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MAFAP programme supports Rwanda’s evidence-based agrifood policy agenda at EPRN Annual Economic Research Conference
25/06/2026
Announced at the 2026 Conference of the Economic Policy Research Network, FAO is set to work with Rwanda to optimize its food and agriculture budget using the Policy Optimization Tool (PolOpT) for agrifood systems transformation.
MAFAP programme and Rwanda review agricultural spending and price incentives for farmers
25/05/2026
FAO and national stakeholders review and validate data and preliminary findings on food and agriculture spending and price-incentives for coffee, tea, rice, milk, wheat, and Irish potato during a three-day workshop in Musanze.
MAFAP programme and Bangladesh strengthen evidence-based agricultural investment planning in Dhaka
21/05/2026
The MAFAP team, in partnership with the Government of Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC), convened a high-level workshop in Dhaka to assess and validate initial findings from a policy analysis of the agriculture sector.
MAFAP team and government partners review food and agriculture spending and policy support ahead of Mozambique’s new agriculture sector strategic and investment plans
16/04/2026
Government officials and technical experts in Maputo validate preliminary findings on public expenditure for the last 16 years to support the country’s new agrifood strategy and investment planning.
MAFAP programme welcomes Nigeria’s 6.5 trillion smarter agrifood public spending
09/04/2026
Public-expenditure analysis and scenarios for optimal allocations across policies, investments and programmes in agriculture to maximize economic, social and environmental benefits helped guide the allocation of over one-third of the budget plan for agrifood investments in 2026–2027 in Nigeria's new National Agrifood Systems Investment Plan (NASIP).