In May 2023 in collaboration with the civil society organization Solidaridad West Africa, FAO launched the second phase of a capacity development process targeting rural women and their organizations in Sierra Leone. This initiative aims at empowering rural women so...

FAO, the Tunisian Agency for the Promotion of Agricultural Investments (APIA) and the National Institute of Agricultural Research of Tunisia (INRAT), have just welcomed, for another consecutive year, a selection of 20 young agri-entrepreneurs from the Béja region as 2023...

Increasing investment in agriculture is one of the most effective strategies to reduce hunger and poverty. However, not all investments are equally beneficial. It is crucial that they have a triple performance, generating returns for investors while benefiting communities and...

Investment in agriculture does not always bring positive outcomes. Some may damage the environment, put communities in a plight or result in financial loses. Hence, it is critical that investments generate a triple performance: for people (socio-economic impacts), planet (environmental...

170 applications. This figure represents the number of young agri-entrepreneurs who have applied to receive support for their projects of responsible agricultural investment in the second cohort of the Agri-accélérateur Hub of Béja. Following the closing of applications on March...