After the opening event focused on Kenya, the African Food Systems Dialogue activities continue through the collaboration between FAO, ICLEI and the National Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development of South Africa.  The Organizations are co-hosting the first South Africa Food Systems Lab on 21 June 2022, under the...

As part of the 2022 Multi-stakeholder Dialogues and Activities co-organized by FAO and ICLEI, on Thursday 9 June the first Food Lab Workshop on multi-level Goverance in Kenya will be launched. The first workshop - Strategies for streamlining multi-level food system governance between local and national government in Kenya - will be...

Last week, the recently formed Task Force on Food Waste Reduction and Management met several participants from schools, restaurants, hotels, and companies to raise their awareness of food waste reduction and management, including adequate collection, transportation, and food waste treatment. The establishment of this Task Force was facilitated...

FAO and Rikolto are joining forces to set up two networks to increase policymakers’ awareness and capacity on urban food systems governance and food markets, so they can contribute to more sustainable food systems. With global food consumption, markets, and decision-making centres concentrated in urban areas, cities have a fundamental role...

The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI), are joining hands, once again, to organize the 2022 Multi-stakeholder Dialogues on urban food systems in the Global South.  FAO,...