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Innovative Pathways Empowering Agrifood Systems in East and Southern Africa - FMM/GLO/164/MUL








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    Transforming Food Systems For People, The Planet and Common Prosperity through National Pathways - FMM/GLO/181/MUL 2024
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    This subprogramme supported seven countries – Indonesia, Kenya, Lesotho, Nigeria, Tajikistan, Uruguay, Uzbekistan – in accelerating the implementation of their Food Systems Transformation Pathways (National Pathways) in the context of the Food Systems Coordination Hub (the Hub), a UN partnership that aims to support countries in establishing food systems that are sustainable, equitable, healthy and resilient. The targeted support provided to the seven selected countries was tailored through the results of a survey that the Hub conducted in February 2022, which revealed that, among other things, these countries required technical assistance, increased access to knowledge and peer learning opportunities, assistance with science-backed decision-making and innovation practices, knowledge of leveraging finance and other means of implementation, and support in the planning of progress reviews.
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    Support for Agri-Food Sector in the Near East and North Africa to Engage in the UNFCCC COP27 - TCP/RAB/3806 2024
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    The project contributed to the achievement of the SDGs by working with a variety of cross-cutting teams that emphasize: (i) nutrition and food security (SDG 2); (ii) gender-responsive climate action (SDG 5); (iii) water and adaptation (SDG 6); (iv) sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12); (v) climate action, climate policy and disaster risk reduction (SDG 13); and (vi) ecosystem restoration and management, and forests and adaptation (SDG 15). By both driving and taking advantage of the momentum of COP27 and COP28 in the region (COP28 was held in the United Arab Emirates), the project conducted assessments and engaged with country representatives, especially those from the agriculture sectors. This resulted in the empowerment of actors working within agrifood systems to engage in both national- and global-level climate change processes, including those of the UNFCCC. In addition to these achievements, the project exceeded its target of 13 NENA countries having submitted updated NDCs, with a total of 14 having submitted Contributions that include adaptation and/or mitigation priorities in agrifood systems by the end of the project.
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    Innovative Evidence-Based Solutions and Investments in Agrifood Systems Transformation and Rural Development in Bhutan in the Context of Hand-in-Hand Initiative - TCP/BHU/3805 2024
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    Bhutan’s agrifood systems face multifaceted challenges given the country’s mountainous terrain and rugged topographic features. Less than 20 percent of arable land in Bhutan is irrigated and almost 30 percent of arable land is currently left fallow. Yields for almost all crops and livestock produce remain below regional averages and production for most crops has remained stable over the last two decades for such reasons as small landholdings, issues with inputs, little innovation or investment in research and development, low adoption of technology and growing environmental stress. Shifts in farm labour demographics (youth migration from rural to urban areas for employment and education) coupled with an ineffective extension service have further impacted on production, distribution and income generation from food products. Farming has also become more vulnerable as a result of climate change. Post-harvest loss remains high and agriprocessing infrastructure inadequate, while markets and standards continue to be weak. The prevalence of food insecurity and malnutrition is relatively high. Diets, particularly in remote areas, remain poor.

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