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This course is designed for mid-level managers responsible for developing and implementing policy on small-scale fisheries. It is aimed at improving the accessibility to the NPOA-SSF process, thus facilitating the development of an NPOA-SSF by national governments.

This policy brief emphasizes the critical importance of leveraging domestic resources and effectively reallocating subsidies to amplify their efficacy in addressing food crises and fostering the transformation of agricultural food systems. By strategically directing resources within national economies and optimizing existing subsidy frameworks, governments can significantly enhance their capacity to prevent and mitigate food crises while simultaneously advancing sustainable agricultural practices. This approach not only ensures the efficient utilization of available funds but also promotes greater resilience and long-term viability within the agricultural sector.

This brief provides a snapshot of agrifood policymaking in Costa Rica. It summarizes the government's efforts in achieving sustainable agrifood systems in recent years, highlighting economic, environmental and social aspects. Against the backdrop of the country's participation in the UN Food Systems Summit, and follow-up processes, it discusses the nation's agrifood policy coordination, multistakeholder engagement, and the importance of investments for sustainable agrifood systems.

This brief provides a snapshot of agrifood policymaking in Zambia. It summarizes the government's efforts in achieving sustainable agrifood systems in recent years, highlighting economic, environmental and social aspects. Against the backdrop of the country's participation in the UN Food Systems Summit, and follow-up processes, it discusses the nation's agrifood policy coordination, multistakeholder engagement, and the importance of investments for sustainable agrifood systems.

تسعى منظمة الأغذية والزراعة، من خلال شعبة الشراكات والتعاون مع الأمم المتحدة التابعة لها، إلى إقامة شراكات وتعاون أوثق مع البرلمانيين، على اعتبار أن هذه العلاقات أساسية بالنسبة إلى عملها من أجل الوفاء بالالتزامات المتبادلة بشأن الأمن الغذائي والتغذوي، بما في ذلك الحق في الحصول على الغذاء الكافي. ويتسم الالتزام السياسي والتحالفات الرئيسية مع أصحاب المصلحة الرئيسيين بأهمية بالغة، وتقع الشراكات في صميم مهمة المنظمة للمساعدة في بناء توافق في الآراء من أجل عالم خالٍ من الجوع

This background paper to the guidance that FAO is developing on strengthening science–policy interfaces (SPIs) for agrifood systems at the national level sets provides information about the structures and patterns common to global SPIs. It aims to: 1) provide a broad overview and comparison of how international SPIs work, 2) identify a set of categories that are relevant to the work of SPIs, 3) present a systematic, comparative analysis based on publicly available data, 4) draw preliminary conclusions based on findings, and 5) suggest further avenues for study. The conceptual framework identifies three key components of SPIs that, operating together, [...]

Transforming agrifood systems depends crucially on how people can promote and benefit from innovation in governance. Fresh ways to look at policy dialogues and decision-making processes can help societies rapidly face interconnected challenges such as food insecurity and malnutrition, conflicts and the climate crisis. FAO promotes governance innovation to support countries in adopting the best-tailored strategies to pursue a sustainable, efficient, inclusive and resilient agrifood systems transformation. - In Indonesia, FAO has helped the government rethink its national strategic planning by using innovative analysis and modelling and supporting continuous consultation of actors at national and decentralized levels. - In Uganda, FAO has helped [...]

الميثاق البرلماني العالمي لمكافحة الجوع وسوء التغذية 2023 هو نتيجة القمة البرلمانية العالمية الثانية لمكافحة الجوع وسوء التغذية، التي عقدت في تشيلي في 15-16 يونيو 2023.

تساعد المبادئ التوجيهية للعمل بشأن الحد من الفاقد والمهدر من الأغذية في الشرق الأدنى وشمال أفريقيا دول الشرق الأدنى وشمال أفريقيا على تنفيذ مدونة السلوك الطوعية للحد من الفاقد والمهدر من الأغذية، مما يوفر أساساً للاستراتيجيات، وخطط العمل، والسياسات، والتشريعات المتوافقة مع أهداف نظام الزراعة الغذائية الوطني، وأطر السياسات. وتوفر إطار عمل مصمم خصيصاً لمنطقة الشرق الأدنى وشمال أفريقيا مع خمسة عوامل تمكينية، وثلاثة مجالات عمل كنهج شامل، ومتكامل لوضع السياسات التي تؤدي إلى الحد من الفاقد، والمهدر من الأغذية.

The Guidelines for action on food loss and waste reduction in the Near East and North Africa provide support to Member Countries to implement the Voluntary Code of Conduct for Food Loss and Waste Reduction, an international instrument designed to guide FLW policymaking and interventions at global level. These regionally-tailored Guidelines offer a basis for developing national strategies, policies, and legislation enabling food loss and waste reduction in line with national agrifood system objectives of NENA countries. The actions and principles put forward herein have the ultimate goal of accelerating the region’s transition to sustainable and resilient agrifood systems. Check out [...]