Transforming food and agriculture for sustainable development
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls for a bold, transformational change to achieve a world that is more inclusive, fair, sustainable and resilient. It’s a world free of hunger and extreme poverty, one that protects the sustainable use of biodiversity, natural resources and ecosystem services for development.
This corporate portal is a gateway to FAO’s policy and governance support work to build sustainable food systems that can help countries achieve the vision of the 2030 Agenda. FAO, itself the world’s leading forum for policy dialogue, promotes evidence-based policymaking from national to regional and global levels as countries prioritize challenges, implement decisions and monitor their effectiveness.
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Driving ocean governance forward
23 June 2025 - FAO’s engagement at the UN Ocean Conference 2025 emphasized the essential role of science, innovation, and international collaboration in promoting sustainable ocean management
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Behind every agrifood policy lies a political choice – and a power shift waiting to happen
13 June 2025 - As part of an ongoing FAO Governance Learning Series, discussants highlighted why strengthening the voices of women, smallholders, Indigenous Peoples and local communities is key to sustainable agrifood systems transformation
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Transforming agrifood systems through shared learning
2025
Since 2021, the Sustainable Food Systems in the Mediterranean (SFS-MED) Project has brought together voices from across the Mediterranean region to rethink agrifood systems through dialogue, shared learning and collective action. This video captures key moments from the SFS-MED journey, where dialogue, shared learning and collaboration are driving real change in agrifood systems.
World Food Forum Global Youth Action initiative - Results report 2024
2025
This is the results report from the World Food Forum Global Youth Action initiative over 2024. During that year, the initiative entered its fourth year, embarking on a transformative journey towards a world with good food for all, for today and tomorrow. Throughout the year, it remained steadfast in its mission to empower young people to drive transformation within agrifood systems and address climate challenges at both local and global scales.
Inclusive rural transformations in Latin America - Reassessing and planning under pressures and constraints
2025
Latin America is at a strategic point in rural development, as recent shocks have exposed deep-rooted challenges in rural policies, particularly regarding inequality and employment. In response, this paper argues for a new generation of policies focused on three areas: (i) strategies to protect lives and promote resilient livelihoods, (ii) specialized policies for family farming, and (iii) strategies for rural investments and development planning.
POLICY & GOVERNANCE
Policy and governance are closely interrelated: they are both concerned with addressing problems that are important to large numbers of people.
Nevertheless, both concepts differ: policy is an output and outcome of diverse governance processes.
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