New report exposes pervasive gender inequalities in sub-Saharan Africa’s agrifood systems, despite women powering half the agrifood workforce.
Stories & Blogs FAOSep 02, 2025(News )In sub-Saharan Africa, approximately three out of four working women (76 percent) are employed in agrifood systems, and women make up 49 percent of the agrifood systems workforce.
Press briefing by UN Women on the severe food insecurity crisis in Sudan
Stories & Blogs UN-WomenAug 05, 2025(Press Briefing )Remarks by Salvator Nkurunziza, UN Women Representative in Sudan, speaking at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, from Port Sudan.
Youth leading local change: From climate justice to gender equality
Stories & Blogs UN-WomenAug 04, 2025(News )“Climate justice isn’t just about emissions. It’s about power, territory, and who gets to live with dignity,” says Tsuyama, UN Women.
Low-income countries hit hardest by global food price inflation.
Stories & Blogs FAOJul 22, 2025(News )Special Event in New York explores the causes, consequences and solutions to the 2021-2023 food price inflation.
FAO: Innovation and national product branding can transform agrifood systems in Africa and Asia.
Stories & Blogs FAOJul 15, 2025(News )Africa and Asia can learn from each other to use innovation and national product branding to transform agrifood systems, improving food, nutrition and livelihood security, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) told an Africa-As
Four lessons for financial innovation in agrifood systems
Stories & Blogs IFPRIJul 01, 2025(Blog )Digital finance revolution has yet to take hold in the agrifood value chains of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Shaping strategies for Rwanda’s agricultural transformation: Successes from evidence-informed investments for agriculture-led development.
Stories & Blogs IFPRIJun 30, 2025(Blog )A special monthly series entitled “Making a Difference,” documenting the impact of IFPRI's projects and initiatives.
Financing healthy, equitable, and sustainable food systems: Laying out options for action.
Stories & Blogs IFPRIJun 30, 2025(Blog )Food systems transformation cannot happen without expanding, changing, and reimagining how it is financed..
Invest in climate adaptation – before disaster strikes.
Stories & Blogs IFPRIJun 06, 2025(IFPRI Blog )As global temperatures rise and climate-related disasters become more frequent, the need to adapt is rapidly increasing.
New data shows that crops like wheat, coffee, beans and cassava could lose half of the best land for growing them by 2100.
Stories & Blogs FAOJun 05, 2025(News )Findings come from FAO’s upgraded Adaptation, Biodiversity and Carbon Mapping Tool “ABC-Map”, further boosting capacity to assess and confront climate-related shocks.