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MAFAP starts collaboration on calculating least-cost healthy diets for Ethiopian subnational groups to inform public spending policy
30/11/2023
FAO’s Agrifood Economics and Policy Division, through its MAFAP team, is working with FAO’s Food and Nutrition Division and the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) to develop least-cost contextually appropriate healthy diets for subnational groups in Ethiopia.
MAFAP presents initial findings of public expenditure review for Nigeria
16/11/2023
Preliminary results shown in Abuja reveal Nigeria’s public budget allocation to food and agriculture has consistently increased from around NGN (Nigeria naira) 322 billion in 2015 to over NGN 950 billion in 2021, representing around 6% of total national budget.
MAFAP supports Uganda’s forests through public spending review
09/11/2023
Two-day workshop held in Jinja on public expenditure review and knowledge exchange on the agriculture-forestry nexus.
MAFAP team meet with Ugandan partners for agriculture labour productivity study and commodity investment prioritization
09/11/2023
Bilateral meetings held with several Ugandan Ministries, the National Planning Authority, and the World Bank, and training session delivered on commodity prioritization modelling
MAFAP presents preliminary findings of food and agriculture public expenditure analysis for Tunisia
24/10/2023
Economist Francisco Fontes presented the results of the analysis at the Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries as part of a grains sector reform project for food security funded by the European Bank...