Fostering Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems by Young Agri-Entrepreneurs - FMM/GLO/179/MUL

Fostering Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems by Young Agri-Entrepreneurs - FMM/GLO/179/MUL

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

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Synopsis (short abstract) FAO has supported Mauritania and Tunisia since 2018 to strengthen the ecosystem of responsible investment in agriculture and food systems (RAI) by and for young people through inclusive and multidimensional capacity building. This subprogramme enabled the consolidation and scaling up of achievements while providing new technical, organizational and institutional innovations. The subprogramme was carried out in close collaboration between the RAI team in the FAO Partnerships and UN Collaboration Division, the FAO Subregional Office for North Africa (and particularly the policy team), as well as the country offices in Mauritania and Tunisia, bringing together a wide range of expertise and experiences to enhance the performance of the FVC subprogramme. The operating team included a responsible investment officer, a capacity development officer, a subregional communications expert from the Subregional Office for North Africa, national collaborators in Mauritania and Tunisia, as well as youth employment and junior policy experts, also from the subregional office. The subprogramme aimed to strengthen the ecosystem for responsible agricultural investment for youth in Mauritania and Tunisia, utilize the Agri-Accelerator hub to boost young agri-entrepreneurs’ RAI projects that contribute to territorial development and food security in Tunisia and facilitate the application and scaling up of good practices for RAI.

Language English

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