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FAO's work in nutrition

Nutrition and agriculture

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Synopsis (short abstract) FAO’s work in nutrition enables healthy diets, advancing efforts towards reaching global nutrition targets and the Sustainable Development Goals. FAO’s Nutrition Strategy aligns with the Organization’s Strategic Framework to leverage all areas of technical expertise towards achieving the four aspirations of Better Production, Better Nutrition, a Better Environment and a Better Life. The agricultural sector is essential in terms of enabling healthy diets. Steered by an agri-food systems approach and its Guiding Principles, FAO’s Nutrition Strategy recognizes the critical role of dairy, eggs, poultry, livestock and diverse crops in policies and actions for sustainable, resilient, and inclusive agri-food systems, food security and nutrition.

Last updated 24/11/2021, see Corrigendum

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