Publications
Egypt: Review of the agrifood cooperative sector.
04/2019
The purpose of this study is to provide a better understanding of how cooperatives can contribute to the development of...
Crop Receipts: A new financing instrument for Africa
03/2019
Crop receipts are a promising innovation in agricultural finance first developed in Brazil about 20 years ago and recently replicated...
Rural Invest Factsheet
02/2019
The fact sheet is a promotional tool to suppport the roll out of the rural invest training package and software...
Guidelines on irrigation investment projects
12/2018
In order to effectively respond to the multiple challenges faced in irrigation development and management, improve irrigation investment efficiency and...
FAO Investment Centre - 2017 at a glance
09/2018
This brochure is a summary of the FAO Investment Centre activities during 2017.
Morocco - Investing in collective action: opportunities in agrifood cooperatives
08/2018
This study aims to provide a better understanding of how cooperatives can contribute to the development of the agriculture sector...
FAO Investment Days 2018 Programme
07/2018
FAO Investment Centre annual knowledge sharing event: Investment Days programme 2018
FAO Investment Centre - Annual Review 2017
06/2018
FAO’s Investment Centre provides a wide range of investment support services to developing and transition countries. This first annual review...
Food systems for an urbanizing world
06/2018
This report is a companion piece to the original report on Food Systems for an Urbanizing World (2018) and as...
Urban Food Systems Diagnostic and Metrics Framework
05/2018
This report is a companion piece to the original report on Food Systems for an Urbanizing World (2018) and as...
Strengthening sustainable food systems through geographical indications: An analysis of economic impacts
02/2018
This study seeks to provide empirical evidence on the economic impacts that are generated through the Geographical Indication...
Rebuilding Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture in Somalia, Country Economic Memorandum
01/2018
Somalia faces major economic obstacles to economic development characterized by weak institutions, insecurity, a persistent insurgency, dilapidated infrastructure, environmental degradation,...
Rebuilding Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture in Somalia -Appendices
01/2018
This document contains the economic and agricultural data underpinning the main report on Somalia's of the same name.
Rebuilding Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture in Somalia - Overview 2018
01/2018
This overview , available in English and Somali, summarises the main report highlighting the challanges facing Somalia in its pursuit...
Agricultural investment funds for development. Descriptive analysis and lessons learned from fund management, performance and private–public collaboration
01/2018
The attractiveness of agricultural investments as profitable business ventures is tempered by the risks associated with such investments. The publication outlines...
Safeguarding Land Tenure Rights in the Context of Agricultural Investment.
11/2017
This publication provides detailed guidance to government authorities and others on actions they can take to help them to create an...
Water along the food chain: Turkey
06/2017
Climate change, rapidly rising demand and inefficient practices are...
Ending poverty and hunger by investing in agriculture and rural areas
05/2017
With the adoption of the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, countries have renewed their commitment to fight poverty and...
Egypt, Turkey and Ukraine: Sustainable bioenergy options from crop and livestock residues
01/2017
Bioenergy plays an important role in country-level climate change mitigation. The Bioenergy and Food Security (BEFS) Approach of FAO helps...
Economic and financial analysis of rural investment projects
12/2016
A ‘sourcebook’ of practical, short and well-referenced EFA guidance notes built on actual case studies. Guidance includes a wide array...