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FAO launches Nigeria Food and Agriculture Policy Monitoring Review ahead of new National Agricultural Investment Plan
21/08/2025
FAO's MAFAP programme, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, officially launches the Nigeria Food and Agriculture Policy Monitoring Review at a high-level event in Abuja. The report is expected to guide policymaking ahead of the country's new National Agricultural Investment Plan. Read more.
MAFAP steps up collaboration with Nigerian ministries to strengthen the agrifood policy and climate nexus
14/08/2025
Nigerian policymakers shown how FAO’s Policy Optimization Tool (PolOpT) could help Nigeria to maximize socioeconomic and environmental wins from federal spending.
MAFAP programme welcomes Economist Kasim Ggombe as new Uganda lead
11/08/2025
Kasim Ggombe, PhD, is the latest addition to the MAFAP team, and will be in charge of the programme's activities and policy engagement in Uganda.
Nutrition stakeholder workshop in Ghana maintains momentum on spending review for healthy diets
16/07/2025
FAO and national partners comb through nutrition-sensitive public spending data to finalize analysis and validate the findings.
MAFAP programme brings policy optimization to the forefront at key Kenya meetings
16/06/2025
Policy Optimization Modelling Tool (PolOpT) generates strong interest among African stakeholders during regional livestock conference. MAFAP team set to support Kenya’s fertilizer subsidy evaluation and play a role in FAO-IFAD’s Food Systems Integrated Programme.