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FAO launches Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture and Food Systems Training Package

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023

KENYA – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched the National Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture and Food Systems (NSASF) Training Package in Nairobi, Kenya, to bridge the gap on the lack of nationally contextualized guidelines on entry points for nutrition improvement through agriculture and food systems. FAO developed the package in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture…

WHO, FAO settle for “cell-based food” as universal name for meat grown in the lab

May 22, 2023May 22, 2023

GLOBAL – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United nations (FAO) have settled for “Cell-based food” as the term to describe meat that has been produced in the lab. Defending their preferred name, the two organizations noted that cell-based food was “less confusing, conveniently overarching and generally well-accepted by consumers”, and accurately reflects…

FAO leads evaluation of national food control system in Uganda

May 17, 2023May 17, 2023

UGANDA – Uganda has become the latest beneficiary of the Food and Agriculture’s (FAO’s) “Strengthening of Capacities and Governance in Food and Phytosanitary Control,” project. The 5-million-euro project funded by the European Union is set to provide technical support and work with Competent Authorities and other leading institutions in 12 countries that are Members of the African Union (AU) to…

FAO research links terrestrial animals to a third of global foodborne disease burden

May 8, 2023May 8, 2023

GLOBAL – A new research by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has revealed that contaminated food products of land animal origin contribute to a third of the global foodborne disease burden. The report examined the impact of foods derived from terrestrial animals on human health, including pertinent food safety issues. It was created in response…

Japan backs FAO in augmenting capacity of African countries to analyze food security, nutrition data

Apr 11, 2023Apr 11, 2023

AFRICA – With funding from the Government of Japan, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), has enhanced the capacities of stakeholders in Angola, Mali, Senegal, and Tanzania to analyze food security and nutrition data more effectively, to monitor SDG Target 2 using standardized tools that allow for country, region, and international comparability. The two FAO indicators that are used to…

FAO, WHO set ground to establish regulatory framework for cell-based food

Apr 6, 2023Apr 6, 2023

GLOBAL – The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have produced the first global assessment on the food safety aspects of cell-based foods. The purpose of the report is to offer a sound scientific foundation for creating regulatory frameworks and efficient procedures to guarantee the safety of these alternative proteins. More…

FAO boosts animal health workers’ skills in field epidemiology to address zoonotic diseases

Mar 24, 2023Mar 24, 2023

SIERRA LEONE – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has trained 11 frontline health workers in applied epidemiology, the One Health approach, and community engagement capabilities for better control and management of emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases, through the use of new diagnostic and surveillance skills. The four-month-long training titled, “In-Service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology Training (ISAVET)”, entailed a month-long classwork…

FAO publishes 2022-2031 strategic priorities for food safety to boost food safety in member countries

Mar 24, 2023Mar 27, 2023

ITALY – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has developed a nine-year set of strategic priorities with the vision to provide “Safe food for all people at all times”, taking into account the global context, the emerging drivers, and trends with implications for food safety. The mission, specified in the newly released FAO strategic priorities for food safety 2022-2031, is:…

FAO heads to Rwanda to help strengthen its national food control system

Mar 24, 2023Mar 27, 2023

RWANDA – Rwanda’s Ministry of Trade and Industry in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)has launched a new project to improve food security by reducing crop losses brought about by pests. With funding from the European Union totaling €5 million (U.S$ 5.3 million), the project focusing on agriculture value chains will be…

UNIDO, FAO join forces to launch Agrifood Systems Transformation Accelerator

Mar 10, 2023Mar 10, 2023

UAE – The UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have jointly launched the Agrifood Systems Transformation Accelerator (ASTA), a global program aimed at assisting Least Developed Countries in improving their agrifood systems’ effectiveness, inclusivity, resilience, and sustainability through the creation of partnerships and public-private investments. On the fringes of the…

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