On March 18, 2025, key stakeholders gathered in Abidjan for a workshop organized by the FAO Investment Centre and the European Union (EU) to assess the progress of the Sustainable Cocoa Programme (SCP) in Côte d'Ivoire. The event brought together Ivorian authorities and implementing partners, including the FAO Investment Centre, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the European Forest Institute (EFI) and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC). 

In Benin, between nine and ten percent of the population suffers from food insecurity and about 34 percent of children under five years old are affected by chronic malnutrition, a condition often beginning with malnourished mothers.

A high-level delegation of Tunisian and Egyptian officials responsible for grain storage and procurement visited Italy’s two main grain importing ports earlier this year for insights on upgrading grain handling and storage, including investments in technology, infrastructure and logistics. 

The Mexican Government aims to boost the climate resilience and incomes of vulnerable communities by creating financial incentives for the protection, restoration and sustainable management of the Basin’s landscapes and ecosystems. It also seeks to improve extension services and access to timely climate information to inform adaptation strategies.

The recently launched Agriculture sector recovery in Türkiye’s earthquake-affected provinces project aims to provide targeted support to approximately 50,000 people, including farmers, livestock producers, shepherds and agricultural enterprises. 

The report, released today at the 19th meeting of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-19), the standard-setting body promoting cooperation among the 185 parties to the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), looks at how digitalization can facilitate smoother cross-border trade.

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The Feed Salone Strategy aims to boost food security and inclusive economic growth in Sierra Leone through investments. Pillar 3 focuses on enhancing the aggregation, processing, and marketing of agrifood products to increase competitiveness – domestically and on international markets – as well as to improve food security to drive the transformation of the agrifood sector in Sierra Leone.

The FAO Investment Centre, in collaboration with Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), has launched a new Investment Brief, titled Accessing finance to invest in agrifood: A review of experimental evidence, which provides critical insights into how access to finance can empower farmers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in lower-middle-income countries (LMIC) to invest in the agrifood sector.

Around 25 livestock specialists from Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Togo and the Permanent Interstate Committee for drought control in the Sahel ( CILSS) participated in a capacity development event on the use of the Livestock Sector Investment Policy Toolkit (LSIPT), a tool made to analyze how the livestock sector can contribute to economic growth, producers’ incomes and food security. 

A new report by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) explores the new wave of urban farming initiatives. It also identifies scalable approaches and areas where public and private investment can shape the sustainable growth of commercial urban agriculture.

An impactful knowledge-exchange mission in November 2024 united Tunisian and Egyptian grain importers for a week, to share expertise on modernizing and expanding grain storage capacity.

The Investment Centre of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), has launched Digital Technologies for Agriculture in Türkiye showcasing how AgTech solutions – from smart irrigation to traceability and e-commerce – are poised to enhance productivity and sustainability in Türkiye.

From 12 to 14 November 2024, key stakeholders in the cashew nut sector in Côte d'Ivoire participated in a training course run by experts from the FAO Investment Centre, to gain a better understanding of how a commodities exchange works. 

Jordan boasts a rich cultural heritage, ancient traditions, stunning natural beauty and unique gastronomic delights – key ingredients for building a vibrant agritourism industry.

 

في يوليو/تموز من كل عام، تمر مئات الأسر عبر قرية بوسرا ندوان (Bousra Ndawène) في السنغال. إذ تمر مواكب من النساء والأطفال على متن عربات خشبية محمَّلة بالمعدات وتجرّها حمير، ويتبعها رجال وهم يقودون قطعان الأبقار والأغنام والماعز.

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A new USD 105.5 million funding by the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the Islamic Development Bank, the OPEC Fund for International Development, Heifer International and the Government of Sierra Leone brings about the first substantial livestock investment in Sierra Leone: the Livestock and Livelihoods Development Project (LLDP).

A high-level Tunisian delegation saw how Italy’s advanced agrologistics infrastructure and wholesale food operations are meeting consumer demand, reducing food loss and waste, and strengthening ties between local producers and buyers.

Over six decades, FAO and the World Bank have combined world-class technical expertise and billions in funding to help countries reduce poverty, hunger and malnutrition, and advance sustainable development.