The focus of attention at the Committee of Food Security is naturally on food security and nutrition, which under the Agenda 2030 is addressed in the Sustainable Development Goal, SDG2 – Zero Hunger. However, world leaders at CFS increasingly realize the complexity of the challenges. Nurturing a sustainable future requires major transformations across issues
Repurposing food and agricultural policies to make healthy diets more affordable Links This year’s report should dispel any lingering doubts that the world is moving backwards in its efforts to end hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms. We
GLOBAL | 17. – 21. OCTOBER 2022 | FAO HQ - ROME, ITALY Links The future of food is in our hands. Building on last year’s success, this year the World Food Forum's (WFF) flagship event will comprise the WFF Global Youth Forum, the
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Information Note Links The Russian Federation and Ukraine are among the most important producers of agricultural commodities in the world. Both countries are net exporters of agricultural products, and they both play leading supply
Building Consensus and Coordination on the Current Global Crisis Response Initiatives: The Potential Role of Donors and the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development.
Reducing food waste and loss are long-standing challenges undermining efforts to end hunger, improve farmer incomes, and promote sustainable production and consumption. A Ceres2030 side-event informed about the progress of their research in this important area. Links Post-harvest losses: one
Our Work Communications and Outreach Tools Effective internal and external communications helps keep Platform members are up-to-date on key programmes, strategies and policies within the rural development and food security space, with informal opportunities to network and exchange knowledge. Our Work Communications and Outreach Tools Effective
On 17 May the United Nations celebrated the 50th anniversary of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) shape our every-day life throughout the world. For a long time, ICTs have been considered to provide an avenue to increase youth's participation in agriculture and make it a more profitable and
Short interviews by the Platform Secretariat during the 2022 Annual General Assembly in Rome, Italy. Five experts talk about national pathways for food systems transformation, the current global food crisis response, and what they want small-scale farmers and the younger generation to know. Agnes Kalibata President,
From a virtual roundtable “Reshaping Food Systems Financing in a Crisis and Post-Crisis Environment: Driving Donors’ Commitments” on 29 September, 2022. Co-organized by the GDPRD with IFAD and the European Commission, in collaboration with the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub.