Greater adoption of climate technologies in the agrifood sector is an important step towards more sustainable food systems. Such technologies can help improve productivity, reduce carbon emissions, build climate resilience and make better use of natural r

A new funding proposal, prepared by FAO and IFAD for submission to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP), seeks to address these challenges.

Substantially more public and private investment is needed annually to eliminate poverty and hunger by 2030. The good news is that several countries are aligning their policies toward development that is more effective and gearing their budgets to achiev

Kazakhstan has strengthened its commitment to improving the safety of raw milk and dairy products with the signing of a roadmap in the country’s capital Nur-Sultan that will bring the national dairy industry to the level of the Eurasian Economic Union (EA

FAO provided sustained support to Bangladesh’s agriculture sector over the years. The country, which has already dramatically reduced its poverty rate, was highlighted by FAO as a country of focus for scaling up investments in food and agriculture.

Since 2015, the Investment Centre and the EBRD have helped agribusinesses in various countries diversify production and widen their access to export markets.

High-quality food products linked to their place of origin can boost local economies and promote sustainable development.

Digital technologies – smartphones, big data, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, precision agriculture – are helping farmers boost agricultural productivity, profitability and competitiveness through more informed decision-making.

Public funding alone is not enough to achieve the SDGs by 2030. Development and international financing institutions must collaborate more strategically to leverage private investments.

The Investment Centre helped design a USD 150 million World Bank-funded project to develop tourism in Tanzania. It was the World Bank’s largest environmental loan to a single country.

Bosnia and Herzegovina is working with FAO and the World Bank to develop a well-functioning land registration system – a move to stimulate economic growth and sustainable development. Such a system will allow the country’s two entities – the Federation o

The Cuban Government is keen to boost the production of coffee and cocoa – two crops strategically important to the nation’s economy.

The development of inclusive agro-based value chains contributes to delivering on the SDGs. Instruments such as the public-private producer partnership (4P) model, advocated by IFAD, aim to bring more small-scale farmers, particularly women and young farm

A multimillion-dollar World Bank project is working to increase the productivity and drought resilience of agro-silvopastoral production systems in Niger, while also improving the Government’s emergency response capacity.

The World Bank commissioned a study to identify regional agricultural trade barriers and support the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) countries in their efforts to diversify their economies.

Samoan farmers and fishers seeking to become more commercially viable will get a leg up thanks to a new World Bank project.

Northern Montenegro is a culinary treasure trove. There, one can feast on traditional dishes not found elsewhere in the country – like locally raised lamb stewed in milk, or kacamak, a typical porridgemade with local buckwheat.

Kiribati, Tuvalu, the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia are part of a multi-country funding proposal that FAO and IFAD are helping prepare for submission to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) in September. 

The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) today approved an FAO project designed to transform Pakistan’s Indus River Basin by improving agriculture and water management to make this vital food-producing region more resilient to climate change.

The food safety system of Egypt is undergoing a major transition: the newly established National Food Safety Authority (NFSA).  NFSA will oversee the safety of food products with the aim to improve the regulatory oversight and efficiency in the food syste