Hand-in-Hand (HIH)

FAO

Hand-in-Hand (HIH)

Targeted investments for sustainable and at-scale agrifood aystems development

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

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Synopsis (short abstract) Hand-in-Hand (HIH) is a FAO flagship Initiative aimed at driving sustainable and at-scale agrifood systems development. As a country-owned and country-led initiative, it offers tailored support and data to governments, development partners, financial institutions, and investors to help them direct agrifood investments and policies towards creating resilient, sustainable, and productive agrifood systems. By leveraging a vast range of geospatial, biophysical, and socioeconomic data through its Agro-informatics Platform, HIH enables stakeholders to identify territories with the greatest potential for agrifood investments, therefore accelerating agrifood systems transformation. Through productive partnerships and effective programme governance, HIH facilitates the implementation of targeted investments and interventions in priority areas identified by member countries, fostering sustainable rural development and contributing to the eradication of poverty, hunger, and inequalities. The Initiative's unique approach, grounded in evidence-based decision-making and partnership building, makes it a valuable resource for national governments, multilateral development banks, donors, and the private sector, offering opportunities for impactful investments in agrifood systems development.

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Hand-in-Hand (HIH) is a FAO flagship Initiative aimed at driving sustainable and at-scale agrifood systems development. As a country-owned and country-led initiative, it offers tailored support and data to governments, development partners, financial institutions, and investors to help them direct agrifood investments and policies towards creating resilient, sustainable, and productive agrifood systems. By leveraging a vast range of geospatial, biophysical, and socioeconomic data through its Agro-informatics Platform, HIH enables stakeholders to identify territories with the greatest potential for agrifood investments, therefore accelerating agrifood systems transformation. Through productive partnerships and effective programme governance, HIH facilitates the implementation of targeted investments and interventions in priority areas identified by member countries, fostering sustainable rural development and contributing to the eradication of poverty, hunger, and inequalities. The Initiative's unique approach, grounded in evidence-based decision-making and partnership building, makes it a valuable resource for national governments, multilateral development banks, donors, and the private sector, offering opportunities for impactful investments in agrifood systems development.
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Transformational Change in Rwanda through Hand-in-Hand Initiative - TCP/RWA/3805 2024

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Despite remarkable improvements in recent years, Rwanda's agricultural sector still faces many challenges and has yet to reach its production potential. Worryingly, the food security index is below the sub-Saharan African average. To address these trends, the Government is promoting new strategies to stimulate productivity growth, expand nutritional food production, and reduce rural poverty. The Hand-in-Hand Initiative (HIHI) is an evidence-based, country-led and country-owned initiative launched by FAO. It aims to contribute to the eradication of extreme poverty (SDG 1), hunger and all forms of malnutrition (SDG 2) by accelerating the transformation of agricultural and food systems and promoting sustainable rural development. The objectives of the project were to: i) use HIHI analytics to identify key opportunities for accelerating agricultural and rural transformation; ii) conduct stakeholder consultations to identify key constraints to realizing this potential; iii) bring together partners to mobilize the necessary knowledge and resources to address these constraints; iv) apply a territorial approach to focus complementary interventions; and v) develop an investment plan that integrates all interventions with common goals and milestones.