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Training of trainers manual on harvest and post-harvest technologies for rice, soybean, maize and manioc
10/2026

This Training of trainers manual on harvest and post-harvest technologies for rice, soybean, maize and manioc was developed to support practitioners, technicians and trainers in strengthening their capacity to reduce food losses and improve the efficiency of smallholder production systems.

The banana value chain in Malawi: Analysis and strategy design 2023–2028
10/2026

This FAO–UNIDO analysis examines banana, Malawi’s special agricultural product under the One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) initiative. It identifies disease, limited healthy planting materials, high production costs and post-harvest losses as key constraints. It recommends improving disease management, production, processing and market access to build a more competitive value chain.

MalawiOCOP
The potato value chain in Lesotho: Analysis and strategy design 2024–2033
10/2026

This FAO–UNIDO analysis examines potato, Lesotho’s special agricultural product under the One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) initiative. It highlights favourable growing conditions but finds that low productivity, poor seed access and inadequate storage constrain the sector. It recommends strengthening seed systems, climate-smart production, storage, processing and markets.

LesothoOCOP
The soybean value chain in Ghana: Analysis and strategy design 2026–2032
10/2026

This FAO–UNIDO analysis examines soybean, Ghana’s special agricultural product under the One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) initiative. It highlights insufficient domestic production, limited quality seed and underused processing capacity. It recommends increasing productivity, improving seed and storage systems, expanding processing and connecting producers more effectively with markets.

GhanaOCOP
IPPC Observatory Study on E-commerce - insights into strengthening national phytosanitary systems
10/2026

The 2025 IPPC Observatory Study on E-commerce provides a baseline assessment of how national plant protection organizations (NPPOs) are implementing the IPPC Strategic Framework 2020–2030 agenda on managing e-commerce and postal/courier pathways to mitigate phytosanitary risks.