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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureCourse: Sustainable Food Value Chains for Nutrition
Nutrition and food systems
2019Also available in:
No results found.This fact sheet promotes the course Sustainable Food Value Chains for Nutrition. Food systems play a central role in promoting the consumption of diverse, nutritious and safe food for all and in fighting all forms of malnutrition. In order to navigate the complexity of food systems and identify entry points for nutritionsensitive policy and investments, sustainable food value chains for nutrition (SFVCN) have emerged as a useful tool and are increasingly recognized as a way to operationalize nutrition-sensitive food systems. -
BookletTechnical briefThe role of aquatic food value chains in food security and nutrition
Exploring the contribution of aquatic food value chains to global food systems transformation
2025Also available in:
This paper considers the important role of the aquatic food value chain in food security and nutrition. In the context of food security, the fisheries and aquaculture sectors are sources of aquatic foods for human consumption and key means to sustain livelihoods and generate income to purchase foods. While in terms of nutrition, aquatic foods provide macro- and micronutrients for a healthy diet, depending on the species and parts consumed, including omega-3 fatty acids, calcium, iron, zinc, iodine, selenium, and vitamins A, B12 and D. Small-scale fisheries have been evidenced for being particularly important contributors to food security, and small pelagic species, which are often consumed whole, are particularly nutritious. This paper highlights the contribution of small-scale fisheries and small pelagic species to food security and nutrition, as well as the role of women in this. It also focuses on how aquatic foods can more broadly play a central part in food security and nutrition strategies. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureRome-based Agencies' collaboration on Sustainable Food Value Chains for Nutrition 2018
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No results found.In the context of Agenda 2030, food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture are essential not only for achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2, but also for the broad set of SDGs. A healthy diet is key to preventing malnutrition in all its forms. However, diverse nutritious foods are not always available and affordable for all, especially in low income settings. Furthermore rapid urbanisation and changing lifestyles have led to a shift in dietary patterns, partly due to changes in the food systems and its effects on the availability, affordability and desirability of healthy, as well as less healthy foods. Improving nutritional outcomes requires consideration not only of the way food is produced, but also how it is processed, distributed, marketed and consumed, a process that is usually referred to as “value chain”. Nutrition-sensitive approaches to value chain (VC) development have emerged as a promising way to shape food systems for food security and nutrition outcomes. In this context the Rome-based Agencies (RBAs)—including FAO, IFAD, WFP and Bioversity International set up a working group in 2015 on the topic of nutrition-sensitive value chains. This brief aims to disseminate the activities undertaken and the way forward of the RBAs working group on sustainable food value chains for nutrition.
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Book (series)NewsletterSpecial report – 2023 FAO Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission (CFSAM) to the Republic of the Sudan
19 March 2024
2024Also available in:
No results found.Between 2 and 17 January 2024, following a request by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MoA&F), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in close cooperation with the Food Security Technical Secretariat (FSTS) and the State Ministries of Agriculture, carried out its annual Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission (CFSAM) to estimate the 2023 crop production and assess the food supply situation throughout the 18 states of the country. The report's recommendations are to provide immediate response to the needs of the population most affected by acute food insecurity as well as to support the recovery of the agriculture sector, increasing food production and farmers’ incomes, and enhancing efficiency along the value chain to reduce production costs. -
Book (series)Corporate general interestNear East and North Africa – Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2024
Financing the transformation of agrifood systems
2024Also available in:
No results found.Hunger in the Arab region worsened amid deepening crises in 2023. The Near East and North Africa Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition warns that the Arab region remains off-track to meet the food security and nutrition targets of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.In 2023, 66.1 million people, approximately 14 percent of the population in the Arab region, faced hunger. The report highlights that access to adequate food remains elusive for millions. Around 186.5 million people – 39.4 percent of the population – faced moderate or severe food insecurity, an increase of 1.1 percentage points from the previous year. Alarmingly, 72.7 million people experienced severe food insecurity. -
Book (series)YearbookWorld Food and Agriculture – Statistical Yearbook 2024 2024
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No results found.The Statistical Yearbook 2024 offers a synthesis of the major factors at play in the global food and agricultural landscape. Statistics are presented in four thematic chapters, covering the economic importance of agricultural activities, inputs, outputs and factors of production, their implications for food security and nutrition and their impacts on the environment. The Yearbook is meant to constitute a primary tool for policymakers, researchers and analysts, as well as the general public interested in the past, present and future path of food and agriculture.