Sustainable food value chains for nutrition

FAO

Sustainable food value chains for nutrition

E-learning fact sheet - Revised version

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) This fact sheet describes the course that aims to equip project designers and managers with the concepts, principles and tools they need to leverage value chain approaches to improve nutrition through agriculture and food systems. The concept of sustainable food value chains for nutrition was first presented in 2016 at the 43rd session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) and is the framework adopted by the Rome Based Agencies (RBAs). This approach considers how development of a sustainable food value chain can contribute to improving nutrition of a target population.

Language English

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