On this International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, TIDE4SIDS highlights how targeted investments, innovation and international cooperation can help island countries make fuller use of the food and resources they already produce.

The Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and Tuvalu have taken a major step towards strengthening food security, nutrition and climate resilience through the development of National Agriculture Investment Plans (NAIPs).

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries of the Republic of Cabo Verde, convened an inception workshop to officially launch the project TIDE4SIDS. 

On 12 August 2026, International Youth Day, the World Food Forum (WFF) Youth Assembly Secretariat convened an online dialogue on youth participation in the agrifood policies of Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

Zambia has published the results of the Integrated Agricultural Survey (IAS) 2024, marking the first data release under the 50x2030 Initiative to Close the Agricultural Data Gap, with technical support from FAO.

FAO has begun implementation of the TIDE4SIDS project, a $5 million initiative supported through...