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 ...

13 May 2021 - FAO and the University of Ghana have recently held a three-day workshop to scale up technical skills and competencies of agrifood SMEs as key actors in the improvement of food systems in Ghana. The workshop was organized in collaboration with the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), The National Board of Small Scale Industries (NBSSI), ...

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. 

30 November 2021 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in its continuous efforts to support the development of the Agri-food systems in Zambia, has adopted a programmatic approach to synergize efforts with the Government of Zambia. This approach seeks to unleash the potential for inclusive and sustainable agricultural growth ...

06 June 2022 - It is widely acknowledged that changes in rainfall patterns, temperature, seasonal trends and more extreme weather events pose myriad threats to agrifood systems worldwide, with impacts being felt at all stages of the value chain. Climate change and weather extremes disrupt activities and livelihoods; exacerbate food loss and waste and ...