO [email protected]
Massimo Giovanola, Food Systems Integrated Program Co-Coordinator, IFAD [email protected]