13 May 2021 - FAO has recently published three policy briefs about SMEs in Ghana, Kenya and Viet Nam. Published under the FAO’s project Strengthening capacities for nutrition-sensitive food systems through a multistakeholder approach, the briefs propose entry points for scaling up the capacities of SMEs as key players in food systems to achieve healthy diets. 

20 April 2021 - 23 March 2021 - UNIDO and FAO organized a high-level technical briefing on “3ADI+: the Accelerator for Agriculture and Agroindustry Development and Innovation Plus”, inviting Ministries of Agriculture and Ministries of Industry, FAO and UNIDO country offices, and representatives from international organizations in the Near East and North Africa region. 3ADI+ is ...

25 February 2021 - The innovative FISH4ACP programme, working towards sustainable value chains in Africa, the Carribean and the Pacific, presented its value chain analysis methodology to key public stakeholders in Senegal on 25 February 2021. In a virtual workshop, organised with line Ministries and partners institutions based in Dakar, Senegal, the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to the oyster value chain were also discussed.

28 January 2021 - A joint FAO–UNIDO event promoted food-systems thinking through sustainable value-chain approaches, fostered a common understanding of how to promote and design partnerships in the agribusiness sector and shared extensive knowledge and lessons learned on the ground.   More info here

18 December 2020 - FAO, UNEP, UNDP and UNWTO have joined forces in a collaborative two-year project that aims to develop tools and approaches to achieve coherent policies and strengthened human capacities for sustainable, resilient and inclusive food systems. The collaboration will include piloting activities at the national and municipal levels in Uganda and ...