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BookletOther documentBackground Notes on Sustainable, Productive and Resilient Agro-Food Systems: Value chains, human capital, and the 2030 Agenda
A Report to the G20 Agriculture Deputies July 2019
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No results found.Agricultural production more than tripled between 1960 and 2015, owing in part to productivity-enhancing technologies and a significant expansion in the use of land, water, and other natural resources for agricultural purposes. Today, more than ever, agriculture faces multiple and complex challenges. It has to provide sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet boosting demand by a growing and progressively more prosperous population, and ensure food security for all. Prepared to support the G20 Presidency of Japan and the G20 Agriculture Deputies, these three background notes provide an overview on the following interlinked issues: (i) the policy challenges for strengthening the participation of farmers into modern value chains and promoting value addition, inclusion, sustainability and rural economic growth; (ii) the need for a transformation in the skillset of agricultural workers and a renewed focus on human capital development in agriculture, and (iii) the contribution of agriculture to the realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. -
ProjectFactsheetBuilding Capacity of MOSS-Supported Beneficiaries in the Targeted Governorates through Stimulating Agriculture and the Agro-Food Value Chain - TCP/EGY/3804 2025
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No results found.Egypt faces significant food security challenges, particularly in Upper Egypt, where 49 percent of residents cannot cover their own basic needs. Most landowners possess less than one feddan, and financial support from the Ministry of Social Solidarity (MOSS) has gradually become insufficient in meeting the basic needs of food-insecure residents due to rising food prices. In response, the MOSS sought FAO assistance to support the nationally led Fostering Opportunities in Rural Southern Areas (FORSA) project, which aimed to economically empower recipients of financial support and smallholders by transforming them into independent producers through various income-generating activities to enhance the agrifood value chain. The horticulture sector in Egypt remains highly fragmented. On one hand, large-scale farms, located in newly reclaimed desert areas, are highly productive, run by professionals, and equipped with modern facilities so that they meet international standards and have robust marketing connections. On the other, smallholders, who farm 90 percent of horticultural land, usually run small, fragmented plots and face numerous challenges such as a lack of planning and inadequate packing and storage facilities, leading to poor product quality and diminished market competitiveness. -
DocumentOther documentGlobal Agro-food Value Chains: new evidence from SSA 2016
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No results found.In the past twenty years, production has been increasingly unbundled and shared across many countries at different levels of development. The common perception is that Africa, contrary to Latin America, Asia, and China in particular, has not been able so far to intercept the main changes in trade patterns nor enter massively into global production networks. By using the EORA Input-Output Tables and applying for the first time to this data the gross exports decomposition method provided by Wang e t al. (2013), we analyze the Global Value Chain participation and position of Sub-Saharan African countries with a focus on global agro-food chains. Results show that, despite the low trade shares at the global level, SSA agricultural sector is deeply involved in GVC participation and the relevance of its international linkages is increasing over time, although still limited to upstream (likely unprocessed) production stages of the chain. Furthermore, we show that the demand pull for SSA agricul tural production is not regional but mainly driven by the EU and emerging countries.
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BookletCorporate general interestRecent developments in biotechnologies relevant to the characterization, sustainable use and conservation of genetic resources for food and agriculture 2022
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No results found.Over the past 15 years, there have been rapid and ever-increasing advances in science and technology, institutional and human capacities and infrastructure in the field of gene sequencing and in the associated bioinformatics (the application of information technology and computer science to the field of molecular biology) and high-performance computing. This publication provides an update on recent developments in biotechnologies relevant to the characterization, sustainable use and conservation of genetic resources for food and agriculture. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Insecurity in the World (SOFI) 2014
Strengthening the enabling environment for food security and nutrition
2014The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2014 presents updated estimates of undernourishment and progress towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) and World Food Summit (WFS) hunger targets. A stock-taking of where we stand on reducing hunger and malnutrition shows that progress in hunger reduction at the global level and in many countries has continued but that substantial additional effort is needed in others. The 2014 report also presents further insights into the suite of food security indicators introduced in 2013 and analyses in greater depth the dimensions of food security – availability, access, stability and utilization. By measuring food security across these dimensions, the suite of indicators can provide a detailed picture of the food security and nutrition challenges in a country, thus assisting in the design of targeted food security and nutrition interventions. Sustained political commitment at the highest level is a prerequisite for hunger eradication. It entails placing food security and nutrition at the top of the political agenda and creating an enabling environment for improving food security and nutrition. This year’s report examines the diverse experiences of seven countries, with a specific focus on the enabling environment for food security and nutrition that reflects commitment and capacities across four dimensions: policies, programmes and legal frameworks; mobilization of human and financial resources; coordination mechanisms and partnerships; and evidence-based decision-making. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025
Addressing high food price inflation for food security and nutrition
2025While some progress and recovery have been made in recent years, the world is still above pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels and far from eradicating hunger and food insecurity by 2030 (SDG Target 2.1). Similarly, despite some progress in the global nutrition targets, the world is not on track to achieve SDG Target 2.2. Among other factors, persistent food price inflation has slowed this momentum.The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025 highlights how elevated inflation in many countries has undermined purchasing power and, especially among low-income populations, access to healthy diets. The report documents how high food price inflation is associated with increases in food insecurity and child malnutrition. Vulnerable groups, including low-income households, women, and rural communities, can be particularly affected by food price inflation, risking setbacks in the fight against hunger and malnutrition.In response to these challenges and to prevent future price shocks, the report examines policy measures adopted by countries, and outlines what is necessary going forwards. It stresses the importance of coherent implementation of fiscal and monetary policies to stabilize markets, promote open and resilient trade, and protect vulnerable populations. Additionally, it calls for better data systems and sustained investment in resilient agrifood systems to build long-term food security and nutrition. These coordinated actions are vital to reignite progress towards ending hunger and malnutrition by 2030.