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Nineteen officials meet to sharpen skills at policy monitoring and data validation workshop in Burkina Faso
26/02/2025
Over 4 days, the MAFAP team has trained government workers in Koudougou on policy analysis and validated data on public spending on food and agriculture and on price incentives for 9 key commodities.
FAO showcases policy optimization tool developed by the MAFAP programme at Global Environment Facility's technical advisory meetings
20/02/2025
Ahead of the GEF’s next funding cycle, GEF-9, Marco V. Sánchez joined environmental experts in Washington, DC to table the tool as powerful way to support countries in tracking and optimizing public spending on agrifood systems, climate action, and biodiversity in drive for better policy coherence.
Zewdu Dechasa joins MAFAP as Ethiopia focal point
11/02/2025
Zewdu joined the MAFAP team in mid-February to continue the programme's line of work in Ethiopia.
How nutrition-friendly is Ghana's agrifood budget: A new analysis kicks off in Accra
30/01/2025
The project, under FAO’s Flexible Voluntary Contribution mechanism, brings together FAO, the Government of Ghana, and academia to analyse spending for better nutrition.
MAFAP introduces Policy Optimization Tool at FOLUR wheat and maize dialogue in Istanbul
22/01/2025
Around 60 international experts gathered in Istanbul, Türkiye, to discuss challenges and innovations in wheat and mazie production systems, as part of the World Bank's Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration (FOLUR) Impact Programme regional dialogue.