13 November 2020 - FAO has recently published a policy brief on Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean, that sheds light on how the current crisis has heavily affected fisheries and aquaculture. The restrictive health measures have had adverse effects on the free operation of the sector. The sector needs short term ...

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 ...

18 December 2020 - The FAO Policy Support and Governance Gateway is the go-to place for the organization's policy work. It hosts 1,300 policy resources and tools, 29 policy theme pages and 5 regional pages. The dedicated Sustainable Agribusiness and Food Value Chains policy theme page sheds light on FAO’s value chain policy work and offers numerous ...

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

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.