MAFAP strengthens support to Uganda’s dairy sector on World Milk Day (1 June)
01/06/2023
MAFAP and AgrInvest will work on export competitiveness in latest push to boost dairy sector growth under the country’s Dairy Policy Action Plan
MAFAP and the Ministry of Agriculture visit farmers and traders across Uganda for price data mission on 10 commodities
14/04/2023
Field mission focused on data and discussions on prices fetched by farmers and traders and the market-access costs incurred along the value chains
MAFAP proposes options to set reference prices for soybean, sesame and sunflower seeds in Mozambique
23/03/2023
The MAFAP team presents to stakeholders formulas to set reference prices as part of the dissemination of the new Oilseeds Regulation, which calls for a minimum reference price to be observed
MAFAP presents latest price incentives analysis at major NARO-MAK agriculture conference in Uganda
16/03/2023
Nana Nkuingoua presented MAFAP’s latest analysis on beef price incentives at the 3rd Joint National Agricultural Research Organization and Makerere University’s Scientific Conference in Kampala
MAFAP delivers training to Kenyan officials to strengthen policy monitoring skills
14/02/2023
The MAFAP team held two training sessions in Nairobi for officials from key institutions on public expenditure and price incentives analysis, as part of the launch activities for the 2022–2027 phase of MAFAP in Kenya...
FAO steps up support to Kenya on reforming its food and agriculture policies to boost inclusive agricultural transformation
07/02/2023
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, FAO Kenya and FAO’s Monitoring and Analysing Food and Agricultural Policies programme will monitor public spending in agriculture and effects of public policies on prices for farmers and producers...
New MAFAP team meets for the first time to take stock of 2022 success and strategize for 2023
20/12/2022
The team behind the Monitoring and Analysing Food and Agricultural Policies (MAFAP) programme reunited for the first time in Rome since the pandemic and the start of the 2021–2026 phase of the FAO policy support...
MAFAP’s public expenditure support gains ground in Nigeria
09/12/2022
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the MAFAP team hold joint workshop in Abuja to validate data collected for new public expenditure analysis
New MAFAP studies set to help Uganda prioritize investments in agricultural sectors across districts with untapped potential to spur growth and reduce poverty
16/11/2022
A suite of economic studies by FAO, validated with experts of the Government of Uganda, shows modest but well prioritized investments in agriculture will benefit the economy, household wellbeing, and lower food prices, and reveals...
MAFAP renews efforts to support Ethiopia in repurposing food and agricultural policies to boost inclusive agricultural transformation
06/10/2022
The Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture and MAFAP launched a project to support ongoing reforms in the agricultural sector
MAFAP and Nigeria sign work plan for new policy monitoring activities
13/09/2022
The policy support programme begins a renewed 5-year partnership in Nigeria. MAFAP will assist with public expenditure and price incentives analyses and work on 2 agricultural policy reforms
New 5-year phase of FAO’s MAFAP programme launched in Uganda
05/08/2022
New third phase will encompass new areas of work, including the identification of policy and investment priorities with the highest impacts on inclusive agricultural transformation and support the implementation of the adopted policy reforms.
MAFAP starts a new 5-year phase of agrifood policy monitoring and reform prioritisation in Burkina Faso
10/06/2022
Launch event in Ouagadougou gathered over 40 people from various ministries and government agencies on 9 June followed by two days of training on public expenditure and price incentives analysis, two pillars of MAFAP’s policy...
MAFAP team takes part Ghana field mission to reduce food loss and waste in maize and rice
01/06/2022
Mission aims to pinpoint where post-harvest losses and waste occur and why, and identify high-potential technologies that can help cut loss and waste the most.
Free e-learning webinar on policy monitoring to be held on 25 May 2022
11/05/2022
The MAFAP team will jointly hold an international technical webinar with the FAO elearning Academy on policy monitoring analysis in a dedicated session to upskilling in public expenditure and price incentives.
MAFAP and AgrInvest join forces with Uganda’s Dairy Development Authority in bid to boost dairy sector
14/04/2022
New analyses by MAFAP of milk farmers’ prices and milk collection centres to pave way for policy action and future investment.
Open-to-all launch event for the new, phase III of MAFAP on 6 April 2022!
10/03/2022
FAO, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, representatives from Rwanda and Uganda, and global stakeholders are set to officially launch phase III of the leading policy support initiative in effort to boost inclusive agricultural transformation...
In the right place, at the right time: How MAFAP is helping Uganda to invest in high-potential commodities and districts to boost post-COVID-19 socioeconomic recovery
03/03/2022
A MAFAP study on prioritizing investment in high-potential sub-sectors was presented to government officials in Kampala in bid to boost agricultural production, well-being and reduce poverty in rural areas.
MAFAP re-launches in Accra to help repurpose Ghana's food and agriculture policies
17/02/2022
Ghana will be part MAFAP III, a renewed 5-year policy support programme, to strategically prioritize, reform and implement policy change to the food and agriculture sector to speed up inclusive agricultural transformation.
MAFAP and IFPRI deliver post-harvest loss training in Mozambique
16/11/2021
The two organizations held a training session focussing on the methodology to calculate post-harvest losses of maize in two provinces