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From local stories to global action: inclusive governance for rangelands and pastoralists at UNCCD COP16
Global leaders and local voices unite at UNCCD COP16 to spotlight land rights and mobility as keys to sustainable pastoralism and resilient ecosystems
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When governance becomes the centrepiece: Guatemala’s mindset shift to tackle hunger
Revamped policy processes and collaborative efforts have become central to the pursuit of lasting solutions to food insecurity and malnutrition
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Empowering policymakers to achieve better policy coherence in agrifood systems
Through a series of discussions and the development of a training package for governments, FAO and partners join forces to spur consistent, innovative and meaningful policies for food and agriculture
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Experts call for bold governance action to build better societies
The UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration urges broader participation from all stakeholders and more active international cooperation to assist the most vulnerable in view of the SDGs
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How an innovative modelling initiative is strengthening agrifood systems governance in Indonesia
A pioneering evidence-based approach is supporting Indonesia's Government in exploring new policy opportunities to transform the country's agrifood systems 

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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FAO calls for G20 cooperation as hunger targets continue to elude

12 September 2024 - The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today called for greater cooperation within the G20 family of nations as global hunger targets remain worryingly out of reach. [...]

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A seed of contention turns seed of abundance in Timor-Leste

29 August 2024 - In the small village of Betano, nestled in the lush landscapes of central Timor-Leste, a simple dispute over a humble legume has caused a quiet revolution to take root. [...]

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El Niño impacts and policies for the fisheries sector
2024

This brochure describes the impacts of the natural climate phenomenon El Niño on the fisheries sector. It provides information on the changes in catches for various regions globally and includes specific impacts on the three subsectors: marine capture fisheries; aquaculture; and freshwater fisheries. It includes four case studies on Peruvian anchoveta fishery, tuna fisheries in the Pacific, elkhorn seamoss aquaculture in the Philippines and coastal shrimp fisheries in Ecuador.

AquacultureClimate changeFisheriesPolicy cycle
The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2024 - Trade and nutrition: policy coherence for healthy diets
2024

The 2024 edition of The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets (SOCO 2024) explores complex linkages between food trade and nutrition and generates evidence to identify how trade affects dietary patterns and nutritional outcomes. The report examines the intersection of trade policies and nutrition measures and provides policy makers with an understanding of how to address nutrition objectives in the changing landscape of global food systems.

NutritionPolicy analysisTrade & markets
The State of Food and Agriculture 2024 - Value-driven transformation of agrifood systems
2024

The State of Food and Agriculture 2024 builds on the findings of the 2023 edition, delving deeper into the use of true cost accounting assessments of agrifood systems and identifying policy interventions aimed at transformation. Using updated global datasets, the report confirms previous estimates of the quantified hidden costs of agrifood systems and provides a detailed breakdown of the hidden costs associated with unhealthy dietary patterns and non-communicable diseases for 156 countries.

Agrifood systemsFood securityInvestment & financeNutritionRural developmentSustainable developmentTrade & marketsValue chains

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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