25 September 2017 - The promotion of links among local stakeholders, their territories and their food products is a pathway for sustainable development in rural communities throughout the world. Geographical indications (GIs) represent a product differentiation strategy that can offer a competitive advantage to value chain actors and a particularly valuable market leverage for ...

02 October 2017 - Under the FAO Multi-Partner Programme Support Mechanism (FMM) project on Inclusive Value Chain Development in Africa, FAO partnered with the African Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (AFRACA) to organize and deliver a training on agricultural value chain finance. The one-week English/French training took place in Lomé, Togo, in October 2017 ...

06 October 2017 - Agriculture is vital to the continued diversification of Nigeria’s economy and to rural prosperity and food security. The complexity of the country's agricultural market system requires a systems approach that encompasses entire targeted value chains and builds links among value chain actors, market demand, and support service providers. The USAID ...

06 November 2017 - Although the origins of chocolate lie in Central America, over 70 percent of cacao production now occurs in West Africa. With such industry potential, farmers in El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua partnered with Lutheran World Relief, ZOTO, Guittard Chocolate, Catholic Relief Services and SNV to boost marketability through an interactive ...

06 November 2017 - Interested persons are invited to submit proposals to present and showcase their work at the Cracking the Nut: Promoting Agricultural Technology Adoption and Resilience conference. This conference's core themes are: introducing technologies in support of climate resilience, promoting sustainable natural resource use and poverty reduction and using digital platforms to ...