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04 June 2020 @ 14:00 – 15:30 (GMT +2) Background: Food loss and waste (FLW) is a reflection of the inefficiency, unsustainability and inequality of contemporary food systems. In the Near East and North Africa, prior to COVID-19, food systems needed transformation to reach SDGs by 2030 and sustainably deliver safe, nutritious...

Background: Young people are driving innovation in agri-food systems and have a key role to play in achieving global food security and nutrition. The current crisis has brought both new challenges and opportunities for young innovators working to transform the sector. Paramount to ensuring that young people and their transformative ideas...

Background: The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are providing policy recommendations, guidelines and tools to improve Extension Advisory Services (EAS) systems, in order to build resilience of smallholders to crises and disasters. As the world is currently struggling to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, and the...

The aim of the conference is to bring together experts working on improving water productivity from different perspectives to debate how Water Productivity improvements can reinforce agriculture sustainability as well as promoting economic development, maintaining social stability and protecting the environment in rural areas and cities.   Themes  The conference will bring science and...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations (FAO), as custodian agency of 21 indicators, is working closely with countries to develop their capacity on data collection and monitoring, especially as it pertains to sustainable agriculture. In particular, several indicators have recently been reclassified as Tier II, which means that...